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$1.8M restored Marcel Breuer house on the Hudson has kept its mid-century modern spirit intact

Vornado reveals new renderings for 62-story office tower at 350 Park Avenue

NYC reveals design for esplanade and new 107th Street pier in East Harlem

January 27, 2020

Travel back to the Roaring Twenties at these 10 NYC spots

By Lucie Levine

Recently, 6sqft brought you 20 fascinating photos of New York in the '20s, and now, we invite you to celebrate the new decade by following in the footsteps of the fanciest flappers in the five boroughs. Ahead, check out 10 places in NYC today to relive the Roaring Twenties. On this list, you'll find theaters, bars, and hotels; Art Deco masterpieces; addresses favored by the Follies and Fitzgerald; and at least one spot where New York offers up "its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world."
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January 14, 2020

20 fascinating photos of New York City in the 1920s

By Lucie Levine

Welcome back to the Roaring '20s, New York! Now that the new decade has officially dawned, we're turning the clock back 100 years to see what the city was like the last time the calendar struck 20. If you're looking for a little inspiration for your next Great Gatsby-themed bash, ahead find 20 fantastic photos of New York during the Jazz Age, depicting everything from old Ebbets Field to the height of Prohibition.
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Photo credit: Evan Joseph for Empire State Realty Trust.

July 29, 2019

Empire State Building unveils second floor immersive observatory experience

By Michelle Cohen

The Empire State Building unveiled today the second phase of a freshly reimagined $165 million Observatory Experience. The new second-floor gallery treats visitors to a series of nine individual exhibits, taking them on a digitally enhanced, experiential journey from the building’s construction to its current iconic cultural status. The 10,000-square-foot gallery's redesign was led by experience designer Thinc along with team members IDEO, Squint Opera, Beneville Studios, Diversified, Intersection, Kubik Maltbie, Otis Elevator Company and Tenguerian Model.
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August 15, 2014

Architecture Day Trip: Visit the Mansions of Gatsby’s “Gold Coast”

By Jason Carpenter

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is an immortal novel about Long Island millionaires in the Roaring Twenties, inspired by actual parties Fitzgerald attended at the time. The Jazz Age mansions of Long Island's "Gold Coast" certainly represent a bygone era, but you can still visit several of these Gatsby-esque architectural relics today.
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$1.8M restored Marcel Breuer house on the Hudson has kept its mid-century modern spirit intact

Vornado reveals new renderings for 62-story office tower at 350 Park Avenue

NYC reveals design for esplanade and new 107th Street pier in East Harlem

Travel back to the Roaring Twenties at these 10 NYC spots

20 fascinating photos of New York City in the 1920s

Empire State Building unveils second floor immersive observatory experience

Architecture Day Trip: Visit the Mansions of Gatsby’s “Gold Coast”

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