Colorful, lavishly-decorated skyscrapers came to dominate the skyline of Manhattan before the Great Depression ended their construction. The size and sophistication of Art Deco ranged from towering skyscrapers to modest middle-class housing and municipal buildings. The exuberant economy of the Roaring Twenties and commercial speculation spurred a citywide building boom. The architecture of the period was influenced by worldwide decorative arts trends, the rise of mechanization, and New York City's 1916 Zoning Resolution, which favored the setback feature in many buildings. Art Deco is found in government edifices, commercial projects, and residential buildings in all five boroughs. The style broke with many traditional architectural conventions and was characterized by verticality, ornamentation, and building materials such as plastics, metals, and terra cotta. Clockwise from top left: Spire of the Chrysler Building, Manhattan upper levels of the Park Plaza Apartments, the Bronx entrance of Madison Gardens apartments, Brooklyn and the Marine Air Terminal exterior, QueensĪrt Deco architecture flourished in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s.
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