Can The Adults Please Smoke? Chapter 29: Who Wants Wine?- Page 93

[D2]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:12pm

You had to be there, Shira.

[shira467]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:15pm

Obviously. But I can giggle anyway, sheesh.

[harris007]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:19pm

*the cows skate in with lemonade*

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:22pm

No drinks for me yesterday, either. But lots of amazing food.
Oh, and the company and conversation were pretty good!

HAPPY MONDAY!

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:23pm

Met Life Tower, Madison Square Park, NYC

Info:
The Metropolitan Life Tower (also known as Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Building or Met Life Tower) located at One Madison Avenue, New York City, was the world's tallest building from 1909 to 1913, when it was surpassed by the Woolworth Building. As the address suggests, it is located at the southern end of Madison Avenue, directly across the street from Madison Square Park. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 1978. The rest of the building complex was added to the National Register on January 19, 1996.

The tower is a later addition to the original 11-story, full-block office building (the "East Wing") that was completed in 1893. Plans for the tower were first announced in 1905. The Campanile in Venice, Italy served as an inspiration when the building was commissioned by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1907, and served as world headquarters of the company until 2005.

The landmark clock tower's address has since been changed to 5 Madison Avenue. The rest of the full-block office building (the "East Wing"), now has 15 stories and is mostly occupied by investment banking arm of Credit Suisse.

Updated On: 7/20/09 at 05:23 PM

[D2]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:33pm

The ornate, copper-topped building up the street is the New York Life building, right Addy?

I can never remember which is which.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:56pm

Yes, exactly.

Info:
The New York Life Insurance Building, New York, located at 51 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, is the headquarters of the New York Life Insurance Company. Designed in 1926 by Cass Gilbert, the massive building rises forty stories to its pyramidal gilded roof and occupies the full block between 26th and 27th Streets, Madison Avenue and Park Avenue South, a rarity in New York. The building stands 615 feet tall and contains 40 floors.

From 1837-1889, the site was occupied by the Union Depot of the New York and Harlem and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroads, a concert garden, and P.T. Barnums Hippodrome. Until 1925, the site housed the original Madison Square Garden, designed by architect Stanford White.

The New York Life Insurance Building was completed in 1928 and combines streamlined Gothic details and distinctly Moderne massing. It has been designated an official New York City landmark by the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. The building's exterior is sometimes seen in the ABC television series Ugly Betty as the "headquarters" of fictional Meade Publications.

New York Life Insurance Company Building is the last significant Cass Gilbert skyscraper in Manhattan. He also designed the landmark Woolworth Building. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972

Updated On: 7/20/09 at 05:56 PM

[Q]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:00pm

I want to sign up for a tour next time I'm in town.

One with an open bar.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:06pm

I used to work at Eleven Madison Avenue - directly across from Madison Square Park. I loved that neighborhood!

I think we could locate a bar or two.

(I do love historic New York...)

Updated On: 7/20/09 at 06:06 PM

[soapguy17]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:07pm

I'm currently staring at a bottle of Amaretto trying to work up the energy to make vegan tiramisu. What are my adults up to the evening?

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:10pm

Madison Square Park. Pretty.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:11pm

Ow.


*dies*

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:13pm

Now I look out at City Hall Park. Which is also beautiful.

I love New York City parks!

[soapguy17]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:21pm

Awww. . . DGG! The hay getting to you?

[mominator]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:21pm

Must agree Addy. Gree spaces in any city is a welcome thing

[NYadgal]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:24pm

Hiya Soapy, DGG and Mominator!

I'm taking a quick break from the work grind to spend a few minutes here. But, back to the spreadsheets and presentations I go. No rest for the wicked.

[shira467]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:35pm

DGG, what did you do?

Love the tour, Addy!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:50pm

650 bales of hay doesn't sound like as much as it is.

I'm dead on my feet. Billy and I jumped in the pool after we were done, and I just took a shower, but everything hurts.

[soapguy17]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:52pm

Awww. . . *hugs*

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:55pm

Thank you.

[shira467]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:59pm

650 Bales of hay? That actually sounds like a TON! Wow. I'm just impressed.

*tender hugs*

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 7:01pm

It was rough. My whole body is shredded, and my hands are blistered, even with the gloves. By the end, we were all just angry and tired.

Its over. We got paid. Phew.

[gettinhep]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 7:04pm

Oh, look at those wonderful photos from Addy. I do so love that city of yours.

650 bales! That is hard work. Watch the back, DGG.

[shira467]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 7:09pm

I recommend Tylenol, or harder if you got 'em.

[gettinhep]

Posted: 7/20/09 at 7:17pm

Vodka or Scotch?