The Chrysler Building has become emblematic of the Art Deco period — and was one of the era's last architectural triumphs before the Great Depression halted New York's rapidly-changing skyline. - Gary ...

Art Deco supplanted the Beaux Arts style in New York City during the 1920s and ’30s, when the economy was expanding and the stock market was surging (and crashing). Design emphasized elegant ...

Every now and then, New York kind of loses its mind. For 95 years the Chrysler Building has stood uncontested (and unmolested) as the preeminent symbol of Art Deco architecture in the city. So ...

The Chrysler Building is one of the most mystic New York City skyscrapers, often dwarfed but universally loved as one of the most beautiful examples of Art Deco architecture. Join Chief Experience ...

Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building in midtown Manhattan has remained one of the most recognizable skyscrapers in the world — ...