The New York Landmarks Conservancy Mystery Landmark Contest - May 2015
Mystery Landmark May 2015
Can you identify this New York City Landmark?
Correctly name the structure in the photo above and you will automatically be entered into our Mystery Landmark contest drawing.
One winner will be randomly selected 24 hours after the contest is announced and will receive a FREE set of three books from our Walking Tour series: Touring Lower Manhattan, The Flatiron, and the Upper East Side. The winner will be notified via email and announced in the next E-newsletter.
If you need a hint, remember this month we are celebrating Sacred Sites.
Last Month's Mystery Landmark
The former Western Union Building at 60 Hudson Street in Tribeca, Manhattan. This massive brick-clad building occupies an entire city block and was once the headquarters of the Western Union Company. It contained shops, offices, an auditorium, a cafeteria, and classrooms. It now houses a variety of firms. It was built in 1928-30 and designed by Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker. Ralph Walker was the partner in charge. The interior and exterior of the building were designated as City Landmarks in 1991.
The building was correctly identified by David Golab, and his favorite landmark is the beautiful Central Park.
Similar look at 32 Avenue of the Americas
If you guessed 32 Avenue of the Americas, also known as the AT&T Long Distance Building in Tribeca, you were not that far off, it was built around the same time (1932) and was designed by the same architectural firm as the Western Union Building.
