Never stop making architecture content about NYC. I can't get enough!
@szmiri87
Ай бұрын
I worked in the Helmsley building for 5 years and I never felt the elevators were inefficient (the AC maybe, but not the elevators). The lobby was always beautiful to walk in and out of.
@chriscal94
Ай бұрын
Huge fan of this series and its presenter BUT, as a history/train buff, I can't help myself... the railroad that built Grand Central Terminal was the "New York Central Railroad" not the "Grand Central Railroad" 😎
@TacoMan-sb2up
Ай бұрын
If your in New York you just say grand central not new York grand central
@aubreycrowder3903
Ай бұрын
Congrats big bro
@youtubesewersocialist
Ай бұрын
@@TacoMan-sb2up ? *You're and obviously you just say Grand Central Terminal, but that's not the point. The point is there was no such thing as the Grand Central Railroad in the US, it was named after the New York Central. Grand Central Terminal is called grand because it was a GRAND terminal for the New York Central & Hudson River, New York and Harlem Railroad, and the New York and New Haven Railroad. If you're a so called historian, you should know what you're talking about when it comes to a subject, that's a given.
@brifer_350
Ай бұрын
I do wish they’d also have a focus on making the buildings more beautiful with all the focus on efficiency they forget the importance of ornamental design on buildings.
@NewYorkRecordingsNYC
Ай бұрын
Doesn’t help the at universities hardly teach classical architecture and constantly bias their students into building modernist via grades
@lorinotarius
Ай бұрын
Yes, THIS!!!
@jbro2780
Ай бұрын
Unfortunately the appearance of a building and it’s cost have an inverse ratio, however there is a general shift towards more pleasing building architecture today like with J.P. Morgan building in the video taking on a wedding cake form just on a larger and more modern scale
@dennisnguyen8105
Ай бұрын
@@NewYorkRecordingsNYC architect design what the customers want.
@NewYorkRecordingsNYC
Ай бұрын
@@dennisnguyen8105 That is true, however, being taught classical design and modernist design should be a viable thing, instead of one dominating the other. Classical can be weaved in with modernist demand a lot easier if it is actually taught
@eshoandy
Ай бұрын
I am thankful for Nick Potts in these video. He is so knowledgeable and well spoken.
@Lifeasweknowit24
Ай бұрын
He is also just talking about efficiency, like it's all that matters about buildings,
@josephlevy3959
Ай бұрын
The Helmsley Building was built as the headquarters of the New York Central Railroad. Grand Central was its terminal, not the name of the railroad.
@ljtinney
Ай бұрын
I wish this channel would release videos more frequently!
@grandiose_3392
Ай бұрын
For real. Quality content
@richardkelly4667
Ай бұрын
Grumman had a full size mock up of the Lunar Module in the lobby of the Union Carbide Building prior to the landing on the Moon.
@MrOshirinoana
Ай бұрын
This is the kind of fun fact I browse the comments to see.
@richardkelly4667
Ай бұрын
There was a staircase that allowed glimpses of the interior; no entry was permitted. The inside was entirely non-mechanical. I remember how claustrophobic it seemed.
@tourguideStan
Ай бұрын
A full-size replica of the lunar module landed on the stage at Radio City during the Christmas Spectacular in 1969.
@tourguideStan
Ай бұрын
The Belmont Hotel was destroyed to make the Philip Morris Tobacco (now Altria) building at Park Avenue and 42nd in 1983. I had always admired the underhanded craftiness of its architect, Ulrich Franzen. Although subliminal advertising has been illegal since 1958, Franzen designed a Tobacco company's headquarters to have ash-gray cigarette-shaped columns of granite out front and red triangles in the upper lobby walls that are very reminiscent of the red triangles on packs of Marlboro cigarettes. Just genius.
@codetech5598
Ай бұрын
@@tourguideStan _"A full-size replica of the lunar module landed on the stage at Radio City"_ I remember that. It even spewed real fire.
@TheLiamster
Ай бұрын
I love 270 Park Avenue but I wish the Union Carbide building wasn’t demolished. I think it should have been preserved in my opinion. The newer building could have been constructed on a different site
@jpp7783
Ай бұрын
It’s a pity that a truly beautiful architectural jewel, the Union Carbide building, is razed simply because we’re unwilling to wait 5 minutes for an elevator. I’m as guilty as anyone-5 minutes feels like 5 hours when you’re waiting-but the loss of a truly beautiful space, and the wasted resources (levelling a skyscraper every 50 years is hardly ecologically sound) are tragic.
@stefanvukovic1815
Ай бұрын
all buildings designed mid 20th century are highly inefficient when it comes to energy, simply wasn't as important back in the day
@invertir34
Ай бұрын
Just for reference, the owner had renovated it several times and it just wasn't up to snuff. I'm looking forward to 270 Park to be completed.
@jpp7783
Ай бұрын
@@stefanvukovic1815 I’m sure that’s true, but perhaps we could invest in fixing them rather than erasing them. I’m sure the White House isn’t up to present standards, nor are the Vatican or Buckingham palace (or if they are, it s because someone has invested in them, thus proving it can be done). Also, even an inefficient skyscraper is more energy efficient than a suburban, single family house (given the lower ratio of external surface area to useable floor space that is inherent in most any skyscraper).
@JackKack-kk5dd
Ай бұрын
The Union Carbide building was not razed because of elevator wait times. I don't know why this video so heavily focuses on elevators, but they are not the reason for these new office buildings nor are they the most improved part of them.
@filanfyretracker
Ай бұрын
I guess one upside is the other HQ they had is still there up in the woods in Connecticut. Just a multi tenant building now since obviously UC is long gone. Its a pretty neat building.
@masonjones3780
Ай бұрын
I used to be a messenger back in the 80's. when you made deliveries to these buildings, You were allowed inside and upstairs. I always in awe of the beauty of these buildings. Many were already dated at that time but you still felt they were grand buildings. 20 exchange was one of my favorites AIG on pine street. These buildings need tours.
@roadtoad7704
29 күн бұрын
Not a NYer here but sister lived in Brooklyn. Many times I've visit Lower Manhattan and walk around and there is just something about the AIG building that sucks me in. I've stood at its base and crane my neck staring at it. That was after trips to O'Hare's and the Down Under
@kevinmorin6389
Ай бұрын
This is your best ‘walking Tour’ yet! Insights into real challenges and solutions of architecture vs. Focus on design alone is super interesting.
@-awoman
Ай бұрын
I always enjoy great footage of New York
@germansnowman
Ай бұрын
Having just visited NYC a couple of months ago, it is fascinating to recognise so many places in the video! Really enjoyed this one.
@cammieg4381
Ай бұрын
And again, you've answered a ton of questions I've had about buildings in NYC! Thank you! 👍
@c9917k
Ай бұрын
Not sure if it was mentioned but Helmsley building was original the New York Central Building - Headquarters of the New York Central Railroad
@tylerkochman1007
26 күн бұрын
Former name is mentioned, not sure if they make it clear it was the HQ though
@JP_TaVeryMuch
Ай бұрын
Carbide bldg a classic of its time. _That_ was subtle not the ziggurat/Escher sea of steps shouting their novelty. As far as I see it, the elegant restraint of the previous holder of the address spoke volumes. This new one is slas not atypical of today's quick stick sthg memorable on the project and we'll get the brief. Yeah but then we've got to build it. Yeahhhhhhh....
@rollinwithunclepete824
Ай бұрын
Thanks, Nick! I have always wondered how building over the GCT railyard was done. Very informative - just not long enough ☺
@playwithmeinsecondlife6129
Ай бұрын
Remote is 100% efficient. No time wasted in commuting, no waiting at the elevator, no need for office space.
@ConciousDigitalFootprint-gv3zy
Ай бұрын
No innovation and designs for new buildings would be the result of remote
@playwithmeinsecondlife6129
Ай бұрын
@@ConciousDigitalFootprint-gv3zy and this is a problem in a crowded city with a housing crisis?
@ConciousDigitalFootprint-gv3zy
Ай бұрын
@@playwithmeinsecondlife6129 i wasn't thinking of that tbh. I was more concerned about if jobs went remote and there was no need for office space, then companies or organizations won't be building modern buildings which would increase innovation and come up with new designs and ideas.
@playwithmeinsecondlife6129
Ай бұрын
@@ConciousDigitalFootprint-gv3zy We need affordable housing in NYC more than office building innovation.
@JackKack-kk5dd
Ай бұрын
No it's not. It's inherently inefficient because now your workforce is spread of hundreds of square miles.
@1gustavofernandes
Ай бұрын
We need more of Nick. More!
@fhowland
23 күн бұрын
This video was way more interesting than I thought it would be!
@bauerma4
Ай бұрын
Focusing on how beautiful historic landmark buildings don’t “perform” as well as bland modern office buildings is as American as it gets.
@nolin132
Ай бұрын
Focusing on efficiency and Quality of Life of the tenants over aesthetics and history is indeed as American as it gets (complimentary)
@bauerma4
Ай бұрын
Yes, I’m sure the tenants quality life was greatly hampered by looking at Instagram during their 90 second wait for an elevator. “Better tear down this world class example of an international style building!”
@bigolfrags
Ай бұрын
@@bauerma4 yep. I found it ridiculous this channel is called "architectural digest" while handwaving away iconic designs for "efficiency"
@neurofiedyamato8763
Ай бұрын
@@bauerma4 It's not just a single person waiting a minute. These buildings have thousands of people with hundreds going up and down at any single moment. A full elevator means waiting for the next one. That means the person behind you have to wait for the one after that. There's also transportation of goods. carts of files, boxes, etc. And if any of the elevators are down, it only gets worse. Congestion is not only a inconvenience but a safety issue too. Other than something like a fire, a lot of evacuation plans include use of elevators. The video never stated that it was better to tear it down, just simply state the fact they aren't efficient.
@mleonee
Ай бұрын
@@bauerma4have you ever worked in an office building this size? When you have a bunch of high paid employees with places to be on different floors, fast elevators save tens of thousands or more a day in labor.
@jobaecker9752
2 күн бұрын
Wow! Fascinating video and well done. I lived in Manhattan for a few years in the early 90's and took many many long walks along the entire grid. The thought of what was beneath the streets (and how it got there) was almost an unsettling feeling. Oh for the staggering amount of engineering that goes into things no one will ever see...
@jacobbwalters8133
Ай бұрын
I LOVE the walking tour videos!
@TireSpare
Ай бұрын
I really do love history behind every new york skyscraper........ pleases keep explaining them to us !!! i never knew that !!
@Lifeasweknowit24
Ай бұрын
THIS GUY WOULD DEMOLISH ALL BUILDINGS FOR "efficiency". Stop, buildings are not just things that have to run efficiently. They are part of history, part of nyc culture, and a testament of human ingenuity. Not everything has to be efficient. Sometimes, other things are more important.
@Enrico-
3 күн бұрын
with that logic there wouldn't be skyscrapers to begin with
@-Flock
Ай бұрын
The way he talks to the viewer is engaging. I feel like I’ve known him for years
@toddhensley880
Ай бұрын
More videos like this please!
@norseman4763
Ай бұрын
AD, more videos like this please.
@PeterEconomy
Ай бұрын
Super interesting -- great tour!
@Gee_be_Vibing
19 күн бұрын
Very much so
@snowballeffect7812
Ай бұрын
Would love more interior shots and technical drawings. Great job, though!
@peterlv68
Ай бұрын
Only gripe is that Nick refers to the original builder of the terminal and the operating railroad as "Grand Central Railroad", when it was the "New York Central". Great video nonetheless
@ScottFerreira
Ай бұрын
More of these types of videos please! Love this!
@TheAnimeist
Ай бұрын
5:50 That is an incredible picture.
@KenSDCA
Ай бұрын
What building did the Union Carbide building replace?? I assume that it was one of the original buildings in the build out of Terminal City. It merits a mention.
@pennyjackson7921
Ай бұрын
How I love these videos about this glorious city! (And I am not American).
@lordtherapeutics
Ай бұрын
Fascinating. Thank you. The lobbies of Grand Central and Met Life are the equal to the greatest ancient European buildings.
@llluka5965
Ай бұрын
Half of the conversation in this video is about how iconic landmark buildings are “just not performing compared to the newer more efficient class-a office building”… since when is that a priority for EVERY building to be the utmost modern at all times. These Landmark icons SHOULD and CAN exist without being compared to the elevator capacity/speed or other office capitalist metrics that Mr. Potts keeps reminding/prioritizing. It’s obvious and redundant …
@sarahwardles1947
Ай бұрын
LOVE these vids!
@Szergej33
Ай бұрын
This is so cool. Having seen in movies I always thought the GC concourse was underground. Turns out it's not, but everything else it connects to via stairs and escalators are elevated :o
@legostud
15 күн бұрын
The hemsley building sounds perfect to convert to housing due to the smaller dimensions.
@eddieg6436
Ай бұрын
Nick is an EXCELLENT guide!! Very informative, and INTERESTING……a tricky combo to achieve. Bravo!
@thenorthroom5614
Ай бұрын
Best in the business, thank you Nick Potts!
@amiull385
Ай бұрын
Great video! Would love to see this series go international with similar videos in other global cities.
@ben.vision236
Ай бұрын
9:55 I wouldn’t call that subtle, especially compared to the relatively understated and sleek Union Carbide lobby
@CoverBydAn
Ай бұрын
Ads on youtube are effing out of control
@definitely_notme4112
Ай бұрын
5:26 it was the New York Central Railroad, not the grand central railroad
@michaelolson571
Ай бұрын
This was an awesome tour. I'd love it if you did this for more skyscrapers throughout NYC.
@justinliriano7704
Ай бұрын
My girlfriend bought me a book about urban planning for our anniversary, and this video popped up on my recommended! great video, gonna check out more
@JackKack-kk5dd
Ай бұрын
I don't know where you guys got your sqft numbers but the new 270 Park Avenue is 2.5 million sqft, not 1.5 million. It's considerably larger than the Union Carbide building. Also why are you focusing on the elevators so much? They're not the reason the new building is getting built, and they're not anywhere close to the most important part of it.
@u1zha
Ай бұрын
What are the most important parts?
@michaelhardiman7482
Ай бұрын
In the 60s and 70s my dad worked in market research nearby in the 400 Fifth Ave building. At lunch we would sometimes go to the Biltmore Hotel, to the Men's Bar there, where there were no women allowed! (that's my recollection anyway). I drank a lot of Shirley Temples in that bar. His other favorite place was the Oyster Bar in GCT, where he would love to show me the echo in the Guastavino tile ceiling.
@miriamzajfman4305
Ай бұрын
Thank you for the most interesting Tour of the Grand Central ! Looking forward to see another exciting area of New York
@mancroft
Ай бұрын
Fascinating. Thank you.
@johnpotter8039
25 күн бұрын
Ummm.....Grand Central Terminal, thank you. Great video. I have been on a special tour of the complex. Great early 20th century architecture.
@CubeAtlantic
Ай бұрын
This is legit relaxin' & detailed to detailed Grand Central was always had that retro architecture.
@maryoconnor2527
19 күн бұрын
This is probably silly, but I presume the point about the floor plates needing to be smaller before central air and fluorescent light is because rooms couldn’t be appropriately lit and cooled if they were too big? Like, if you only had a window AC it can only cool off a certain radius of space while central air can just put in multiple vents and each can cool off the same radius?
@GardeningandMyDailyLife
Ай бұрын
Những hình ảnh tư liệu lưu trữ cũ thật quý giá ,cảm ơn bạn đã chia sẻ với mọi người.
@dennisd3
Ай бұрын
The building is Grand Central TERMINAL, the railroad that built it was the New York Central
@a-totally-random-person
27 күн бұрын
This beautiful building is totally covered. It's a tragedy.
@tlalicetears649
Ай бұрын
I'm glad I found this channel
@Commentator541
Ай бұрын
We want to be able to see it ourselves thank you very much, but this is sort of the next best thing.
@DonHendrickson-xd7jw
Ай бұрын
Fascinating video! Thank you, sir.
@angkasal7333
29 күн бұрын
For the entire time I was waiting for the sponsorship ad to pop up only to find your channel name in short is 'AD' itself🤦♀️
@lucasgog
Ай бұрын
Never knew a tragedy like the 270 Park Ave redevelopment was possibly, such a shame
@joeewalker97
Ай бұрын
Love when Nick is on
@jaimerosado3896
Ай бұрын
At Tower A at Hudson Yards, anybody that works above the television studios has to take two elevators, unless they use the freight elevator.
@dundersquat
Ай бұрын
Fascinating and informative. Well done.
@mdelmella9228
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video Nick, very inspiring :)
@pjspence
Ай бұрын
Great video! These always make me want to make the move to NYC.
@seanmurphy3753
Ай бұрын
Great video. Loved it. I’ll try and circle back with a better critique that’s worthy of this video but super tired now. Had to at least get a comment and like out.
@theshypersistence
Ай бұрын
Fascinating! Never really considered these challenges before 😀
@chaspfrank
Ай бұрын
There was never a "Grand Central Railroad". There was the New York Central Railroad which built Grand Central Terminal".
@DonCapricornUS
Ай бұрын
Incredible
@charleshendrix232
Ай бұрын
NY is amazing. I still get a thrill just looking at the majesty of it. However, they are destroying the skyline. Its sad.
@giulianomarco
20 күн бұрын
I believe Clint Eastwood landed on the (then) Pan Am building in the 1968 movie "Coogan's Bluff".
@bennettzug
Ай бұрын
175 park ave would've been nice to get a mention as well
@snoopywalker1881
Ай бұрын
Fascinating for anyone who has been to Grand Central and then upstairs to the Met Life Building
@Hammerandhearth
Ай бұрын
It's the NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD. The Grand Central Railroad is not a thing.
@user-zt5xz5fz4q
Ай бұрын
We ❤ N.Y..
@FrithonaHrududu02127
Ай бұрын
Terminal City is a cool name
@Kenneth-f6l
Ай бұрын
always got to watch the walking tours!!! C:
@donaldavis
Ай бұрын
Great video and explanation! (I LOVE Grand Central). But it makes me wonder, did Chicago do the same thing (there are buildings that I think are above their tracks that have elevators on the "ground" level-huh?)
@soccer6190
Ай бұрын
270 Park is 2.5 million sq ft. It is much larger than the building it replaced. Do you actually know what you are talking about.
@Mr21scott
Ай бұрын
Great videos but please ask Mr. Potts to talk slower and more clearly.
@blue9multimediagroup
Ай бұрын
Hit the cogwheel in the corner and then playback speed
@FGH9G
Ай бұрын
New York Central Railroad. Not the Grand Central Railroad. :)
@filanfyretracker
Ай бұрын
Empire State is probably optimal today, They have done a lot of renovation.
@lutzheinrichborchers7554
Ай бұрын
Warum ging so etwas nicht über dem Stuttgarter Hauptbahnhof?
@johnmcanulty7341
Ай бұрын
While a great primer: There is more complexity to these issues.
@paulvincent3299
Ай бұрын
After working in the Pan Am Building staring out at the roof of the Helmsley Building, in retrospect, all I could think about was the "Queen of Mean'. LOL
@AMPProf
Ай бұрын
DO A 1820s-1920s-2020s Overlook befor the new skyline
@ConductorSmith
Ай бұрын
Big correction here, every reference to Grand Central Railroad should be actually referred to as the New York Central Railroad.
@jamesfarrell8339
Ай бұрын
Excellent video Great job
@Coach_McGuirk
Ай бұрын
New York Central Railroad. There’s no such thing as the Grand Central Railroad.
@danmcclaren5436
Ай бұрын
I got an idea, as soon as you get inside the skyscraper, the people would go up a set of stairs, that way you have enough room for the pit for the high speed elevators
@danmcclaren5436
Ай бұрын
nevermind I kept watching the video
@mihailstolz
Ай бұрын
I just know that Ted Mosby would love these videos.
@maestromecanico597
Ай бұрын
"Grand Central Railroad"?
@truecerium4924
Ай бұрын
What role does it play that lobbies of office buildings turn in to public spaces with retail and hospitality facilities?
@AllStars2525
Ай бұрын
Amazing video!
@BobbyStef
Ай бұрын
Is terminal city a new monicker for the area between grand central terminal? I’ve never heard this term before
@kennixox262
Ай бұрын
It was the original name for the area.
@wojeff
Ай бұрын
Can the Grand Central train platforms be lowered another level?
@schlenbea
Ай бұрын
Excavation under active tracks is extremely tricky and costly, so yes, but there are cheaper alternatives that we see here.
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