What is the most famous Art Deco building in New York that you’ve probably never heard of? With a magnificent, lofty refreshment space (known as Conwell Hall), where you can enjoy the “Golden Hour” with $12 martinis and $2 oysters? The shy downtown jewel is the former City Bank-Farmers Trust Building at 20 Exchange Place […]
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One hundred years ago, on April 28, 1925, the Paris Expo (known to Francophiles as the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels moderne) launched the worldwide Art Deco movement, transforming fashion, jewelry, architecture, and much more. New York caught the fever, perhaps more than any other city. Evidence remains to this day in the […]
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