https://www.ipernity.com/tag/jonathan.cohen/keyword/21710 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/8F/61/287119.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/jonathan.cohen/keyword/21710 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:53:09 +0000 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:53:09 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077818 tag:ipernity.com,2019-02-04,doc-48077818 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:55:45 +0000 2018-09-27T16:06:59-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077818"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/78/18/48077818.ee2ff8cc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The central shaft of the building is clad in dark green and gold terra cotta and the greenish cap (which looks from a distance like malachite but is not) is trimmed in gold leaf. According to popular myth of the era, Burnham Brothers supposedly designed the building to resemble a dark green champagne bottle with gold foil at the top. Beginning on November 16, 2007, the gold-leaf tower was permanently illuminated at night, which further encouraged this urban legend.</div> The "Champagne Bottle" – Carbide and Carbon Building, 333 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States (Seen from the Chicago River) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077818"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/78/18/48077818.ee2ff8cc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The central shaft of the building is clad in dark green and gold terra cotta and the greenish cap (which looks from a distance like malachite but is not) is trimmed in gold leaf. According to popular myth of the era, Burnham Brothers supposedly designed the building to resemble a dark green champagne bottle with gold foil at the top. Beginning on November 16, 2007, the gold-leaf tower was permanently illuminated at night, which further encouraged this urban legend.</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077796 tag:ipernity.com,2019-02-04,doc-48077796 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:43:32 +0000 2018-09-27T12:46:10-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077796"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/96/48077796.00fbffc3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> St. Jane Chicago Hotel – Carbide and Carbon Building, 333 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077796"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/96/48077796.00fbffc3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077794 tag:ipernity.com,2019-02-04,doc-48077794 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:42:09 +0000 2018-09-27T12:42:32-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077794"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/94/48077794.31d96201.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Elevator Lobby, Take #2 – Carbide and Carbon Building, 333 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077794"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/94/48077794.31d96201.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077786 tag:ipernity.com,2019-02-04,doc-48077786 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:40:40 +0000 2018-09-27T12:41:39-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077786"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/86/48077786.9aae3bf3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Elevator Lobby, Take #1 – Carbide and Carbon Building, 333 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077786"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/86/48077786.9aae3bf3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077784 tag:ipernity.com,2019-02-04,doc-48077784 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:39:09 +0000 2018-09-27T12:48:57-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077784"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/84/48077784.4895c072.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Art Deco Trim, Take #3 – Carbide and Carbon Building, 333 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077784"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/84/48077784.4895c072.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077778 tag:ipernity.com,2019-02-04,doc-48077778 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:37:40 +0000 2018-09-27T12:40:37-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077778"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/78/48077778.3957232f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Art Deco Trim, Take #2 – Carbide and Carbon Building, 333 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077778"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/78/48077778.3957232f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077774 tag:ipernity.com,2019-02-04,doc-48077774 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:36:08 +0000 2018-09-27T12:39:42-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077774"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/74/48077774.046e1a7b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The building was designed by the Burnham Brothers (the firm launched by Daniel Burnham’s sons Hubert Burnham and Daniel Burnham Jr.) as the regional office of Union Carbide and Carbon Co.. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 9, 1996. The building was transformed into the Hard Rock Cafe’s Hard Rock Hotel Chicago from 2001-2004. The $106 million conversion was directed by Lucien Lagrange & Associates. The hotel began hosting guests on January 1, 2004 and after its bar and restaurant were completed, it celebrated its grand opening on April 21, 2004. The current hotel capacity is 383 guest rooms and 13 suites. The Hard Rock Hotel reopened in 2018 as the St. Jane Chicago Hotel, named for Nobel Peace Prize-winner and noted Chicagoan, social activist Jane Addams.<br /> <br /> The exterior of the building is covered in polished black granite, and the tower is dark green terra cotta with gold leaf accents. The use of stylized representations of leaves on the building’s exterior was an intentional reference by the architects to the prehistoric origins of subterranean carbon deposits in the decay of ancient plants. The ground floor was specifically designed to display the products of Union Carbide and Carbon’s subsidiaries. The lobby features black Belgian Marble and Art Deco bronzework trim. The exterior base is black granite with black marble and bronze trim, whereas the central shaft is clad in dark green and gold terra cotta and the greenish cap (which looks from a distance like malachite but is not) is trimmed in gold leaf. According to popular myth of the era, Burnham Brothers supposedly designed the building to resemble a dark green champagne bottle with gold foil at the top. Beginning on November 16, 2007, the gold-leaf tower was permanently illuminated at night, which further encouraged this urban legend.</div> Art Deco Trim, Take #1 – Carbide and Carbon Building, 333 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/48077774"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/74/48077774.046e1a7b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The building was designed by the Burnham Brothers (the firm launched by Daniel Burnham’s sons Hubert Burnham and Daniel Burnham Jr.) as the regional office of Union Carbide and Carbon Co.. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 9, 1996. The building was transformed into the Hard Rock Cafe’s Hard Rock Hotel Chicago from 2001-2004. The $106 million conversion was directed by Lucien Lagrange & Associates. The hotel began hosting guests on January 1, 2004 and after its bar and restaurant were completed, it celebrated its grand opening on April 21, 2004. The current hotel capacity is 383 guest rooms and 13 suites. The Hard Rock Hotel reopened in 2018 as the St. Jane Chicago Hotel, named for Nobel Peace Prize-winner and noted Chicagoan, social activist Jane Addams.<br /> <br /> The exterior of the building is covered in polished black granite, and the tower is dark green terra cotta with gold leaf accents. The use of stylized representations of leaves on the building’s exterior was an intentional reference by the architects to the prehistoric origins of subterranean carbon deposits in the decay of ancient plants. The ground floor was specifically designed to display the products of Union Carbide and Carbon’s subsidiaries. The lobby features black Belgian Marble and Art Deco bronzework trim. The exterior base is black granite with black marble and bronze trim, whereas the central shaft is clad in dark green and gold terra cotta and the greenish cap (which looks from a distance like malachite but is not) is trimmed in gold leaf. According to popular myth of the era, Burnham Brothers supposedly designed the building to resemble a dark green champagne bottle with gold foil at the top. Beginning on November 16, 2007, the gold-leaf tower was permanently illuminated at night, which further encouraged this urban legend.</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/44648352 tag:ipernity.com,2017-04-17,doc-44648352 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 17:27:05 +0000 2015-10-18T17:16:19-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/44648352"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/52/44648352.c49d2940.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Westmoreland House, Art Deco sculpture for R. W. Forsyth building, architect John Burnet</div> Westmoreland House – Regent Street at Heddon Street, London, England <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/44648352"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/52/44648352.c49d2940.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Westmoreland House, Art Deco sculpture for R. W. Forsyth building, architect John Burnet</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/44609384 tag:ipernity.com,2017-04-11,doc-44609384 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:53:15 +0000 2015-10-18T16:18:44-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/44609384"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/93/84/44609384.a80eeada.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This building at 120 Oxford Street was once home to the Bourne and Hollingsworth Department Store. That company closed its doors in 1983 and subsequently the building was converted into the Plaza Shopping Centre. <br /> <br /> According to Wikipedia, "Bourne and Hollingsworth was a large department store on the corner of Oxford Street and Berners Street. It was named after its founders, Walter William Bourne and Howard E Hollingsworth, brothers in law, who started the store in Westbourne Grove as a drapery store in 1894. The store then moved to the Oxford Street site in 1902 (built in 1894) due to competition with Whiteleys, and by 1928 the store had been remodelled (by Slater & Moberley in the Art Deco style. Bourne and Hollingsworth became renowned for selling the best quality goods and for looking after their staff, providing accommodation at Warwickshire House on Gower Street for up to 600 female workers. Like much of Oxford Street, the store suffered bomb damage in 1940, however today much of the art deco facade still survives."<br /> <br /> The sculpture on the facade of the Plaza replaced the clock that was mounted there originally. It is known as "Dancer with Ribbon" created by Michael Rizzello and is apparently based on / inspired by the ballet dancer Darcey Bussell.</div> "Dancer with Ribbon" – The former Bourne and Hollingsworth Department Store, Oxford Street, London, England <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/44609384"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/93/84/44609384.a80eeada.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This building at 120 Oxford Street was once home to the Bourne and Hollingsworth Department Store. That company closed its doors in 1983 and subsequently the building was converted into the Plaza Shopping Centre. <br /> <br /> According to Wikipedia, "Bourne and Hollingsworth was a large department store on the corner of Oxford Street and Berners Street. It was named after its founders, Walter William Bourne and Howard E Hollingsworth, brothers in law, who started the store in Westbourne Grove as a drapery store in 1894. The store then moved to the Oxford Street site in 1902 (built in 1894) due to competition with Whiteleys, and by 1928 the store had been remodelled (by Slater & Moberley in the Art Deco style. Bourne and Hollingsworth became renowned for selling the best quality goods and for looking after their staff, providing accommodation at Warwickshire House on Gower Street for up to 600 female workers. Like much of Oxford Street, the store suffered bomb damage in 1940, however today much of the art deco facade still survives."<br /> <br /> The sculpture on the facade of the Plaza replaced the clock that was mounted there originally. It is known as "Dancer with Ribbon" created by Michael Rizzello and is apparently based on / inspired by the ballet dancer Darcey Bussell.</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43438296 tag:ipernity.com,2016-10-21,doc-43438296 Fri, 21 Oct 2016 17:21:51 +0000 2015-10-09T11:55:37-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43438296"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/96/43438296.61f51193.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="192" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Bloomsbury Service Station was possibly the oldest petrol station in London and it closed in 2008 after a failed attempt to gain listed status. The artwork by Brian James was commissioned by The Bedford Estates who own much of the land in this area. It is a snapshot of the history of the Bedford family in Bloomsbury and shows the original Ridgmount Petrol Station as it was in the 1920s. Also visible is a a Bedford van, sports car in the Bedford family horseracing colours (purple with white stripe) and biplane in homage to Mary Duchess of Bedford who was an aviator in the 1920s and 1930s, having learned to fly in her 60s and who disappeared in 1937 while on a solo flight. Because it closed so recently, we are very lucky to have a clear idea of what this structure looked like as a service station and you can see a photo here. The glass fronted curve above covers much of what would once have been the station forecourt.</div> Petrol – Store and Ridgmount Streets, Bloomsbury, London, England <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43438296"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/96/43438296.61f51193.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="192" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Bloomsbury Service Station was possibly the oldest petrol station in London and it closed in 2008 after a failed attempt to gain listed status. The artwork by Brian James was commissioned by The Bedford Estates who own much of the land in this area. It is a snapshot of the history of the Bedford family in Bloomsbury and shows the original Ridgmount Petrol Station as it was in the 1920s. Also visible is a a Bedford van, sports car in the Bedford family horseracing colours (purple with white stripe) and biplane in homage to Mary Duchess of Bedford who was an aviator in the 1920s and 1930s, having learned to fly in her 60s and who disappeared in 1937 while on a solo flight. Because it closed so recently, we are very lucky to have a clear idea of what this structure looked like as a service station and you can see a photo here. The glass fronted curve above covers much of what would once have been the station forecourt.</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43179660 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-30,doc-43179660 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:35:05 +0000 2015-03-02T13:49:38-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43179660"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/96/60/43179660.01440d21.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Designed by the renowned architectural firm of Cross & Cross, this 1929-1931 art deco building is one of the most expressive skyscrapers of its era. It was constructed as the headquarters for the RCA corporation but was deeded to the General Electric company prior to its completion. The octagonal brick-clad tower rises 50 stories from a rounded corner. Complex multi-colored brickwork and terra cotta, carved red marble detail, and nickel-silver ornamentation are especially noteworthy. The stylized figures at the tower’s crown are an allegory of "wireless communications." The building was restored between 1994 and 1996.</div> The General Electric Building – 570 Lexington Avenue at East 51st Street, New York, New York <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43179660"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/96/60/43179660.01440d21.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Designed by the renowned architectural firm of Cross & Cross, this 1929-1931 art deco building is one of the most expressive skyscrapers of its era. It was constructed as the headquarters for the RCA corporation but was deeded to the General Electric company prior to its completion. The octagonal brick-clad tower rises 50 stories from a rounded corner. Complex multi-colored brickwork and terra cotta, carved red marble detail, and nickel-silver ornamentation are especially noteworthy. The stylized figures at the tower’s crown are an allegory of "wireless communications." The building was restored between 1994 and 1996.</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43172794 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-29,doc-43172794 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 21:49:46 +0000 2015-03-02T13:07:45-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43172794"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/94/43172794.e3d6aa4b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Designed by the renowned architectural firm of Cross & Cross, this 1929-1931 art deco building is one of the most expressive skyscrapers of its era. It was constructed as the headquarters for the RCA corporation but was deeded to the General Electric company prior to its completion. The octagonal brick-clad tower rises 50 stories from a rounded corner. Complex multi-colored brickwork and terra cotta, carved red marble detail, and nickel-silver ornamentation are especially noteworthy. The stylized figures at the tower’s crown are an allegory of "wireless communications."</div> The General Electric Building – 570 Lexington Avenue at East 51st Street, New York, New York <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43172794"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/94/43172794.e3d6aa4b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Designed by the renowned architectural firm of Cross & Cross, this 1929-1931 art deco building is one of the most expressive skyscrapers of its era. It was constructed as the headquarters for the RCA corporation but was deeded to the General Electric company prior to its completion. The octagonal brick-clad tower rises 50 stories from a rounded corner. Complex multi-colored brickwork and terra cotta, carved red marble detail, and nickel-silver ornamentation are especially noteworthy. The stylized figures at the tower’s crown are an allegory of "wireless communications."</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43097148 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-23,doc-43097148 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:23:23 +0000 2015-03-02T16:33:09-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43097148"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/48/43097148.9263b4ba.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Lexington New York City opened in 1929 as the Hotel Lexington, at the height of the Manhattan midtown hotel boom, 1920s to the 1930s.<br /> <br /> The Hotel Lexington was home to many famous restaurants, nightspots and celebrities, including:<br /> <br /> · Joe DiMaggio, baseball legend, who resided at the hotel between 1957 and 1962, while he was affiliated with the Monette Company.<br /> · Marilyn Monroe lived here with DiMaggio during their brief marriage in Suite #1806.<br /> · Dorothy Lamour, Hollywood celebrity<br /> <br /> The hotel evolved and in the 1930s the "Hawaiian Room" opened in what is now "LQ". The Hawaiian Room was identified with entertainer Arthur Godfrey. Godfrey broadcast his radio show live from the Hawaiian Room. The hotel contained other venues such as the "Paul Revere Tavern," "Denim & Diamonds," "Chateau Madrid," and the "Playboy’s Empire Club" (bunnies with male counterparts called "Rabbits") in the 1980s.</div> The Lexington, Take 4 – Lexington Avenue at 48th Street, New York, New York <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43097148"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/48/43097148.9263b4ba.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Lexington New York City opened in 1929 as the Hotel Lexington, at the height of the Manhattan midtown hotel boom, 1920s to the 1930s.<br /> <br /> The Hotel Lexington was home to many famous restaurants, nightspots and celebrities, including:<br /> <br /> · Joe DiMaggio, baseball legend, who resided at the hotel between 1957 and 1962, while he was affiliated with the Monette Company.<br /> · Marilyn Monroe lived here with DiMaggio during their brief marriage in Suite #1806.<br /> · Dorothy Lamour, Hollywood celebrity<br /> <br /> The hotel evolved and in the 1930s the "Hawaiian Room" opened in what is now "LQ". The Hawaiian Room was identified with entertainer Arthur Godfrey. Godfrey broadcast his radio show live from the Hawaiian Room. The hotel contained other venues such as the "Paul Revere Tavern," "Denim & Diamonds," "Chateau Madrid," and the "Playboy’s Empire Club" (bunnies with male counterparts called "Rabbits") in the 1980s.</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43097142 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-23,doc-43097142 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:21:55 +0000 2015-03-01T10:46:12-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43097142"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/42/43097142.54c13aa2.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Lexington New York City opened in 1929 as the Hotel Lexington, at the height of the Manhattan midtown hotel boom, 1920s to the 1930s.<br /> <br /> The property now belongs to Marriott’s "Autograph Collection" of fifty hotels that have historic qualities to them. In 2014, a $46 million renovation was completed that restored historic architectural elements including the original brass elevator doors with songbird motifs.</div> The Lexington, Take 3 – Lexington Avenue at 48th Street, New York, New York <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43097142"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/42/43097142.54c13aa2.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Lexington New York City opened in 1929 as the Hotel Lexington, at the height of the Manhattan midtown hotel boom, 1920s to the 1930s.<br /> <br /> The property now belongs to Marriott’s "Autograph Collection" of fifty hotels that have historic qualities to them. In 2014, a $46 million renovation was completed that restored historic architectural elements including the original brass elevator doors with songbird motifs.</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43097140 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-23,doc-43097140 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:20:21 +0000 2015-03-01T10:47:55-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43097140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/40/43097140.5d4997b1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Lexington New York City opened in 1929 as the Hotel Lexington, at the height of the Manhattan midtown hotel boom, 1920s to the 1930s.<br /> <br /> The Normanesque terracotta figures that decorate the Lexington Avenue entrance are reminiscent of those found on the Notre Dame. Rows of terracotta-winged lions adorn the building’s façade. Beneath a metal canopy, inscribed with the hotel’s name, visitors pass through the expansive glass doors into the spacious marbled-floored lobby.</div> The Lexington, Take 2 – Lexington Avenue at 48th Street, New York, New York <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43097140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/40/43097140.5d4997b1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Lexington New York City opened in 1929 as the Hotel Lexington, at the height of the Manhattan midtown hotel boom, 1920s to the 1930s.<br /> <br /> The Normanesque terracotta figures that decorate the Lexington Avenue entrance are reminiscent of those found on the Notre Dame. Rows of terracotta-winged lions adorn the building’s façade. Beneath a metal canopy, inscribed with the hotel’s name, visitors pass through the expansive glass doors into the spacious marbled-floored lobby.</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43097134 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-23,doc-43097134 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:18:57 +0000 2015-03-02T13:15:17-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43097134"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/34/43097134.a70e6f36.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Lexington New York City opened in 1929 as the Hotel Lexington, at the height of the Manhattan midtown hotel boom, 1920s to the 1930s.<br /> <br /> The Hotel Lexington was home to many famous restaurants, nightspots and celebrities, including:<br /> <br /> · Joe DiMaggio, baseball legend, who resided at the hotel between 1957 and 1962, while he was affiliated with the Monette Company.<br /> · Marilyn Monroe lived here with DiMaggio during their brief marriage in Suite #1806.<br /> · Dorothy Lamour, Hollywood celebrity<br /> <br /> The hotel evolved and in the 1930s the "Hawaiian Room" opened in what is now "LQ". The Hawaiian Room was identified with entertainer Arthur Godfrey. Godfrey broadcast his radio show live from the Hawaiian Room. The hotel contained other venues such as the "Paul Revere Tavern," "Denim & Diamonds," "Chateau Madrid," and the "Playboy’s Empire Club" (bunnies with male counterparts called "Rabbits") in the 1980s.</div> The Lexington, Take 1 – Lexington Avenue at 48th Street, New York, New York <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/43097134"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/34/43097134.a70e6f36.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Lexington New York City opened in 1929 as the Hotel Lexington, at the height of the Manhattan midtown hotel boom, 1920s to the 1930s.<br /> <br /> The Hotel Lexington was home to many famous restaurants, nightspots and celebrities, including:<br /> <br /> · Joe DiMaggio, baseball legend, who resided at the hotel between 1957 and 1962, while he was affiliated with the Monette Company.<br /> · Marilyn Monroe lived here with DiMaggio during their brief marriage in Suite #1806.<br /> · Dorothy Lamour, Hollywood celebrity<br /> <br /> The hotel evolved and in the 1930s the "Hawaiian Room" opened in what is now "LQ". The Hawaiian Room was identified with entertainer Arthur Godfrey. Godfrey broadcast his radio show live from the Hawaiian Room. The hotel contained other venues such as the "Paul Revere Tavern," "Denim & Diamonds," "Chateau Madrid," and the "Playboy’s Empire Club" (bunnies with male counterparts called "Rabbits") in the 1980s.</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/40719546 tag:ipernity.com,2015-12-28,doc-40719546 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 04:13:02 +0000 2014-08-15T13:56:50-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/40719546"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/95/46/40719546.5c329295.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Perfume Bottles – Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/40719546"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/95/46/40719546.5c329295.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/40719540 tag:ipernity.com,2015-12-28,doc-40719540 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 04:12:05 +0000 2014-08-15T13:54:42-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/40719540"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/95/40/40719540.eb6279d8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The French Nieuport 17 Fighter biplane on this mold-pressed glass plaque was introduced in I 9 I 6 and deployed during World War One. After the war, the Nieuport I 7 was used for training Fighter pilots. Designed in 1933, this plaque may have been intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the French pilot Henri Farman’s successful one-kilometer flight in 1908.</div> Nieuport Biplane – Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/40719540"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/95/40/40719540.eb6279d8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The French Nieuport 17 Fighter biplane on this mold-pressed glass plaque was introduced in I 9 I 6 and deployed during World War One. After the war, the Nieuport I 7 was used for training Fighter pilots. Designed in 1933, this plaque may have been intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the French pilot Henri Farman’s successful one-kilometer flight in 1908.</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/37422038 tag:ipernity.com,2015-03-19,doc-37422038 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 22:11:31 +0000 2014-01-03T14:21:16-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/37422038"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/20/38/37422038.88029db0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Opened on August 14, 1936 with "China Clipper", the 1,521-seat Art deco-style Del Mar Theatre has served the college town of Santa Cruz, California for more than 75 years. After years of struggling through dollar nights and intermittent attendance, the Del Mar Theatre was sold in 1999 and closed. After an extensive renovation and restoration, the Del Mar Theatre reopened in February of 2002 as a locally owned, independent, 3-screen theater featuring a 500 seat grand auditorium, tasty local snacks, organic popcorn (with real butter!) beer and wine and weekly Midnight Movies.</div> Art Deco Marquee – Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, California <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/37422038"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/20/38/37422038.88029db0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Opened on August 14, 1936 with "China Clipper", the 1,521-seat Art deco-style Del Mar Theatre has served the college town of Santa Cruz, California for more than 75 years. After years of struggling through dollar nights and intermittent attendance, the Del Mar Theatre was sold in 1999 and closed. After an extensive renovation and restoration, the Del Mar Theatre reopened in February of 2002 as a locally owned, independent, 3-screen theater featuring a 500 seat grand auditorium, tasty local snacks, organic popcorn (with real butter!) beer and wine and weekly Midnight Movies.</div> Jonathan Cohen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/37422022 tag:ipernity.com,2015-03-19,doc-37422022 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 22:08:45 +0000 2014-01-03T14:21:29-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jonathan Cohen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/37422022"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/20/22/37422022.9a919424.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Opened on August 14, 1936 with "China Clipper", the 1,521-seat Art deco-style Del Mar Theatre has served the college town of Santa Cruz, California for more than 75 years. After years of struggling through dollar nights and intermittent attendance, the Del Mar Theatre was sold in 1999 and closed. After an extensive renovation and restoration, the Del Mar Theatre reopened in February of 2002 as a locally owned, independent, 3-screen theater featuring a 500 seat grand auditorium, tasty local snacks, organic popcorn (with real butter!) beer and wine and weekly Midnight Movies.</div> The Del Mar Theatre – Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, California <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/jonathan.cohen">Jonathan Cohen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/jonathan.cohen/37422022"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/20/22/37422022.9a919424.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Opened on August 14, 1936 with "China Clipper", the 1,521-seat Art deco-style Del Mar Theatre has served the college town of Santa Cruz, California for more than 75 years. After years of struggling through dollar nights and intermittent attendance, the Del Mar Theatre was sold in 1999 and closed. After an extensive renovation and restoration, the Del Mar Theatre reopened in February of 2002 as a locally owned, independent, 3-screen theater featuring a 500 seat grand auditorium, tasty local snacks, organic popcorn (with real butter!) beer and wine and weekly Midnight Movies.</div> Jonathan Cohen