About the Program:
Even if you think you know Manhattan's Art Deco icons, this not-to-be-missed online tour gives you an opportunity to see details up-close, like never before!
In this web-based Art Deco extravaganza, Art Deco expert and tour guide extraordinaire, Tony Robins, will lead us on an in-depth virtual tour of Midtown Manhattan’s major boulevard of Deco skyscrapers, which showcases some of the city’s most famous monuments.
Our unique online vantage point offers the ability to observe hard-to-see architectural details of Raymond Hood’s red-and-white-striped Daily News Building; the Chanin Building with its Rene Chambellan-designed abstract ornamentation; and the peerless Chrysler Building, the city’s (and the world’s) most famous Art Deco skyscraper.
As we make our way across Manhattan in this online event, we will also see:
- Tudor City, built just before Art Deco swept away the notion of borrowing from Europe’s past to design America’s future
- The often-overlooked block between First and Second Avenues with three surprising Deco creations
- 275 Madison Avenue
- Three remarkable Raymond Hood skyscrapers
- A fabulous interior by Ely Jacques Kahn
…and more!
Tony Robins created this itinerary in the early 1980s as part of ADSNY’s very first organized Art Deco tour. This reprise will be the first time we have offered this tour in many years and Deco fans won’t want to miss it! Claim your space today!
Even though this event is online, it will include a live PowerPoint—with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device––as well as a Q&A session with participants.
Can't join us at the time of the live event? No problem! Those who register will receive a recording of the entire program a few days after the live presentation. When you sign up for the program you have the opportunity to watch, or rewatch, the recording at a time more convenient for your schedule.
About the Guide:
Anthony W. Robins has been guiding natives and visitors to the city’s wonders of steel and stone for twenty-five years. He has led hundreds of walking tours of New York history and architecture. A founding member of ADSNY, Robins created the Society’s original tour program in 1981. In 2017, the Guides Association of New York City honored him with the “Guiding Spirit Award.” He lectures on New York history and architecture to audiences both in the United States and abroad, teaches various levels of students about architecture and the development of New York City, and has authored five books and a number of short guide books, as well as many newspaper and magazine articles. His latest award-winning book, New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham’s Jazz Age Architecture, explores Art Deco throughout the five boroughs.
Registration:
How to Register for ADSNY's Web-based programs:
- Click the gold Register button located to the left of the "About the Program" section
- Enter the requested information in the registration form and follow the instructions to pay online and complete your registration
- In a few moments, you will receive an email confirmation of your registration
- Several days before the program, you will receive an email with the link and password to join your Zoom event
For more information on Zoom, check out our How-to webpage
If you are having difficulty registering for this program please check the settings on your web browser to make sure that cookies and cross-site tracking are enabled. We recommend registering for programs through a desktop. If you need further assistance registering for this event, please email Info@ArtDeco.org, let us know which events you would like to register for, and we will send you an invoice.
If you have a Household Membership and would like to take advantage of the reduced member ticket for both members, each ticket will need to be purchased separately under the name and email address of each member. If you are having difficulty, please email Info@ArtDeco.org, let us know which events you would like to register for, and we will send you an invoice.
All ticket sales are final. Sorry, there are no refunds or exchanges.
