Writes of Passage

34th Street
New York, NY

This Art Deco building has 102 floors, completed in 1931, and was the tallest building in the world till the World Trade Center in 1970 at 1,250 ft (roof) and 1,454 feet (includes antenna). From 1976, the spire lit in colors to honor the holidays, sport teams and schools (such as NYU in purple). It can be seen everywhere, even as far as Park Regent in Flushing, Queens.

Marble Collegiate Church @ 1 W 29th Street

Other tall buildings and landmark buildings in New York City:

• New York Life Building, 1928
• Chrysler Building, 1930 at 1,046 ft
• 40 Wall Street, 1930 at 836 ft
• Empire State, 1931 at 1,250 ft
• 30 Rock Plaza, 1933 at 850 ft
• MetLife Building, 1963 at 808 ft
• World Trade Center, 1973-2001 at 1,368 ft
• Solow Building, 1972, 689 ft @ 9 W 57th St
• One57, 2014 at 1,005 ft @ 157 W 57th St
• 432 Park Avenue, 2015 at 1,286’/1,396′
• Summit One Vanderbilt, 2020 at 1,301’/1,401′
• Central Park Tower, 2021 at 1,550 ft
• Steinway Tower, 2021 at 1,428 ft @ 111 W 57 St

^{Tower of Roslyn}

Roslyn is a small town in Nassau’s north shore, population 2,770 (2010 census). The town center’s tower, also known as Ellen E. Ward Memorial Clock Tower, built as clock town in 1895 and restored in 1995.

I played tennis in Roslyn for two intensive periods. One was during the league era and the other was during the covid-19 pandemic in 2021.

They seem to be able to attract far better restaurants:

One of 50 states in US, with the longest coastline in the contiguous United States: 1,350 miles (2,170 km), not including its many barrier islands.

It has Atlantic Ocean on the east and Gulf of Mexico to the west. Perhaps the only state that sandwiches between two oceans.

It’s the 4th largest economy in the US, $1.647 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2024; if it were a country, it ranks 15th, ahead of Spain and behind S Korea.

Tourism is one of the top industries: $127.7 billion in economic impact in 2023, a 5% increase over 2022. It has most visited theme parks in the world. Walt Disney World is the largest single-site employer in the U.S., and PortMiami (near SoBe) is the largest cruise ship port in the world.

• Capital: Tallahassee
• Population: 23m, the 3rd in US
• Area: 65,758 square miles (170,310 km²), 22nd
• Metro: Miami
• The most populous city: Jacksonville
• Settlers: 1513 … to St. Augustine in 1565

Some major cities in the state:

• Jacksonville
• Miami
• Naples
• Orlando
• Tampa