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Street by Street: Lower Midtown

A walk in the neighborhood allows you to see
1 MetLife Building
the eclectic mix of New York’s architectural This skyscraper, built by
styles. Step back to appreciate the contours Pan Am in 1963, towers
of the tallest skyscrapers, and step inside to above Park Avenue.
experience the many fine interiors, from modern
atriums such as those in the Philip Morris and
Ford Foundation buildings, to the ornate details
of the Bowery Savings Bank Building and the
soaring spaces of Grand Central Terminal.

2. Grand Central Terminal
The vast, vaulted interior is a
splendid reminder of the heyday
of train travel. This historic building E
also features specialty shops and N U
gourmet restaurants. E
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subway (lines S, 4, 5, 6, 7) P A E
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4 Chanin Building T O
Built for self-made G
real estate mogul I N
Irwin S. Chanin in E X
the 1920s, this L
building has a fine
Art Deco lobby.

3. Bowery Savings
Bank Building
Formerly the headquarters
of the Bowery Savings The Mobil Building has
Bank, this is one of the a self-cleaning stainless
finest bank buildings in steel facade that is
New York. Architects embossed in geometric
York & Sawyer designed patterns to prevent it
it to resemble a from warping. It was
Romanesque palace. built in 1955.

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