THE Streetscapes column is not big on terminology, but some is necessary; instead of embarrassing yourself by saying “those grooves on the side of a column,” impress your dinner partner and use the real term, fluting. (Cut and paste the link below if it does not connect you to the full article.)
Lenox Hill Hospital
Sloping mansard roofs crowned the German Hospital , later Lenox Hill Hospital, in 1868.
John Marshall Mantel for The New York Times
Oriel windows on East 95th Street. Bay windows would not be suspended in air.
Avery Library
Rusticated blocks at the William A. Clark house, Fifth Avenue and 77th Street.
Librado Romero/The New York Times
A Vitruvian wave, suitable décor for the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport in Queens.
Avery Library
The vermiculated facade at 556 Fifth Avenue, built for Knoedler & Company, shown in 1924.
Yana Paskova for The New York Times
Fluted columns from the Colonnade Row facades now lie in New Jersey.
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