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The Sherry-Netherland and GM Building Fifth Avenue at 59th Street New York, September 2008 �The Sherry-Netherland is a 38-story apartment hotel located at 781 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 59th Street in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was designed and built by Schultze & Weaver with Buchman & Kahn. The building is 560.01 feet (170.69 m) high, and was noted as the tallest apartment-hotel in New York City when it opened. The building is located in the Upper East Side Historic District, created in 1981.� ( The Sherry-Netherland , Wikipedia) �The General Motors Building is a 50-story, 705 ft (215 m) office tower at 767 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. The building, which is bound by Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue between 59th Street and 58th Street, is one of the few structures in Manhattan to occupy a full city block. With 1,774,000 net leasable square feet, the tower sits on the site of the former Savoy-Plaza Hotel and affords vie...

Church Street Surplus Church Street New York, September 2008

Childrens Sculpture Garden Cathedral of Saint John the Divine New York, September 2008 �The Childrens Sculpture Garden is located next to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in the Morningside Heights of Manhattan. Within the garden are "Animals of Freedom" sculptures created by artists from kindergarten through high school that were selected in a public competition in 1985. The sculptures are placed around the ring of freedom. The centerpiece of the Childrens Sculpture Garden is the "Fountain of Peace" sculpture by Greg Wyatt, sculptor-in-residence at the Cathedral.� ( Childrens Sculpture Garden and the Fountain of Peace , NYC ? NYC)

Children's Sculpture Garden Cathedral of Saint John the Divine New York, September 2008 �The Children's Sculpture Garden is located next to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in the Morningside Heights of Manhattan. Within the garden are "Animals of Freedom" sculptures created by artists from kindergarten through high school that were selected in a public competition in 1985. The sculptures are placed around the ring of freedom. The centerpiece of the Children's Sculpture Garden is the "Fountain of Peace" sculpture by Greg Wyatt, sculptor-in-residence at the Cathedral.� ( Children's Sculpture Garden and the Fountain of Peace , NYC ? NYC)

� If fraternal love held all men bound, how beautiful this world would be � ( Justus H. Rathbone ) The Pythian Temple West 70th Street New York, September 2008 �The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and secret society founded in Washington, D.C., on 19 February 1864. Knights of Pythias in a parade in Racine, Wisconsin, circa 1910 The Knights of Pythias was the first fraternal organization to receive a charter under an act of the United States Congress. It was founded by Justus H. Rathbone, who had been inspired by a play by the Irish poet John Banim about the legend of Damon and Pythias. This legend illustrates the ideals of loyalty, honor, and friendship that are the center of the order. The order has over 2,000 lodges in the United States and around the world, with a total membership of over 50,000 in 2003. Some lodges meet in structures referred to as Pythian Castles.� ( Knights of Pythias , Wikipedia)

�Saurien� by Alexander Calder , 1975 590 Madison Avenue (IBM Building) Madison Avenue at East 57th Street New York, September 2008

Radio City Music Hall , Rockefeller Center 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) New York, September 2008 � Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation , and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city. Its interior was declared a city landmark in 1978. It is notable as being the headquarters for the precision dance company, the Rockettes.� ( Radio City Music Hall , Wikipedia)