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Slideshow: America's early skyscrapers
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Posted on 02/05/2009 4:49:19 AM PST by JoeProBono
At the turn of the 20th Century, New York's Woolworth Building and Chicago's Monadnock Building set a trend that transformed the skylines of US cities. New construction methods - and the egos of America's top businessmen - meant that buildings could be higher than ever before.Through this collection of archive photographs, Professor David Reynolds, presenter of Radio 4's landmark series America, Empire of Liberty looks at the birth of the skyscraper.
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: skyscrapers
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The actual Singer Building.
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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JoeProBono
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Cool
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