Chrysler Building and the New Yorker
The Chrysler Building was designed by architect Van Allen on the orders of the automobile magnate Walter Chrysler. When it opened (in 1930), it was the tallest building in New York, but it was detronated just one year later by the Empire State Building. The smokestacks in the background are part of the Ravenswood power plant. They remind me of the movie Conspiracy Theory with Mel Gibson.
The New Yorker Hotel was inaugurated in the same year. This photo was taken from the top of the Empire State Building which casts its shadow over the city.
