Daily News Building

building, New York City, New York, United States

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The Daily News Building, located in New York City, is a significant example of early 20th-century American architecture, specifically in the Art Deco style. Designed by architect Raymond M. Hood, it was completed in 1930 and is characterized by its tall vertical piers and setback cubical masses. This building served as the headquarters for the New York Daily News, a prominent tabloid newspaper that was once the largest in circulation in the United States. Founded in 1919, the newspaper gained popularity through sensational coverage, lurid photographs, and entertainment features. While its circulation has decreased significantly from its mid-20th-century peak, the Daily News continues to be a notable publication.12

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…setback cubical masses in the Daily News Building (1930), by the versatile Hood, who had run the course from Gothic to modern form. The bank and office building of the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (1931–32) by George Howe and William Lescaze, a Swiss architect, gave the skyscraper its first thoroughly…
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…setback cubical masses in the Daily News Building (1930), by the versatile Hood, who had run the course from Gothic to modern form. The bank and office building of the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (1931–32) by George Howe and William Lescaze, a Swiss architect, gave the skyscraper its first thoroughly…
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