tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post1160724198417058045..comments2024-03-28T18:01:17.304-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Lost Edison Building -- Nos. 42-44 Broad StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-44194517063669155882015-01-05T15:07:35.652-08:002015-01-05T15:07:35.652-08:00It seems possible that they planned to lop of the ...It seems possible that they planned to lop of the top floors and increase the height in the future- the mansard treatment is so perfunctory.Eric Stotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230291249030014518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-87698800313633738342015-01-05T12:44:26.514-08:002015-01-05T12:44:26.514-08:00Normally, I love florid Victorian facades but this...Normally, I love florid Victorian facades but this one is pretty awful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-29311551453725895142015-01-05T03:42:22.523-08:002015-01-05T03:42:22.523-08:00That is a spectacularly bad pile to bear the names...That is a spectacularly bad pile to bear the names of Carrere & Hastings. The treatment of the mansard is very awkward being nearly vertical with small windows punched through under the skimpy ridge ornament.Eric Stotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230291249030014518noreply@blogger.com