Channel: IT'S HISTORY

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Description: Sign Up for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: ow.ly/N27r30scebJ The City Investing Building had many names in its time, but none of them saved it from destruction. Starting as a project from a prolific designer, it hosted countless businesses as residents before facing demolition, one of the tallest of its time to fall as it did. In recent times, its echoes are silent, and its legacy lies mostly forgotten. Today, however, it comes out of the shadows once more. Chapters: 0:00 - The History of the City Investing building 0:55 - A Word From Our Sponsor 2:15 - What was Before the city investing Building? 4:01 - Construction planning for the city investing building 6:07 - A Walk Through The city investing building Building 8:41 - The Residents and use of the city investing building 9:18 - Out of the Shadows, Into New Hands 11:02 - Post-Depression and Fate Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCzIZ8HrzDgc-pNQDUG6avBA/join IT’S HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash. » CONTACT KultAmerica@mediakraft.tv facebook.com/kultamerica » CREDIT Scriptwriter - Imana Schoch, Gregory Back, Editor - Sebastian Ripoll Host - Ryan Socash Sponsor - Wondrium » SOURCES nytimes.com/2013/09/01/realestate/twins-except-architecturally.html emporis.com/buildings/102530/city-investing-building-new-york-city-ny-usa babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.e0000406033&view=1up&seq=580 timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1938/06/22/issue.html Newspapers newspapers.com/clip/60469735 newspapers.com/clip/60642440 newspapers.com/clip/57353608 newspapers.com/clip/60470720 newspapers.com/clip/60641976 rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_038&page=ldpd_7031148_038_00000687&no=1 timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1964/03/19/106948167.html?pageNumber=55 timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1968/02/15/79934522.html?pageNumber=61 » NOTICE Some images may be used for illustrative purposes only - always reflecting the accurate time frame and content. Events of factual error / mispronounced word/spelling mistakes - retractions will be published in this section.