Gainsborough, 222 West 59th Street

Over-door detail

Over-door detail

Upper floor mural

Upper floor mural

This is quite a standout of a building; it reminds me of middle aged artist types who have tattoo sleeves (Sweet Pea from Project Runway, anyone?). I tried to get a close-up panorama of the decoration at the top, but it didn’t come out; note how the middle column and side columns have consistent decorations across.

Since this is on Central Park South, while I was taking pictures of the building, a woman came up  to take a picture of the carriage horse; she seemed to think it was just the funniest thing having the horse in front of a fancy building. (I didn’t agree.)

Address: Midtown; 222 West 59th Street
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Added: February 15, 2009

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