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Okay, back from work and catching up to this thread. First of all, thanks again to both of you for such interesting insights and such a wonderful thread. Minor point of correction, the Four Season Restaurant is on the ground floor of the Seagram's Building. And there is a Picasso tapestry in the lobby outside. I had many a pleasant business lunch there, and I would urge anyone who wants to see the real New York power lunch scene to splurge there, or better yet have someone else picking up the tab.
One building by Johnson I did develop a fondness for living in LA was the Crystal Cathedral in Orange County. Not everyone's cup of tea, for sure, but just right for a place so near to Disneyland -- the first drive-in church. Remember, Johnson also did the New York State Theater in Lincoln Center and also the Museum of Television and Radio not far from the MoMA in NYC.
One last Seagram's Building story -- there were several businesses in there I dealt with regularly. Their nickname for the Four Seasons was "The Cafeteria." Cafeteria food it ain't!!