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ed bronze statue of the Greek Titan Prometheus (left), in Rockefeller Center, is often touted as the fourth most familiar statue in the United States, after the Lincoln Memorial, Mount Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty. That information would swell the head of any Greek god!
Bright Lights Ever wonder why Broadway is referred to as “The Great White Way”? At the turn of the 20th century, the theater district was so well-illuminated by white lights that O.J. Gude, whose outdoor
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New Zealand-born interior designer Sandra Nunnerley lives in New York City, specializing in high-end residential projects at her E. 57th St. design studio. You can now take a peek at some of her work, displayed in her lavish coffee-table book, Interiors (below), showcasing homes around the globe.
the first to use electric lightbulbs on a billboard, started to call it “The Great White Way.”
Old Yeller If you travel around the United States, you’ll notice that many, if not most, city taxicabs are yellow. The reason? John Hertz, founder of
Hollywood & Park Washington Square Park (above) has had its share of Hollywood moments, having appeared in films such as Hair (1979), When Harry Met Sally (1989), Kids (1995) and I Am Legend (2007).
the Yellow Cab Company of Chicago in 1914, decided to make his cabs yellow after reading in a survey by the University of Chicago that the sunny color was the easiest color for the eye to spot.
Quite simply, I was in love with New York. I do not mean ‘love’ in “ any colloquial way, I mean that I was in love with the city the way you love the first person who ever touches you and never love anyone quite that way again.”—Joan Didion, “Goodbye to All That,” from Slouching Towards Bethlehem 104
Photos: prometheus in rockefeller plaza, © rcpi landmark properties, LLC/photo by bart barlow; cover and inside of interiors, from interiors by sandra nunnerley published by powerhouse books. Illustration by lisanne gagnon.
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