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And he built the Woolworth Building, which is one of the supreme triumphs of early skyscraper architecture, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
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For now far taller than anything in its City Hall company and dwarfing even the 57-story Woolworth Building, Mr. Gehry's steely undulating spire—the architect's first skyscraper in the U.S.—will make good company when joined on the skyline by all the super towers a few blocks west at the World Trade Center.
Why Hard Times Can Make Great Buildings Julie V. Iovine 2011
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They were all so far away, but you always knew when a person was coming off the building because they all came down the same way--spread-eagled, turning, falling fast, and disappearing behind the Woolworth Building.
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Mr. Schron has built up an empire of skyscrapers, warehouses and apartment buildings, which includes some well-known properties like the Woolworth Building.
Setback for Historic Warehouse Maura Webber Sadovi 2011
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Inside a restaurant in the Woolworth Building, I met up with my “crooked banker”—DEA group supervisor Joe Braddock.
Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010
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No longer dwarfed by the enormous towers of its successor—that new Cathedral of Commerce, the World Trade Center—the Woolworth Building even commanded a bit of its former dominance.
Mayday, mayday! 2010
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The nearby Woolworth Building, visible through the skylight, opened 31 years later in 1913.
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The nearby Woolworth Building, visible through the skylight, opened 31 years later in 1913.
Nick Carr: The Abandoned Palace at 5 Beekman Street Nick Carr 2010
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The nearby Woolworth Building, visible through the skylight, opened 31 years later in 1913.
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Inside a restaurant in the Woolworth Building, I met up with my “crooked banker”—DEA group supervisor Joe Braddock.
Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010
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