City Beautiful Blog takes a look at the Helmsley Building on Park Avenue, the Beaux-Arts skyscraper built for the Vanderbilt railroad empire that has traffic passing directly through its base..
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The Helmsley Building: A Beaux-Arts Beauty And A Transportation Artery — City Beautiful BLOG
With its skyscraper height, elaborate Beaux-Arts decorations, iconic pyramidal roof, and its dramatic position straddling Park Avenue, the Helmsley Building