| Abstract
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In Part One, I documented the evolution of the use of the elevator and the iron frame to build ever-taller buildings that would eventually be called "skyscrapers," to offset the ever-increasing cost of Manhattan real estate. By the start of the Great Depression of the 1870s in 1873, New York architects had erected two ten-storied skyscrapers. In Part Two I document the major events, designers, and buildings in New York, Chicago, and other American cities that eventually culminated in the ability to erect 20 story skyscrapers by 1890. |
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Skyscraper, Iron Framing, Terra Cotta Fireproofing, Peter B. Wight, Masonry Curtain Wall, George B. Post, New York Produce Exchange, Home Insurance Building, William Le Baron Jenney, The Rookery, Burnham and Root, Leroy Buffington, The Cloudscrpaer, Diagonal Bracing, Bradford Gilbert, New York World Building, Masonic Temple. |
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