Why New York's Skyscrapers Keep Changing Shape

[@benwagner742]

You just can't beat B1M writing and production quality. Amazing video as always!

[@zeus4634]

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[@radar_the_fox]

175 park st should get canceled because they reduced the height from 1646 ft to 1575 ft

[@ashishkn95]

Agree.

[@chrisogrady28]

Just cant beat? I mean, that's a bit extreme and superlative

[@edramirez1240]

I never really appreciated the Chrysler Building due to the fact I worked mostly Downtown and the Westside. Then I had an interview over on 42nd & Park. I had time to kill and wandered towards the CB. It is so impressive from the outside, but the lobby is absolutely incredible. A true Art Deco beauty and a marvelous structure. It’s a miracle that it survived pretty much intact in a city that’s constantly changing.

[@LV-426...]

You probably meant 'wandered', not 'wondered', but OK - it happens. I agree though with everything else.

[@edramirez1240]

@@LV-426... Corrected. This is what happens when you write a comment right after you wake up. Thanks.

[@lanardfletcher1422]

You're absolutely correct. The lobby of the Chrysler building is truly a marvel

[@Racko.]

I work on the East Side so I get to see views of Midtown and the entire 42nd St line along with the Chrysler building, it's absolutely gorgeous

[@zqpcydbfoqbdiehdj]

The grandeur view from the 42nd street looking where Grand Central Terminal is will be blocked and that will suck. They can build that elsewhere. Lol

[@liyifenn]

I love this view of architectural design through the decades. Please do make more, this is fascinating.

[@HenryMidfields]

Absolutely. Love the historic styles that emerged in the 20th Century. Makes me wish more cities outside of US had embraced skyscrapers during that time.

[@CheeseburgerDanny]

Pls do it B1M! :)

[@Soulseeologia]

Why don’t you spend any time figuring out who built the buildings that were already here when the settlers arrived like the Empire State Building ?

[@herrbonk3635]

But they tend to make you belive it was somehow local to New York. On the contrary, most of the basic styles used in NY were international, with their roots in Europe: Neo renaissance or classicism (late 1800s-), Art Nouveau (1900s-), "modernism" & "functionalism" (late 1920s-), post modernism (mid 1970s-). The only style that could be said to be more typical for USA among the ones mentioned here was "Art Deco", a mix between Art Nouveau and functionalism.

[@martinemery8033]

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[@stevelopez8797]

As a New Yorker, I’d love to hear about your predictions for development in areas of Queens and Brooklyn. I imagine that zoning laws will change giving way to more skyscrapers.

[@pauleohl]

Very tall buildings can't be built anywhere. They require bedrock to be near the surface.

[@r3d0c]

@@pauleohl they dont require bedrock, it's just cheaper and easier if they are near bedrock; the world's tallest building was built on sand

[@njnikusha]

Brooklyn is sure on a rise with Brooklyn tower 🥳🥳🥳

[@spaceengineeringempire4086]

@@pauleohlyou don’t need bed rock. Only friction for the foundation. That can be done with a few dozen or hundred pilons.

[@KRYMauL]

@@r3d0c It’s base is huge, though.

[@John_Weiss]

FunFact: The reason why Manhattan is able to support such tall buildings is because of the breakup of Pangaea. You see, where Manhattan is now, there was once a rift-valley. And with continental rifting comes magma upwelling. The cliffs of the Palisades, on the west side of the Hudson, are the cooled, crystalized remains of an ancient magma chamber. Likewise, Manhattan Island is underlaid by ancient basalt. And not all that far below the surface, either. [Thank you, Laurentide Ice Sheet!] That's a very, very stable base to anchor the supports of a skyscraper into, and you can go quite deep without ever hitting the end of that volcanic rock. The last thing that helps NYC with such tall skyscrapers is that (1) It's on a passive continental margin that hasn't been geologically-active in a good 100 million years; (2) It's on the coast, away from the tornado-forming-interior of North America; (3) It's far enough north that getting hit by hurricanes is [well, was] a fairly rare occurrence.

[@carsonfarmer1074]

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[@trolleriffic]

Fantastic explanation and a great bit of extra context that most of us would never have heard about.

[@emilysmith6897]

And now climate change is going to fuck it all up.

[@VinceHere98]

Both the Chrysler and Empire State buildings made me fall in love with skyscrapers as a young boy. I was amazed by their outstanding appearance and their defiance over the New York City skyline. I’m not sure how I as a young boy would react to the Twin Towers had 9/11 never happened (I was born in 1998), if anything I would’ve at first thought they looked pretty weird because of their appearance, but as time would go on, I would fall in love with them, and they would be my favorite part of the city, along with Grand Central and Times Square. The Chrysler building is still one of my favorite skyscrapers, mostly because of its history and its awesome appearance, but I will be a bit sad to see it literally overshadowed by taller buildings, if anything it almost reminds me of that book I read as a kid called “The Little Skyscraper”.

[@ironmatic1]

The base of 175 Park Ave looks to me like a slight nod to the world trade center.

[@r62aguy85]

In what way are they wired is just a simple design and they are unique because they were twins it’s not very common to find twin buildings of that height in my opinion the twin towers dominated nyc and both the Empire State Building and Chrysler I mean if you would of put the twin towers next to the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings the towers would dwarf each of them by a country mile

[@TimothyVershkov]

I feel like they should bring back that old art deco design and build new buildings like the Chrysler building

[@pelucheCR7]

The twin towers were ugly and boring just like the new world trade center. Empire state and chrysler building actually have a nice design.

[@mmedefarge]

I'm surprised that people used to think the Chrysler building ugly; I've always thought it beautiful. I loved to see it on my approach home; it was always comforting, somehow. It's a symbol of old NYC when working class people like me were allowed to live here.

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

"Working class people lived there". Yeah, try that today on a moderate income.

[@marcv2648]

@@michaelrmurphy2734 You can't make a living in NYC today because it is now a capital sink rather than a forge of capital formation. Unfortunately, this can go on for decades before it becomes apparent to the average person or investor.

[@juniper617]

Honestly, the Twin Towers were ugly. Their destruction was an unspeakable tragedy and it hit me very close to home, but they really were ugly buildings. The view from the top, though, was amazing. My dad took me up there as a child, and it saddens me that I never got to take my own kids.

[@mmedefarge]

@@michaelrmurphy2734 I was born in Manhattan and lived around 48 & Lex. as well as Hell's Kitchen as a kid. Once upon a time in NYC...

[@rickEbrickE]

​@@juniper617I think they looked cool in an industrially beautiful kinda way.

[@Dumptheclutchevo]

As a young Englishman when i moved to NYC in '98, I lived in the shadow of the WTC Twin Towers, and walked through there every day. I left NYC in '06 and returned last year. That area holds a lot of memories for me, and I'm still emotional watching this video. I think this is one of the most informative, and sympathetic explanations of the WTC I've seen, succinct but comprehensive, and not just a rehashing of the myriad stories already out there. The rest of the video of course is up to your normal excellent standards, if not exceeding them. great video, great channel!

[@henri372]

It has a good description of their structural integrity as well. Which is omitted in lot of the later stories.

[@TheGamingWarIord]

living in the shadow would be amazing because you get a clear view of them as well, I was born in 2012 christmas eve so i never got the chance to really see the Towers, I can only see them through pictures and videos, and all we have left of them is scraps and parts of them and memorial pools. Rest in piece to those lost in 9/11.

[@cmartin_ok]

If you ever get the chance to visit NYC, don't just look at the Chrysler Building from the outside, be brave and go into the reception area. It's stunning and makes you wonder what the rest of the building is like.

[@ibubezi7685]

Empire State is beautiful as well - can't say the same for the modern cookie-cutter stuff...

[@TeaCup1940]

Is it not possible to go beyond the reception area?

[@cmartin_ok]

@@TeaCup1940 There are turnstiles/electronic barriers. You need a building pass to get through and past the reception area

[@Logical_Chronical]

@@ibubezi7685 The strange thing is that they aren't that cookie cutter. Most look different and art deco is actually making a comeback. As the new buildings age, newer generations will start to cherish the buildings being built now because it represents an era of the past. I've realized that newer isn't always a bad thing, especially as the new ages. Every time a new skyscraper is built it is disliked. Like he said even the iconic Empire State Building, World Trade Center, and Chrysler Building were considered eyesores and not wanted when they were new.

[@ibubezi7685]

@@Logical_Chronical I see your point, but to me the 'style' is similar: square towers cladded in colored (mostly blue), mirror-panes. Shapes may differ, yet it is the same, industrial look - globally. And yes, WTC wasn't 'beautiful', but they were unique, becoming iconic over time. Also, it doesn't have to be Art Deco per se, yet some 'diversity' would enhance skylines.

[@themosquito8404]

I went to New York for the first time just a few weeks ago, the Chrysler Building is undoubtedly the most beautiful building I've ever seen.

[@benignotzul5027]

2030 might be the triplet towers

[@PandaNorwayGaming2014]

OH NAHH 💀

[@advicehydra6332]

It’d be cool as a mixed-use space though. Imagine a skyscraper that serves as office space and mall and other businesses within one complex!

[@benignotzul5027]

I wouldn't say no to that!​@@advicehydra6332

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[@CJC90909]

A huge thing about Midtown East in the next few years is the fact that the East Side Access is being added to Grand Central, which will make it much easier for millions to access that area from Long Island. Edit for context: I think you may have covered this massive project in the past. In the past, millions of people per day were forced to go to Penn Station to go to Midtown East, adding at least 20-30 min to each commute. With Midtown East’s expansion, I also think it deserves a better name. Someone help me with this part 😅

[@TheB1M]

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[@Phisherman86]

MIdtown East already has multiple areas: Tudor City, Grand Central Area, Sutton Place, and Turtle Bay

[@the.abhiram.r]

yeah i was thinking about this, there's so many betters names for that neighborhood

[@radar_the_fox]

I wish project commodores height was left at 1646 ft instead of its now 1575 ft

[@thadaHawk]

@@Phisherman86 Grand Central is flanked by Vanderbilt Place and Pershing Square, although Pershing Square isn't much of a Square. The Midtown East rezoning has breathed new life into Vanderbilt place with 1 Vanderbilt and the pedestrianization of the adjacent road.

[@PLuMUK54]

When you watch a video like this, slick, professional, and very informative, it comes as no surprise that television is losing its grip. A fascinating topic, well presented.

[@MrFister84]

For sure, with no hidden agenda bullshit.

[@walperstyle]

What did it for me was showing the Guarding Angels and NYPD in an old video clip from the late 80's. That is exactly what was going on, people were taking charge of the direction of the city, and government backed away, hence why it was chaos, but there was also massive opportunity and overall NYC grew and people were working. ...even illegal immigrants.

[@RetNemmoc555]

I can't watch television anymore. On TV this would be called "City Buried Alive" with twenty-five minutes of commercials, dramatic teasers before and after every commercial break, watered down context, and no mention of the Chrysler building until the last five minutes.

[@BradThePitts]

I wish they would tone down the continuous and unnecessary sound effects - I personally found this video very hard to watch (listen to.)

[@walperstyle]

@@RetNemmoc555 I dropped television over 15 years ago. So liberating. The old media is dead. They want you to have the 'feelz' so they can control you.

[@johniii8147]

I worked in the World Trade Center North in the late 90s (fortunately before 911). It was a pain in the butt to work in usually being on the 80th floor. It could take you 10 minutes many times to just get to your office once you entered the building. Our office was already highly outdated and the small windows didn't help.

[@r62aguy85]

Lucky man the best looking building ever made congrats on your opportunity to work on that iconic and beautiful structure

[@rickEbrickE]

​@@MrCmon113Haha, you're so unique and funny for saying that. 😐

[@ItzBIULD]

​@@MrCmon113I'm not glad the terrorists brought it down, since it took many lives with it, but the towers were either gonna become a historical structure or simply be demolished to make way for a new office structure

[@jacvuls]

uh@@MrCmon113

[@somethingsomething404]

@@MrCmon113you mean the owners? Look into the terrorism insurance the owner took out. He made a killing..

[@planetdisco4821]

Spent 37 years of my life as a rigger on megaprojects in Australia and this hands down is my favourite channel on KZbin. And it just keeps getting better! Great work as always B1M

[@moonpie21012]

I’m sure you’ve got some interesting stories from so many years of that job!

[@planetdisco4821]

@@moonpie21012 yes and also an almost endless list of aches and pains lol

[@noegenesis]

The quality of these mini-documentaries is astonishing. Great work B1M team!

[@sivanandkashyap5893]

I always wanted to visit New York City and you practically took me on a tour. The fact a city can be known just by its skyscrapers is great!!! Thanks B1M. Keep up the good work.

[@Racko.]

You will fall in love with Midtown!

[@sivanandkashyap5893]

@@Racko. How do you remember the addresses??? They are way too confusing.

[@Racko.]

@@sivanandkashyap5893 I live and work here, I remember and know pretty much everywhere by heart

[@sivanandkashyap5893]

@@Racko. I mean the street names are okay but the numbers that's what I am asking about.

[@Racko.]

@@sivanandkashyap5893 Those two, overtime you get used to the numbers, they're very easy to me to memorize

[@ryanrodriguez4535]

As an architect working and living in New York City this amount of rich history and the feeling put into it is so impactful. It really puts into perspective the work that goes into giving this city a life or identity. Or sometimes reflecting on the current identity. I’m proud to live here. Please keep doing more of this.

[@m4x927]

It ain't perfect, but it's home

[@johnburns4017]

It usually takes an outsider to highlight your own values.

[@portfolioremileblanc]

doesnt have a rich history yet

[@numberonefuturediaryfan]

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[@fish-wf5vf]

Unlike dubai

[@GoldenPhil]

To me, as a NewYorker, the city is like a person a character a personality that grows and changes as it goes thru time. It indulges fads, trends, priorities and also painful times. Every scar, crack, pothole and yes building has a story attached.

[@NGC1433]

For someone who never seen a building taller than 2 floors... This is absolutely fantastic! Thanks!

[@ainsleyfrastructurekpopmashups]

I've never seen a Supertall skyscraper in my country, I think the only one is Grand Hyatt in Manila. Most of the skyscrapers in the Manhattan-like district of Makati are only between 100 to 250m.

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

I live in Edinburgh, Scotland. There's a general old rule that no structure can be built higher than Edinburgh Castle which is in the city centre so our buildings are tiny. I went to New York in 2003 and my neck literally got sore from looking up at all the skyscrapers.

[@ryanpatterson9526]

I’m surprised there aren’t height restrictions around the Chrysler Building like there is around the Space Needle in Seattle, which are there to stop other buildings from blocking everyone's view of the landmark.

[@jjongm3213]

NYC has just recently rezoned Midtown East, with the desire of replacing much of the undesirable office stock. Naturally, developers have looked to make use of near Grand Central proximity. Hence, the towering buildings in the process of obscuring Grand Central and the Chrysler bldg.

[@user-qx6ek4dj8w]

i never knew people cared about the Chrysler so much cause most of the attention in midtown goes to the ESB but maybe I'm just too New Jersian to realize

[@johnsimpsonii108]

Na an you’re right tourist care about it not New Yorkers which might be why the zoning doesn’t matter as much for there

[@chrischarman8707]

As a European it looks to us as a flagrant disregard for your own history and beauty in pursuit of profit and greed. But I doubt you’d agree.

[@BigCroca]

@@chrischarman8707 what

[@RLee-zs1ds]

Many years ago the company I worked for wanted to move their head office into the Chrysler Building and waited for a long time while renting in the IBM Building. Finally, I think it was in the 70's, their desired floor in the Chrysler Building became vacant and they moved into the 61st floor, which had a balcony and the gargoyles at each corner. I only visited the head office 5 or 6 times times, but the experience of entering the building, even getting into the elevator was surreal. Everything was exquisitely art-decor from elevator doors to marble walls, inlaid brass fittings, and on and on, but the experience of standing on the balcony looking over NY was an experience I will never forget. Such a privileged experience for an art-decor lover, great memories

[@monhi64]

Art decor? I’ve always heard it called art deco, is that a variation? Do they call it that in NY Which side note, yeah art deco is super cool to me. I wish there was more of it around but it’s totally possible I’d be sick of it if I actually went through the period where it was everywhere

[@moonpie21012]

Wow it sounds like an amazing experience to have had

[@cyrilio]

Love this kind of episode. Can you do these for other cities too!?? Amsterdam is going through a fascinating development this decade after for a long time banning ‘sky scrapers’ (yeah I know the stuff here technically doesn’t qualify as skyscraper). Especially the A’dam tower is awesome.

[@grigandy]

Amsterdam has lots of amazing projects being build or proposed. I also want such a video but wondering if we should wait a few more years and see what else appears there. They are currently upgrading a train station for international travel and I expect that many more projects will be announced there once it is completed.

[@bluepurplepink]

Amsterdam is amazing when it comes to public transport and bicycling. I think even if they add sky scrapers, they should be designed accordingly to its history. A NY style skyscraper would look ugly af in Amsterdam, even if its shorter.

[@bramsta]

@@bluepurplepinka lot of modern high rises have been and are being erected in Amsterdam, yet they cluster some 5 km south of the city center in the Zuidas business district. As a resident, that feels like a sensible way to go about this sort of development in a beautiful historic city like Amsterdam.

[@ainsleyfrastructurekpopmashups]

Here is my long paragraph reply: I think Manila is also going Manhattanization, the cause is 6-7% growth in economy, Bay Area will be a downtown district filled with mid-rise buildings, and some few high-rise buildings. Across the major avenue passing through the outskirts of Manila, there is also a skyscraper boom, and I think this corridor, especially the C-5 in eastern Metro Manila is also undergoing this phenomenon, because both Makati, and BGC CBDs is getting too expensive to build here, that the developers now force or consider them to build in fringes of CBD, and outskirts of Metro Manila like in Ortigas CBD, and Quezon City, because our president start to ban reclamation in the Bay area except for the Atlanta Airport-sized Manila-Bulacan International Airport, I think Manhattanization will begin in provinces such as Bulacan, Pampanga, Laguna, Rizal, Cavite, and Batangas, especially in 2020s, in which it is a beginning stage, while 2030s to 2040s are the peak stage of skyscraper boom outside of Metro Manila. I've seen a single mid-high rise building when I was in Southwoods City, located just south of Alabang CBD, that is the sign that skyscraper boom is on verge for the provinces. Also, the President's Pambansang Pabahay Program is now on full-blast, with apartments ranging from mid to high rise, and because of that, it will contribute more to the provincial skyscraper boom, so expect residential skyscrapers sprouting in the middle of rural farmlands by at least 2040s. Also, by 2049, Manila should be interconnected, with 10-11 subway lines criss-crossing this metro.

[@Logical_Chronical]

Once buildings get older they will be liked or even cherished. This is a common theme. New things are seen as bad, but as they age they are seen as more valuable. I think this has to do with people's memories when they are young. Younger people when they grow older will cherish these new buildings and its architecture. I know things built when I was little were hated and now they are valued as years go on, giving a memory of nostalgia.

[@fanniinnanetguy653]

except buildings built in 60's and 70's. They just look bad.

[@Logical_Chronical]

@@fanniinnanetguy653 They do in my opinion too. Not a good era for buildings.

[@janelleg597]

​@@fanniinnanetguy653 ya that's rough

[@ExxonMobilCompany]

Simply do this disregard the market opinions and projections. I'd suggest buying shares of reputable firms and holding them for long that's exactly why investing in stock now will be the best and favourable decision

[@marcelrobert9569]

Trading used to be a stressful "Rollercoaster Of Wins And Losses with no Consistency. Since learning the rules, all i've done is follow them. The results came effortlessly

[@jet4926]

I remember Mobil they did the hidy ho out of NYC, too expensive..

[@davebartosh5]

Having worked in NYC most of my life, plenty of memories of these buildings. I worked in 40 Wall Street for about a year, for instance. I also narrowly missed the bombing of the garage of the World Trade Center (1993) as well. Drove a delivery van then, and was down there all the time.

[@SicilianStealth]

Same here I commuted from Rye to Grand Central Terminal over a 30-year period. And during 9/11 was supposed to be there for an interview.

[@kitchin2]

@@SicilianStealth the leaning train tracks when Rye was the Amtrak stop! Suburbs have changed lots too.

[@SicilianStealth]

@@kitchin2 they curve so that when the Metro-North train banks it can go faster. Rye hasn't been an Amtrak stop for more than 20 years it's New Rochelle. My father passed away at the age of 90 3 years ago mom and dad were married 63 years they sold the house just recently from Mom's continued healthcare. While I'm not looking for sympathy to this day I could cry because there's no more going home.

[@olbradley]

@@SicilianStealth I find it funny that pretty much everyone who I know to have lived in or around NYC in the last three decades seems to have survived or narrowly missed a terrorist attack at some point.

[@walperstyle]

@@olbradley You should talk to people that grew up in Beruit, lol.

[@bramsta]

Damn B1M, you’ve been my favorite YT channel for years but this has to be my favorite piece up until now. Absolutely love the historic and socio-economic angles. Great to see you guys always keep improving your production value, very much appreciated!

[@buba_Dukz]

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[@drx1xym154]

Yes, now if only NYC and New York State can restore Rule of Law, things may improve for everyone. The current governor is _The Worst!_ yet, took over for the bloody-touchy philanderer, "in charge" - Coumo's have some answers to give - at the very least! The replaced the deblasio-disaster with a fake cop, however... *The 0.01%* ( _billionaires_ ) fail to start another global calamity, though most appear to be working strongly for calamity, one is working to follow the actual (strange no?) science! We live in interesting times! End the private central bank. End The Fed! End ALL private central banks! The BIS does not need to apply to, for or against -- the future the future of mankind.

[@flopsiejmcardle]

It's strange to say the start of the worlds tallest office building competition began with the Chrysler Building. In NYC the race for worlds tallest building had been in earnest since at least the 1880's with such as the Park Row building and New York World Building. Also interesting that before 1880, the tallest buildings were all cathedrals. Like NY traded one god for another.

[@sc1338]

A fake god for a real one lol

[@rkan2]

@@sc1338 Don't believe your money is more real anyway. It is all debt after all.

[@jamineamina5429]

@@rkan2 i do tangible things for money that buys things i can actually experience. that seems more real to me

[@JohnFromAccounting]

Ulm Minster is still enormously tall. If you drive through Ulm or take the train through, it's impossible to miss. The tower defines the entire city, and the lack of skyscrapers in Germany, other than Frankfurt, makes it stand out in a good way.

[@deconteesawyer5758]

@@JohnFromAccounting It is a reminder of where stupid, arbitrarily invasive, restrictions on individual's liberty imposed on the people like shutting down businesses by law on Sunday come from.

[@goalfever76]

Living in NYC for the pass 23 years I’ve come to appreciate the history of my city… thanks for your unique perspective on the historical significance of skyscrapers throughout the decades and changing landscape of NYC… great content as usual…

[@greatheightsu]

This is your best episode yet. Combining culture, art, and history.

[@shigemorif1066]

“New York is never finished.” I love the double meaning there. A city that is ever evolving and a place you can never count out.

[@jackthorton10]

It’s the Big Apple for a reason! :)

[@GeekyMedia]

Absolutely incredible B1M Team! I was hoping for another holiday season long-form.

[@TheB1M]

Haha, thanks! Merry Christmas!!

[@BikeHelmetMk2]

@@TheB1M These documentaries are fabulous! The way that you tie it all together is absolutely perfect. Superb narrator too, I must say. ;) Merry Christmas, Fred!

[@DMLand]

Change is inevitable. I know that with every fiber of my being. And even though I live on the other side of the continent from NY City, the thought of some monstrosity overshadowing the Chrysler Building still rankles. The B1M is one of the slickest, most interesting channels on KZbin. Keep up the good work.

[@johntelesca1440]

Very interesting video, thanks! New York's skyscraper boom started before the 1920s however - there was the Flatiron (1902), Singer (1908), Metropolitan Life (1909), and Woolworth (1913), each working out what the world's tallest building should look like.

[@blushdog]

the first tall buildings in the city were in the 1870s and the first skyscrapers in the 1880s,

[@fabianfunk5430]

You just have to love this Channel.

[@TheB1M]

Thank you so much!!

[@pathtobillions8070]

I’m loving the longer format videos you have been putting out lately. Would be interested to see similar videos for other historic cities.

[@colechapman6976]

The Chrysler is still the best-looking skyscraper in the city. Such an iconic design

[@D_Marrenalv]

The Chrysler, the Woolworth, and a few other beauties (not the ESB, though).

[@charlesachurch7265]

Fascinating presentation thanks xxx. Ps. I'm happy to live in the middle of a forest and don't have to experience these monsters first hand.

[@badvogue]

I'm obsessed with this episode. Fred, you and your team are amazing. Loving the visuals, the script, everything.

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Thank you, Fred. Great episode. Years ago my family and I went to New Jersey for a wedding. We stayed right across the Hudson River from Lower Manhatten. The room my brother and I were in overlooked a parking lot but we go around the corner to the room out parents were in and there they were. The Twin Towers looming right over us. The day after the wedding we were eating outside as the sun was going down over New Jersey and the Towers were lit up like a film set. That is something I will never forget. And to think my Dad was there too. My father survived the Halifax Explosion of 1917. The greatest man made explosion before the nuclear age. Little did we know that day what would happen. You thought they would be there forever. And I had the chance to ask Daniel Liebskind at a Q+A if he was haunted by the ghost of Minoru Yamasaki. Should have gone for it! New York is just not the same without them.

[@eltonronjovi2238]

"...A gentle permission." That's tactfully brilliant. I always love the eye candy and backstories you present here but I want to give kudos on your scripts. Very, very well written. Engaging and thoughtful. Just the right measure of detail sprinkled with random trivia all explaining a clear overview of the topic. So yeah, props to the writer(s). I❤NY

[@jamieknight326]

The recent long form videos on this channel have been epic. Well done. The cinematography, writing and production value rivals anything made by the BBC or other major networks. Can’t wait to see more!

[@billkittleman9631]

Fred, your work and that of your entire team at the B1M is simply OUTSTANDING .. you all keep up the truly great work, the videos are immensely enjoyable and educational ✌️

[@kylet.4582]

I love how you explain how the buildings of different time periods in New York City's history reflect the ethos' of their ages. It's what makes architecture such a fascinating subject to study! As cliché as it is, buildings truly are a reflection of the ages in which they were built, in engineering and materials and also socioeconomic and political trends.

[@JKDC97]

I can’t believe this video is free. Always stunned by the incredible production quality. Bravo B1M!

[@johniii8147]

Oh it's not "free". Almost 3 million subscribers and 700K views of this video alone, they are making a lot of money off the channel.

[@JKDC97]

@@johniii8147 I did not pay anything to access this channel, therefore free!

[@haydencooper_]

@@johniii8147 what did you pay to view it?

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

@@JKDC97 HAHAHA!!! Just like network TV.

[@--julian_]

​@John K we are the product. the videos are bait to lure us in

[@motomuso]

Thank you for keeping footage of the 9/11 attacks out of this story. Your line about moving on yet never forgetting is beautiful.

[@LaurenOliviArt]

I agree ❤

[@georgegoodwin9722]

Same here. Thank you!

[@jacobbayer1097]

Thank you for not showing footage of 9/11

[@SuperRandoms.]

Nuh uh

[@joelm33]

Very interesting. I am a construction manager myself and find these developments fascinating. Keep up the good work.

[@sm00thgames63]

The fact that you can get this type of production quality for free is amazing, ty B1M for being awesome!

[@ihavetoreturnsomevideotape2760]

This is better than most documentaries on Netflix.

[@TheB1M]

Ah wow, thank you so much!!

[@ihavetoreturnsomevideotape2760]

@@TheB1M No! Thank you sir! I appreciate how much effort you put into these videos for us.

[@jubejubesa8777]

Going to NYC for the first time this weekend. No one has prepared me to appreciate the architecture as much as you have. Love the B1M!

[@nekopop8159]

How was it? I never went there so I’m curious about other peoples’ opinions going to New York

[@jubejubesa8777]

@@nekopop8159 One of my fav weekend trips. Went for 3 nights and couldn’t recommend it higher. Electric Citibikes in Central Park was the highlight for sure. Police were very present and rly nice, did get robbed by security guard at the Indian museum in downtown tho, watch your wallets.

[@nekopop8159]

@@jubejubesa8777 Wait what!? You got robbed? No way I’m shocked by that. But I hope your belongings are okay; nonetheless New York seems like a cool place to go too and explore.

[@jubejubesa8777]

@@nekopop8159 Money was taken out of my wallet when it went through the x ray scanner by the security guards. Rest of the trip was totally safe though!

[@marcv2648]

@@jubejubesa8777 Good grief. Robbed by the security guards? Fascinating insight into the contemporary culture of NYC.

[@lindyhoppingfool]

Just saying the Chrysler Building is the single most beautiful skyscraper in the world. Inside and out it is a testament to the age of the automobile and transportation in general. Its material selection is genius and while no longer the tallest in the world it is certainly the most complete in its language and material selection. I hope it never ever disappears.

[@buba_Dukz]

What a fantastic way to end the year. My love for the B1M will never fade away 😂🥰 Thank you Fred mills and the entire B1M team for giving us so much 🙌🏾This is by far the best treat of the year 😊

[@marshallbrink5227]

Your videos are always incredibly produced but this one is my favorite over the years. Thank you

[@kitfisto15678]

LOVED THIS!!! This is my favorite form of architectural study, looking at skyscrapers through the lens of the culture and history of when they were built. I would love to see more of this type of video for other cities. Also I really like your long form videos. I have a cool book called "The Strip: Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream" which does the same thing as this video but looks at casinos specifically. Could be a cool variation on this video idea!

[@ernlwjr2]

As per usual, a wonderful segment from B1M!

[@justintime802]

I absolutely love the quality of your videos. Keep on doing that :)

[@JuanJimenez-od1ho]

Cool relevant story: summer of 2019, I got a complete, behind the scenes tour of the Chrysler building. Still one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Stood on the “ledge” of the floor that houses the iconic gargoyle eagles.

[@sussybaka5322]

How did you manage to score a tour? I hear they don't do tours!

[@Breathtaker5000]

That sounds awesome

[@BLWard-ht3qw]

Not sure I'll ever think of the skinny super-talls as nice looking and regardless of the newer builds, the Chrysler Building will always stand out to me. It's timelessly unique looking.

[@mattywanders]

I loved this style of episode. I'd love to see more longer videos like this for various cities around the world.

[@angelinahunter182]

I lived in Manhattan from 1966 to 2016 and as a middle class person, I certainly was blessed. First, at 20 a 45-year old lady I was introduced to gave me succession rights to her rent-controlled studio on East 51st Street, along with her furniture and she loaned me the security on the apartment. My first rent in Manhattan in midtown was $98 a month! Her generosity led me to "pay it forward" many times since. When my first landlord moved me to a one bedroom apartment (still rent-controlled) on East 33rd Street between Lexington and Third Avenues, for the first 12 years or more I had a view of the Chrysler Building from my bedroom windows until The Dumont Plaza Hotel was built and blocked that view -- my first rent in that apartment was $113 a month and I stayed there for the next 24 years. In the early 90's I moved to Kips Bay Towers, designed by famous architect I. M. Pei where I lived in the East 33rd Street building on the 16th floor facing the United Nations, the East River, and the 59th Street Bridge, along with the entire city skyline facing north that could be seen from my wall-to-wall windows. I wrote Mr. Pei about what it was like to live in this beautiful environment with a 7.5 acre private park between the buildings and he wrote me back the day he received my letter. I share all this because Manhattan exceeded my expectations on all counts!!! Moving to Manhattan was THE best decision I made in my life and I believe it is unique among large cities in the United States and will always find ways to recreate itself BECAUSE it attracts the best and the brightest AND the bravest. One caveat: If a young person has been coddled growing up most likely they will find Manhattan too tough an environment in which to survive -- I was raised in such a tough environment that nothing in Manhattan ever came close to that so I could master each challenge as it arose. If you want to visit NYC consider checking with its free visitor service: BIGAPPLEGREETER.ORG You have to register FIVE WEEKS ahead of your visit as each month there are thousands of requests for a Greeter and only around 300 volunteer Greeters -- I worked as a Greeter for the last two years I lived in Manhattan taking visitors from all over the world and the United States to see the hidden treasures around their interests -- it is THE way to see Manhattan (as well as the boroughs.)

[@pklosterman73]

Thank you for sharing your story and posting the greeter link. I’m due for a vacation and will check it out. Very much appreciated and hello from Minneapolis.

[@Nocturnal39]

Obscuring the Chrysler Building is criminal at this point

[@kevinknutsen7054]

Amazingly crafted and great production value! Can't miss

[@nich2475]

Love the Neo-Art Deco aesthetic that the planned super-talls are embracing, they highlight a return to the city's iconic structures and history.

[@KaiserXionTV]

I'm not super into architecture but this channel is very accessible to folks like me. I like to imagine the systems they have in place to heat and cool the living spaces and bring water up to those levels. Maintenance must be a nightmare, but like a cool nightmare.

[@TheDutchMitchell]

hiding the Chrysler building is a serious crime, it truly is the most beautiful thing to look at. More lifeless glass boxes hiding this beauty brings tears to my eyes

[@shotelco]

The next B1M video will showcase the new super-scrapers planned for Liberty & Ellis Island (renamed to Billionaires Islands I and II), obscuring the Statue of Liberty ... in the name of "progress".

[@shivtim]

Nobody is “hiding” it. Cities are dynamic, they change.

[@olgageorgsen9654]

ETF to my present holdings for the long term, We've set aside $250k to start following inflation-indexed bonds and stocks of companies with solid cash flows, I believe it is a good time to capitalize on the market for long-term gains, but it wouldn't hurt to know means of actualizing short term profit.

[@olgageorgsen9654]

Thank you for this tip. it was easy to find your coach. Did my due diligence on him before scheduling a phone call with him. he seems proficient considering her résumé.

[@Australiaisupsidedown]

Bot pos

[@hotdong666]

Thanks to you, I'm in a special education program!

[@Skrote]

Lol.

[@EdvinPalmer]

The quality of your videos is outstanding. Excellent work!

[@duck8dodgers]

I'm glad you mentioned the Skyscraper Museum. Another thing we are known for here in NYC is our museums, and I've been to most of them. I can tell you if you watched this entire video you would love the Skyscraper Museum. It's one of the tiny museums that most people skip by, but makes up for it's small size by it's charm.

[@LutraLovegood]

That's where they belong.

[@abunchahooey]

Is there still a tenement museum in Brooklyn? I don’t know why, but I’ve always been interested in tenements in NYC.

[@houckola84]

I love this channel and just got back from a trip to New York City, where I kept pointing out all the new supertall buildings to my family and giving them little facts about each of them (whether they wanted to hear them or not). This video is a nice little cap on that trip. And as much as I love to see new landmark skyscrapers and can't believe they're going to cover up the Chrysler Building like that. It makes me sad.

[@drx1xym154]

Yes! I totally agree. And if NYC and New York State can restore Rule of Law, things may improve for everyone. The current governor is The Worst! yet, took over for the bloody-touchy philanderer, "in charge" - Coumo's have some answers to give - at the very least! The replaced the deblasio-disaster with a fake cop, however... The 0.01% ( billionaires ) fail to start another global calamity, though most appear to be working strongly for calamity, one is working to follow the actual (strange no?) science! Anyone saying they, "... are basically science." is one of the most anti-science things than can be said and is much (1000x) closer to religion, than anything else. Woke-Zombies need not reply. We live in interesting times! End the private central bank. End The Fed! End ALL private central banks! The BIS does not need to apply to, for or against -- the future the future of mankind.

[@droid4d279]

The new buildings are bland glass economy buildings which that’s a problem

[@SeanMacadelic]

I did the same thing!

[@luislaplume8261]

When my late parents came to NYC on August 2,1956 they were astounded by the height of the buildings when compared to the Hyatt Hilton Hotel in Havana,Cuba.

[@luislaplume8261]

@@droid4d279 And that is why I prefer the old architecture from the 1800s to the 1920s in NYC. The skyscrapers after World War 2 are nothing but tall boxes of glass and steel. I am a New Yorker who grew up in NYC during the Mad Men era.

[@wacobob56dad]

Driving into Manhattan using the Midtown tunnel you see the Chrysler Building standing in front of the Vanderbilt Building which is twice the size. Incredible.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

I still miss the previous World Trade Center One and Two. And there were the others lower buildings there with them as well. I live in New York back in the early 1970s and had summers trips there as well.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing this nice information about New York..Merry Christmas and Happy New Years t you and your staff coworkers...

[@LeCrenn]

This guy does such an excellent job covering New York. He clearly loves our city.

[@faraibee]

Another home run from The B1M.

[@TheB1M]

Haha, thank you so much!

[@ericmaedgen2352]

WOW, didn't even realize this was almost 30 mins long. Got to the end drinking my coffee and wanting more. Good job.

[@richardedwards5320]

I had to comment which is something I really do on KZbin videos. This was phenomenal, fantastic, informative and well presented with no hidden agenda. Just a brilliantly put together piece on the history of New York’s architecture and the future and I loved it from start to finish

[@brickafide]

The 2030 one looks like air condition filters.

[@theyeeconspiracyturtleeggs2219]

You should do a video like this but for Chicago!

[@saralynfosnight5139]

This is my favorite New York building. Chicago has nothing like it, no matter what Chicagoans say. I once had a dentist whose office was on the 72nd floor. The views! Unbelievable. It's so beautiful inside and out.

[@AT-wm2qt]

I'm half New Yorker & Californian, but I disagree. Chicago is a spectacular city with great architecture- still home of the skyscraper.

[@dinofrangiamore]

Been watching B1M for a couple of years, it remains one of my favorites. Thank you for all the great content!

[@frothyphilosophy7000]

Love the way London (and other cities) are preserving skylines and sight lines to certain significant buildings. Why isn’t NYC doing this?

[@RealmDesigner]

Because it would stunt progress and make building even more difficult. London and much of Europe are consumed by the past. Who cares about seeing St Pauls from a park across the city?

[@johnnymatejczyk9617]

I think one thing not mentioned in the video is that the Chrysler building is barely visible from the western side; other tall buildings already block the view from most of Manhattan. The much better views of the Chrysler building are from the North, South, and East(Brooklyn and queens mostly). So project commodore really will not have a major effect on sight lines.

[@lanardfletcher1422]

Capitalism. Lol

[@pc_115]

@@RealmDesigner i don't see how these ugly bland tall skyscrapers are "progress" I much rather visit Europe then any of these new buildings coming up.

[@ajgerbi]

Because London and other European cities aren’t skyscraper cities and focus more on its history, where as NYC is a newer city founded on the idea of progress and innovation which focuses on going beyond modern limits.

[@jb894]

Chrysler Building has to be the most beautiful skyscraper ever built.

[@Zircillius]

I have a hard time believing that New Yorkers in 1930 thought the Chrysler Building was an "eyesore." Today it's considered one of the most beautiful skyscrapers ever built and I fail to see how that wouldn't have been the case at a time when art deco was in vogue.

[@RossZ32]

I absolutely love watching skyscraper videos! This one was absolutely awesome and informative man. I'd love to watch a similarly themed one about Chicago and its evolution of skyscrapers since that's my favorite city! 👌

[@MaxPospelkov]

It's so great that you talk about these iconic structures of glass, metal and concrete with such passion and inspiration. Thank you so much for this, please continue!!!)))

[@gabrielhowardMKE]

Chicago wants a word with you about NYC being the home of the skyscraper lol Great episode!

[@jtgd]

Eyyy we got the famous NY scrapers!

[@dins5066]

You're joking right? Chicago has skyscrapers like other cities. But it's not the home of the skyscrapers.

[@gabrielhowardMKE]

@@dins5066 The skyscraper was literally invented in Chicago

[@KirstenNGlass]

You are to construction and archicecture what @johnnyharris is to maps and politics. Fundimentally revolutionary story tellers.

[@shinyshinythings]

Thank you for doing proper video captioning. I watch videos a lot when I’m in noisy places, so I use captions frequently. It’s always refreshing to see when care has been taken to convey the content of the video, not just slap on automated captions and call it good. I’m sure Deaf viewers appreciate it too. Well done!

[@tjg4r]

My Grandfather was one of the engineers on the Twin Towers project - he explained to the the box within a box concept a few years ago and I was fascinated. So glad and surprised to see you mention it here!

[@rsr789]

You completely forgot (or ignored?) the Woolworth building: it was the tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1930, with a height of 792 feet (241 m). You also forgot the Flatiron Building, made in 1902 and the building that arguably kicked off the skyscraper boom.

[@AngryBerb]

Omission for the sake of brevity and storytelling. Starting the video off by talking about the rise of Chrysler building allowed him to end the video talking about the Midtown East rezoning and the eventual usurping of the Chrysler building by future, even taller skyscrapers. In doing so he's "bringing it back home" and circling back to where the video started.

[@tylerkochman1007]

Fun fact: the tube within a tube design used in the WTC design was first implemented in the building now known as the Cook County Administration Building in Chicago. A rather unassuming uninteresting building that had a MASSIVE role in the evolution of towers

[@ripwednesdayadams]

I love the Art Deco skyscrapers. They’re iconic. The trump tower is so tacky. I have mixed feelings about the newer generation of skyscrapers. I feel like many of them look like they could exist anywhere- they’re not uniquely New York. The architect and urban planner Vishaan Chakrabarti referred to it as the "creeping sameness" that is besetting the planet.

[@baronvonlichtenstein]

The Chrystler is still my favorite. Love that art deco era.

[@DannyMancheno]

This video shows me new york city has a special place in your heart. I lived here for 25 years (my entire life), and this poked at the heart. Great work, always @ The B1M the difinitive construction news channel

[@davidmansfield9167]

The Manhattan skyline was extraordinary, iconic, and beautiful. Was. Now it looks like a yard sale of hubris.

[@EverydayNYC]

"New York is never finished"... As a 20 year resident of Manhattan and a lifelong resident of New York state I have to say that I absolutely love this line. What a perfect ending for a fantastic retrospective.

[@marcv2648]

Maybe not finished, but definitely faded. Continuing to fade away like its contemporaries of Detroit, Philly, Chicago, etc.

[@EverydayNYC]

@@marcv2648 sure Champ. It's faded lol. NYC has no contemporaries. It's one of the worlds major civilization hubs. You may dislike it but it isn't going anywhere or losing its relevance any time in the near future. This video alone shows that quite clearly. So skittle on back to wherever you came from. It's obvious you know little about NYC other than your dislike for it

[@marcv2648]

@@EverydayNYC Rome didn't go anywhere either. It's just no longer important. A hollow shell that is now losing its final industry to Florida.

[@EverydayNYC]

@@marcv2648 ohhh. Do tell me...What's its final industry??? Love it when guys who dont live in a place speak about it as though they are native experts. Prolly never even visited here before

[@marcv2648]

@@EverydayNYC I've spent plenty of time in New York. I don't dislike NYC, I have just seen where it's been, and where it is headed. The financial industry is NYC's final industry. The entire West is is in secular decline, the decline is just much more apparent in certain places. NYC being one.

[@liamwood9003]

This is truly outstanding. From the production, writing, through to delivery, it's one of the best to date. If this is the benchmark moving forward, can't wait to see what's next. Facinating insight into New York and its development through the 20th century. Brilliant!

[@levantos]

How did I find myself watching an entire documentary about sky scrapers in New York from start to finish? Great works guys, thoroughly informative and entertaining!

[@amistry605]

The Chrysler building is top-tier architectural design. That is one of the best looking buildings in the U.S. Classic New York! And that's coming from a Chicagoan! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@joangordoneieio]

Another fascinating episode. The Chrysler Building has always meant NYC to me. More so then the Empire State Bldg. After 30 yrs in San Fran, Ive spent the last dozen in a county that doesnt allow buildings over 2 stories.