1929 – Palmolive Building, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Holabird & Root
Built for one of the world’s leading soap manufacturers, this office building (“a monument to cleanliness”) was the first commercial skyscraper built far from the Loop –
1930 – 40 Wall Street, New York
Architect: H. Craig Severance
40 Wall Street is a 70-story skyscraper located in New York City. Originally known as the Bank of Manhattan Trust building,
1930 – Price Building, Quebec City, Quebec
Architect: Ross & MacDonald
Built in 1930-1931 amid controversy for Price Brothers Ltd., it is the tallest building in the Old Quebec historical district,
1931 – 20 Exchange Place, New York
Architect: Cross & Cross
A 59 floor Art Deco building in New York built between 1930-1931, for the newly merged National City Bank of New York and the Farmers’
1931 – Aldred Building, Montreal, Quebec
Architect: Barott & Blackader
Upon completion in 1931, the building was described by the Montreal Gazette as “graceful and dignified,
1931 – Empire State Building, New York
Architect: Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates
Designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, the Empire State Building was finished in 1931.
1932 – American International Building, New York
Architect: Clinton & Russell, Holton & George
Completed in 1932 during the New York skyscraper race, which accounts for its gothic-like spire-topped appearance to gain height,
1932 – Qwest Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Architect: Hewitt & Brown
Designed by Rhodes Robertson of the Minneapolis firm of Hewitt & Brown, the Qwest Building is characteristic of American skyscraper design between the world wars,
1933 – GE Building, New York
Architect: Raymond Hood
The GE Building is an Art Deco skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan.
1952 – Lever Building, New York
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP
At the time of its construction, this steel and glass prism was the only corporate building among the avenue’s masonry residential structures.
