tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post5888593907609162991..comments2024-03-28T03:47:41.338-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: No deposits: Baiting the former Chase branch on 2nd Avenue for rats ahead of demolitionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-8565820001748473882016-03-05T09:42:54.540-05:002016-03-05T09:42:54.540-05:00What we call Art Deco was the modernists movement ...What we call Art Deco was the modernists movement which took it's inspiration from the radical minimalist designs from the Bauhaus and Weimar architects such as Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and designer Marcel Breuer. The more familiar art deco style was less severe but build upon the work of these modernists masters. Decoration was applied yet it remain rational and based on Geometry. The Chryslers is perhaps the finest Art Deco building we have here but there are still many great examples if you consciously look for them. The former chase building lacks the historical references such as columns and other classical inspired elements which almost all of our tenement building feature. It is these understated 1920's building which are overlooked by most people including preservation's and are constantly being demolished for the schlock building companies like Icon. Every building cannot be saved in a vital city like ours but as with the great movies theaters we lost buildings like this former Chase building will be missed for it's pure modernism and its scale. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23323730372004757802016-03-05T07:08:33.501-05:002016-03-05T07:08:33.501-05:00This building actually does have deco lines. This building actually does have deco lines. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-14801288937869843822016-03-05T02:34:19.099-05:002016-03-05T02:34:19.099-05:00Anon 5:11 pm. Thank you for the correction. Always...Anon 5:11 pm. Thank you for the correction. Always associated 1920's with art deco rather than mid century rectangular whose grasp on building design extends to this day though there seems to be interest in moving to more organic and fluid designs. Anyone visited Oculus yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-48617951714242895392016-03-04T17:49:11.632-05:002016-03-04T17:49:11.632-05:00@2:30pm: And you think what's going to replac...@2:30pm: And you think what's going to replace it will be an improvement?! Seriously?<br /><br />PS: I think Icon should not be known as developers. They should rightly be known as a DEMOLITION company: They demolish buildings, and they specialize in demolishing neighborhood stability, people's homes, people's peace of mind, the livelihoods of small business owners, peace & quiet, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-15864559266491660122016-03-04T17:11:37.046-05:002016-03-04T17:11:37.046-05:00@2:30 PM
With all due respect this building is fr...@2:30 PM <br />With all due respect this building is from the 1920's, the fact you believe it to be from the postwar period says something about how progressive a design it is. Don't worry your point of view is what most people share that is why diversity and history doesn't have a chance in New York any longer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36127198108911365632016-03-04T14:30:34.059-05:002016-03-04T14:30:34.059-05:00Anon 9:30am Beauty really is in the eye of the beh...Anon 9:30am Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. <br />For me, it is an eyesore exemplifying the worst excesses of later mid 20th century architecture. Ugly box.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-2763743900653613922016-03-04T13:36:36.178-05:002016-03-04T13:36:36.178-05:00Good thing they put all the traps. Wouldn't w...Good thing they put all the traps. Wouldn't want to have any the bankers escaping into neighboring buildings.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286850413072642085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81629843729405784682016-03-04T09:30:16.361-05:002016-03-04T09:30:16.361-05:00I always loved this building, the design is unders...I always loved this building, the design is understated but scale and proportions are purely modern. Does anyone know it's history as in architect and original use? Losing this building is terrible especially considering it will be replaced with another shitty building. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-16989585206521026172016-03-04T09:04:54.602-05:002016-03-04T09:04:54.602-05:00They must not have tried very hard, cause Pearl Ri...They must not have tried very hard, cause Pearl River would have been a good choice for this space. Multiple floors and great location at a fraction of their rent. But no... more unnecessary displacement piled atop bloated sale price and construction fees... that's some legacy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com