Photos, videos and docs of Berny, with the keywords: "Manhattan"

sunset from Empire State Building - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Tue, 18 May 2021 10:14:31 +0000

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So...finally. This is the last image of the stream about the 1986' journey through the USA. All images were scanned slides (Nikon Super Coolscan 5000), taken with a Minolta X700. I really thank you very much, all who travelled with me ;-) The album grew pretty big.

NYC - burning streets - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Thu, 13 May 2021 07:02:03 +0000

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sunset in the streets of Manhattan - looking down from Empire State Building to the Hudson River. The building in the centre is "One Penn Plaza", finished 1972, 57 floors and 228.6 m, between 33rd and 34th Street. - scanned slide, Minolta X700, Minolta 70-210mm

► Chet Baker 1956

boxes in the evening light - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Wed, 12 May 2021 09:02:18 +0000

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View from Empire State Building to the Northeast. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

PANAM - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Wed, 12 May 2021 08:50:16 +0000

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view from Empire State Building - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Lincoln Building - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Wed, 12 May 2021 08:58:17 +0000

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Lincoln Building was finished in 1930 in "renaissance revival" style, it has 55 floors and is 205.1 m tall. Materials are limestone and brick. The building in front of it is the "Lefcourt Colonial Building", built in 1929-1930, Art déco style, 45 floors, 164 m. Seen from Empire State Building - scanned slide, Minolta X700

New York Life Building - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Tue, 11 May 2021 09:29:30 +0000

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View from Empire State Building to the "New York Life Building", built 1926-1928, neo gothic style, 40 floors, 187.5 m.

Chrysler Building - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Tue, 11 May 2021 09:29:31 +0000

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The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper with 319 m height (top of spire). It is still the tallest brick building in the world, albeit with an internal steel skeleton., completed 1930, 77 floors. It was the tallest building in the world only for 11 months, from 1930 to 1931. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Tue, 11 May 2021 07:41:17 +0000

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View from Empire State Building to "Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village", which is a large, post-World War II private residential development on the east side of Manhattan. The complex consists of 110 red brick apartment buildings stretching from First Avenue to Avenue C, between 14th and 23rd Streets. There are 11,250 apartments. Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village was planned, beginning in 1942, and opened its first building in 1947. It replaced the Gas House district of gas storage tanks. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Flatiron Building - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Mon, 10 May 2021 08:27:11 +0000

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View from Empire State Building:
The so called "Flatiron Building" was built 1902 (!), with 22 floors, 86.9 m. It's situated at the corner Broadway / 5th Avenue. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Lower Manhattan - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Mon, 10 May 2021 08:27:12 +0000

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View from Empire State Building along the 5th Avenue to Lower Manhattan with WTC.
scanned slide, Minolta X700

Empire State Building - the top - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Sun, 09 May 2021 09:18:33 +0000

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443.2 m above ground is the antenna's peak. Per the original plans, the Empire State Building's spire was intended to be an airship docking station. The 80th, 86th, and 102nd floors contain observatories. I visited the 86th floor observation deck back then, the higher one was closed for public. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

View from Empire State Building - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Sun, 09 May 2021 09:32:30 +0000

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View from 86th floor observation deck to the east (East River), PANAM-building, Chrysler building, Queensboro Bridge and UN building as landmarks. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Empire State Building - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Sun, 09 May 2021 09:10:45 +0000

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This is finally the last place I visited during my 1986 journey through the US. Some view of the top will follow to finish this travel report.

The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States. It was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931. Its name is derived from "Empire State", the nickname of the state of New York. The building has a roof height of 380 m and stands a total of 443.2 m tall, including its antenna. The Empire State Building stood as the world's tallest building until the construction of the World Trade Center in 1970. Following its collapse in 2001, the Empire State Building was again the city's tallest skyscraper until 2012 (!). As of 2020, the building is only the seventh-tallest building in New York City, but sure one of the most beautiful. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

PANAM - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Sat, 08 May 2021 07:43:58 +0000

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In the meantime the name PANAM is gone and the skyscraper is called "MetLife Building". It was built 1960-1963 with 58 floors and is 246.3 m tall. It used to have a rooftop helipad, however it was closed due to a fatal accident in 1977. The MetLife Building was the Pan Am Building from 1963 to 1981 when the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company purchased the building from Grand Central Buildings, Inc. The architectural stly is "brutalist".

The old skyscraper in front of the PANAM ist the "Helmsley Building", built in 1929, 35 floors, 172.2 m. Architectural style is a mixture of Art déco, beaux arts and neo gothic. The view is from Park Avenue, looking NE to SW.

scanned slide, Minolta X700

Manhattan - Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Sat, 08 May 2021 07:43:57 +0000

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Cadillac Fleetwood 75, built in the early 80's
scanned slide, Minolta X700

United Nations Headquarters - gardens - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Wed, 05 May 2021 09:19:31 +0000

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The gardens at the United Nations headquarters were originally closed to the public, but were made publicly accessible in 1958. "Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge" spans across the East River and Roosevelt Island in the background. The bridge was built 1901-1909. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Jackson Browne - 01.06.1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Mon, 03 May 2021 21:25:37 +0000

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Jackson Browne - Sold Out (but not for me,....I had a ticket).....June 1st, 1986
Unfortunately I made no photos inside. Very much later I visited the Teatro America in Havana, which is very similar in its architecture to the Radio City Music Hall. More information here: ► Wikipedia - scanned slide, Minolta X700

New York - yellow cabs - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Sun, 02 May 2021 12:39:01 +0000

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5th Avenue and St. Patrick's Cathedral (1878, neo-gothic), New York City
scanned slide, Minolta X700

Pier 17 - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Mon, 03 May 2021 06:44:27 +0000

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The South Street Seaport is a historic area in the New York City borough of Manhattan, centered where Fulton Street meets the East River, and adjacent to the Financial District. It features some of the oldest architecture in downtown Manhattan, and includes the largest concentration of restored early 19th-century commercial buildings in the city. This includes renovated original mercantile buildings, renovated sailing ships, the former Fulton Fish Market, and modern tourist malls featuring food, shopping, and nightlife. Pier 17 is currently owned and managed by Howard Hughes Corporation. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

United Nations Plaza - 1986

nobody@ipernity.com (Berny) — Sun, 02 May 2021 10:20:27 +0000

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