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Also known as:	745 5th Avenue
Formerly:	Squibb Building

745 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, Midtown 10151 United StatesPrint this page   •   Share this page   •   Map This

Sitting in the southeast corner of Central Park, gazing intently at this Art Deco masterpiece it is very easy to imaging a New York City of another era. A time when "wireless" meant AM radio, not cell phones. A time of bakelite telephones with cloth cords; Dick Tracy comic strips; and city streets teeming with men wearing hats. A time that even to this day Hollywood portrays in black-and-white in spite of the fire engine red lips of the women walking past the glittering brass facades of architectural monuments like this.



The pile known as 745 Fifth Avenue is the stereotypical Art Deco office building. Broad shoulders flank the sides to create a central light channel and an imposing presence. Setbacks progressively stagger to a tower topped by an American flag, while at the base the windows have vertical accents to deliver an added sense of height. Visually, it's as if the entire building is leaning away from you -- an illusion to make its 34 stories appear much more. This building could easily be the inspiration for a city hall, a police headquarters, or a private dick's office in any number of pre-World War Two comic books. The entrance is a brass and brushed nickel grille with intersecting vertical and horizontal lines reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright's glasswork. Inside the lobby, the focus is on the ceiling which is adorned with magnificent frescoes.

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  This building used to house FAO Schwartz Toy Store before it moved across the street to GM building. It reminds me of the New York Daily News building on 42nd built during the same era. It has a feel of the original Rockefeller buildings of the 1930s.

Richard Preston - Sunday, June 15th, 2008 @ 11:30am