The Cathedral of Commerce: How the Woolworth Building’s Lobby Hides a Caricature of Frank Woolworth Counting His Nickels
Inside one of the only remaining tours of the Woolworth Building lobby, you’ll find Cass Gilbert’s secret self-portrait, Frank Woolworth miserly corbel, brass salamanders, and a stained-glass skylight that has glowed above Broadway since 1913.
The Puck Building: NoLita’s Golden Guardian and the Forgotten Printing Empire That Built Modern Satire
Look up on the corner of Houston and Lafayette and you will see him — a golden cherub in a top hat, winking down at Manhattan. This is the Puck Building, and its story is stranger than any satire it ever printed.
The Ansonia: The Upper West Side Palace That Had a Rooftop Farm, a Swingers’ Club, and Babe Ruth
The Ansonia at 2109 Broadway is one of the Upper West Side’s most extraordinary buildings — a Beaux-Arts palace that once housed a rooftop farm with bears, launched Bette Midler’s career from its basement bathhouse, and served as home to Babe Ruth. Here’s the wild story behind the Wedding Cake of the Upper West Side.
The Secret Life of 70 Pine Street: The Art Deco Skyscraper That Outlasted Empires
Built during the Great Depression as a monument to ambition, 70 Pine Street rose 952 feet into the Manhattan sky — and then spent decades hidden in plain sight. Discover the Art Deco secrets, the fake elevator door, the jump car, and the world-class bar that now occupies its 64th floor.