Showing posts with label 1920s architecture. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 15, 2009

The Flatiron Building NYC

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Designed by Chicago's Daniel Burnham in the Beaux-Arts style, the Flatiron Building (or Fuller Building as it was originally named) was one of Ney York’s tallest buildings when it was completed in 1902 and considered to be one of the first skyscrapers.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Murder At The Greystone Mansion

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The largest home ever built in Beverly Hills, Greystone manor, wasn't built by a movie star, even though many movies have been filmed at this spectacular estate.
This fortress-like Tudor mansion was built by famed oil-tycoon Edward Doheny in 1928, as a gift to his son Ned. Despite their incredible wealth (a fortune of over $100 million), the members of the Doheny family had their share of tragedy. Edward Doheny was involved with bribery charges in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal, and his son's life ended in a bizarre murder-suicide.
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