Singer Tower: New York's Vanished Skyscraper

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In today's video, we're going to introduce Singer Tower: New York's Vanished Skyscraper, once the tallest building, but since 1967 it's called a ghost. The tower was a marvel of architecture and construction unlike anything seen before. Yes, we are talking about Singer Tower, the world's largest structure that was intentionally demolished.
So let's dive into the story of New York's vanished skyscraper- the Singer Tower.
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The Singer Tower, which used to stand at Broadway and Liberty Street, was built in 1896 by Ernest Flagg for Frederick Bourne who was the head of the Singer Sewing Machine Corporation at the time. With a mansard roof, the original construction was red brick and stone. Work on a new building began in 1906, seven years after the original building was completed.

The construction process included the existing structure towards becoming the "tallest building in the world," Towering over the city, the new structure of the building was hailed as an engineering marvel. At that time, the Eiffel Tower was the only world's tallest building. The view from the 40th-floor observation deck may be enjoyed for a charge of 50 cents.
In addition to the existing building, the new Singer Building was similar to the Singer name as a needle and thread. Columns ascended to meet the domes, which were beautifully plastered. Additionally, the foyer was characterized as having a "celestial radiance," similar to the design of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.

When the building was completed in 1908, it was thought to be very efficient and ecologically benign. Remarkably, the engineers also looked after the air quality and anybody who entered the Singer Tower breathed centrally filtered air.

You must be familiar with the saying whatever goes up must come down. Are you curious about what happened to Singer Tower? Let's find out.
By nineteen fifty-eight, Singer Tower was the sixteenth tallest building in the city. Just 50 years after it had been built, it was barely noteworthy. As the building had become "obsolete" in 1961, Singer Sewing Machine Corporation chose to relocate uptown and out of it. Webb & Knapp, a construction company, purchased the site. The City Investing Building, the only other structure on the block, was also acquired by Webb & Knapp in the hopes of moving the New York Stock Exchange.

At the same time, in his 1963 inventory of "New York Landmarks," future executive director of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) Alan Burnham categorized the Singer Building as having historical importance. Burnham, on the other hand, realized that saving the structure would be very difficult for the LPC.
Burnham highlighted "If the building were to be designated as a landmark, we would have to find a buyer for it or the city would have to acquire it. The city isn't affluent, and the commission doesn't have enough employees to act as a skyscraper's real-estate broker."

And the end came. The Singer Building was finally destroyed in 1967, making it the biggest structure ever razed. While the Singer Skyscraper was shortly overtaken as the world's tallest building, it still holds the record for being the world's largest structure to be demolished on purpose.

The AIA Guide to New York City describes the structure's destruction as the "city's greatest loss since Penn Station." In its place today exists One Liberty Plaza, which was previously known as the US steel building. The plaza's buildings are each 37,000 square feet, far larger than the Singer Tower's 4,200 square feet, with double the combined interior space.
Undoubtedly, the Singer Tower had a lot of influence.

The project's architect, Ernest Flagg, was usually against skyscrapers construction believing them to be detrimental to society. The singer building was recognized for being an architectural achievement that demonstrated the potential of steel-frame skyscrapers to the rest of the globe. We can say that the design of the Singer Tower has influenced the design of future structures.
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