Monica Morales of News Channel 4, WNBC is on her toes. She caught me taking her picture from way across the avenue. At least I think that’s who this is.
www.wnbc.com/meetthenewsteam/5518456/detail.html

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I switched this video from YouTube to Google Video. It is better in quality, but still not anywhere near as clear as the original. I’m not sure why.
Update: I wrote the above prior to Google finishing processing the video (adding the image displayed when first displayed on the blog). The image quality now seems slightly better than before, but it is still crappy compared to the original Quicktime file.

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Could this be Fred?

551 FIFTH AVENUE (N.E. corner at 45th Street)
Architect: Sloan & Robertston
Developer: Fred F. French
Erected: 1927
“The building’s astylar detailed complemented its three-dimensional complexity. Possibly the first skyscraper to have a flat roof, its straightforward water tank enclosure blazed with vividly polychromed faience panels that terminated the shaft without resorting to historical motifs.”
thecityreview.com

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