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Woolworth Building
Builtin1913,thishasoneofNewYork'sgreatin-
teriors; marble walls, bronze filigree, a mosaic
ceiling, and stained glass combine to magical ef-
fect. Architect Cass Gilbert also had a sense of
humor - sculptures include Five and Dime
mogul Woolworth counting nickels and Gilbert
himself cradling a model of the building. It set
thestandardfortheskyscrapersthatfollowedin
the 1920s and 1930s (For further details see
• Broadway, between Park Pl & Barclay St
Woolworth Building
Former AT&T Building
Builtin1922,thisisamonumenttoexcessbutfuntoseenevertheless.Initsday,the
façade was said to have more columns than any other building in the world; the vast
lobby is a forest of marble pillars. Close by at 120 Broadway, the former Equitable
Building, built in 1915, is of note for another excess: its immense bulk was respons-
ible for the nation's first skyscraper zoning regulations.
• 195 Broadway
• Open office hours
• Free
