Frank Lloyd Wright -designed Auto Showroom Demolished
Architecture Buildings Commercial Archeology No Longer There Transportation
Frank Lloyd Wright -designed Auto Showroom Demolished

A luxury-car showroom designed by Frnak Lloyd Wright operated here from 1957 to 2012. It was said to have been the inspiration for Wright's Guggenheim Museum design (I believe because of the spiral ramp in the display area). It was demolished in March 2013, before preservationists had a chance to try to protect it. See, for ex., the New York Times online, www.nytimes.com/autos, as mentioned in the 6/23/13 paper.

Publication date Jun 24, 2018
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Property ID: 1092
Updated on: Sep 12, 2019

A luxury-car showroom designed by Frnak Lloyd Wright operated here from 1957 to 2012. It was said to have been the inspiration for Wright's Guggenheim Museum design (I believe because of the spiral ramp in the display area). It was demolished in March 2013, before preservationists had a chance to try to protect it. See, for ex., the New York Times online, www.nytimes.com/autos, as mentioned in the 6/23/13 paper.

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Location:
Mercedes of Manhattan (formerly) , 430 Park Ave., New York, 10022, United States
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Listing Category:
Architecture Buildings Commercial Archeology No Longer There Transportation
Virtual / Real:
Virtual
Created Date:
06-24-2018
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plaquemaster
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