Celebrating World Art Deco Day: 42nd Street East to West
About the Program
For this extravaganza on World Art Deco Day, Art Deco expert and tour guide extraordinaire, Anthony W. Robins, will lead us on an in-depth tour of the skyscrapers that showcase some of New York’s most famous buildings of the interwar period including a close-up look at the peerless Chrysler Building, the city’s (and the world’s) most famous Art Deco skyscraper.
Star architect of this walk is crusty modernist Raymond Hood - we consider close up details of three of his four New York skyscrapers: the red-and-white-striped Daily News, the black-and-gold American Radiator, and the blue-green terra-cotta clad McGraw-Hill.
We will also visit the Chanin Building with its Rene Chambellan-designed abstract ornamentation.
Even if you think you know Manhattan's Art Deco icons, you won't want to miss this walking tour across Midtown Manhattan’s major boulevard of Deco delights, so claim your space today!
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.
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