Picturing America - The Chrysler Building

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Picturing America pa11 national Endowment for the Humanities The Chrysler Building Carol Willis skyscraper architecture Paul Goldberger arches scalloped art deco vertex crest tower needle crown stainless steel skyline Jazz Age design construction New York 1920s tallest 40 Wall Street William Van Alen spire Walter Chrysler Manhattan office space New York City pyramid urban design 42nd street Lexington Avenue lobby ceiling elevators US history middle school social studies
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History-Social Science The Arts
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Picturing America - The Chrysler Building

The competitive climate of 1920s Manhattan drove the creation of the Chrysler building, which ultimately surpassed even the Eiffel Tower in height. William Van Alen made it distinctive through inventively applied Art Deco design, using machine-age motifs such as hubcaps and radiator caps, and American eagle heads in place of traditional gargoyles.
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