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Im going to share some of your videos. Probably the Lauren Bacall video. I didnt find part 2. I also get a bit frustrated presuming people know what a lot of things are in life but dont. Then I have to stop to explain the minor details like an arch so they get the point of my main point which by then they lost interest. Thanks so much for gathering all the info for these videos and the maps and arrows to the "you are here"! Appreciate it.
Fantastic. What I wouldn't give to see the inside of the building and especially walk in the little village on the roof. Thank you, Scott. Nicely done, as always! Craig Martin
Thanks for the tour of the Dakota.👍 I love that you pay attention to the details! 👀I'm looking forward to your videos where you show some interior snaps.📷 I would bet that, just like me, you look at the ceiling👆in every building you enter....especially when the building has a detailed cornice/mouldings.
You are hilarious.. It’s very clear that you love the Dakota.. you have done a lot of wonderful shows about the building and it’s inhabitants .. I’ve grown to love the carriage entrance, the courtyard built for them to turn around.. I imagine the fine dresses, top hats and canes.. the roof top is magnificent.. I’ve stayed many times at the Chelsea on 23rd.. old pretty wrought iron railings going up the stairs.. These stairs were in the movie The Professional. Thanks Scott.. I always learn something cool.. and I don’t know what’s up with those damn red bricks.. mystery!!
The Dakota is beautiful and reminds me a lot of the architecture in my hometown Gothenburg, Sweden. Where trade and the connection to the sea have had a huge influence on the architecture, lots of Poseidons and maritime details. We even got a church devoted to seafood made of those yellow bricks like the Dakota.
Your attention to detail is fantastic. I’ve watched a number of your videos ( love them all) and have since been searching without success for photos of the cafe that occupied a portion of the first floor. Hoping you have better luck with finding some…..as I am now obsessed with this building thanks to you.
So the west side of the Dakota with the red bricks does face east rising sun? Maybe different bricks just for heat and cold. Awnings add to that reasoning. We added awings to save heat, light, weather damage to the wood trims around our windows on those not under a porch. Dark absorbs sun and light reflects it. But depends what is reflecting and to where and what side of the compass. Our home is in high desert. We bought it in retirement. The main bank of windows face the west setting sun. Good thing an overhang porch and we added miniblinds to 7 feet tall windows. The sandy back yard reflects sun into the house! Many here in this town put grass on the west side with others and tourists saying its a waste. But it can reduce heat by 20 degrees if its 110 in the summer! We added front grass too even though it faces east because even in summer that white sandy soil reflects. We used a 7 seed grass and drought tolerant. Thats my guess plus maybe com ined with the other comments.
Red brick and/or cheaper brick is common to the sides of old New York apartment houses where adjacent buildings were expected to be erected, cutting off their view, hence the difference between the Dakota's street face and side, The neighboring building wasn't put up until the 1960s and under building codes that were different from those of the 1880s, exposing more of the the Dakota's west face than was probably expected at the time of its construction.
I believe my daughter lived on West 72nd street for two years. I visited her and she wanted to go to Central Park. We exited her building and immediately turned left. We walked passed the Dakota crossed the street and was in Central Park. She loved living there. Now she lives in the UK.
The brick variations are definitely mysterious. I find it difficult to believe that it was due to budget constraints, but anything's possible. Perhaps the west side is red brick because Clarke was considering an addition if the venture was successful. Maybe there was a problem procuring enough yellow brick to cover all of the facades, and they just used the remaining yellow brick in the patch depicted at 5:30. Anyway, what a stellar production. Thanks for your hard work, Scott!
The Dakota is technically a co-op. A place there today would run at least $10 million. I know one large apartment sold for $21 million in 2009. Monthly fees are very high so even if you owned the apartment outright you would need to be rich.
Structural note in case people dont know. The brick arches in roofs that still show like the entryway is for support. I watch real estate sales in France and Italy just to see the great small towns and old 1700s buildings. The basements have those same arches. Its the same principle of Roman arches in windows. Arches under bridge support like the English bridge in a small town with the Led Zepellian guys house I just watched. An arch like a train trestle the downward fall of the bricks are forced to push up on the sides, thus ongoing fighting presure holds it up. Yah, I cant explain it all literally. My ex was a structural enginneer. Its not just style. Has a purpose.
As an artist, and someone who appreciates architectural detail, I loved this video. The Dakota has always been of fascination to me. I can't wait to see more. You just gained a new subscriber:-)🧚♀
The change in bricks is almost certainly due to depletion of the sandstone from the quarry. It's why Brownstone buildings are so valuable in NYC today. They simply ran out of brownstone. And how's this for irony: What was the name of John Lennon's first band? The Quarrymen!!
That great thing that you do when you stand at this entrance at night with no one around....I dig that! I know exactly what you are talking about because I have done something very similar on several occasions when I've stayed "aboard" the Queen Mary! I imagine I am on a transatlantic voyage in the 1930s!
Not sure if this is covered, but famous singer James Taylor heard the shots that killed John Lennon. He was married to Carly Simon at the time, and was on the phone, inside that apartment, at the time of the shooting. Just a few hours before, James met Mark David Chapman at the subway station on Central Park West in front of the Dakota. James said in an interview Mark asked him for an autograph, and Mark seemed like a disturbed individual.
Mystic Fortunes YT channel just did an automatic writing from John Lennon. He said " don't be mad at David..it was just pay back from 2 lifetimes ago...but he picked a heck of a life to get even with."
Fun fact...Gilda Radner lived below level for awhile. She joked that she always saw everyone's feet.❤ It is a pleasure to watch the videos of the Dakota. As a native it is appreciated ....by the way, there is a book written about time travel within the Dakota....fiction of course.....or maybe not lol. It's called.....Time and Again. A great read!
Yes! Another Dakota video! Speaking of Poseidon, Paul Gallico the author once lived in the Dakota and one of his many books is "The Poseidon Adventure" which was turned into the hugely successful disaster movie in 1972. --- Starting at 4:16 we see what appears to be a niche in the wall. It looks like it was intended to have a statue in there. I wonder if there ever was a statue in that spot. --- When it comes to those balconies you showed up close, do people have to climb through a window to get onto them?
I'm glad you like videos about the Dakota. I can produce them forever. I've written some books about it, too. There was no statue ever in that niche. That balcony was decorative rather than structural, so no one went on that except maybe the window cleaner. :)
I think I know (ok, it’s a wild guess) the reason for the red brick facades… I’m betting those were considered to be potential (maybe even planned) to be covered & the line of connection to future expansion of the building. OR… Maybe it was because Red Brick was still the most commonly used & therefore, would better “blend” with future or existing adjacent buildings… and, therefore not draw attention to itself from those adjacent buildings. Either way, it would have meant that the Dakota itself would remain as the stand out property because of it’s buff colored facades, as viewed from Central Park. Check the plot plans & extent of development opportunities of the adjacent property when the Dakota was built.
@@StrangeHistoryX I believe there are also apps for doing such measurements. Counting the bricks works, but I guess you had to measure the mortar, too.
If I owned that apartment with the balcony I’d definitely throw the windows open on a fine day- I do not like windows shut. When I visited my mother in law for the first time I opened the windows in her kitchen above the sink when washing up; she said she’d never opened those windows before! (They did live in Tasmania- but still…)
I want to know if there are domed ceilings inside those tower roof domes, on the south side, or if they just have normal flat ceilings. The creepy sculpture at 13:38 probably portrays the Green Man.
My strange connection with the Dakota, in the early 70s I found a bracelet in a cab. In the early 90s I watched Rosemarys Baby on dvd. Ruth Gordon had lost the bracelet. In regard to Leonard Bernsteins apt. It was featured in Architectural Digest years ago. IMust mention Dr.Barry Lewis, 7/4/1945, 1/12/2021, Architectural Historian, You remind me of him, your love of history mixed with buildings is wonderful. Thanks for these videos. 🎉
I interviewed Barry years ago when I was working on a documentary on the Dakota. He's a smart guy. Sadly, the camera person I hired stole my footage and I was never able to get it back. It was self-financed and cost me a fortune.
Different bricks serve different purposes based on their durability. The picture with the red and yellow bricks (5:44) looks like some kind of repair was done and perhaps the original bricks were no longer available or they chose to use cheaper ones to repair it in that section. If that's a historic building it needs to be repaired properly and use the red bricks in that section. .. the amount they pay each month for maintenance should more than cover it
Imagine (pun pun) living in that building in the 70s and 80s, having all the money and drugs you need in order to make it your life's focal point to get to know this building and (some of) the people inside of it. PS: You say that the very 1st picture is a not well known view of Dakota, but isn't it the opening shot to "Rosemary's baby"? It's been years since i last watched that film, and you obviously know what you are talking about....although this looks 100% familiar, i will rewatch "R's Baby" and write another comment then. Or perhaps i just have to keep listening to you beyond 0:58 and you'll mention it in the next second and i could have saved both of us several lines of reading....
I`m just guessing, but a dry well like that makes it easier to keep the underground floors dry. Even these days underground cellars aren`t trouble free when it comes to dampness, flooding, water logging,... How made floors are under street level in this building? It helps with drainage and an any unexpected things we just know happen sooner or later larger cities. It is a lovely building and nice to see it is kept up and cared for.
Maybe the dark brick absorbed sunlight & created extra warmth for the tenants? Especially needed if that building side didn't receive much sun - those rooms might be very chilly in winter. Hot in summer too - note the many window AC units. 🤔☀️ (This doesn't explain the red brick light wells but maybe they did simply decide to use the leftovers? Vs having them picked up & returned to the supplier.)
My Boss, Mr. Melvin J Kessler lived with his family in one of the Penthouses of The Dakota. Sofia Loren lived in the other Penthouse. I am not sure which one was occupied by John Lenin and Yoko Ono.
I would use the lower balconies all the time if i were there in the early days. Enjoying cigars and sipping expensive imported wine, port, and brandy. All the while tending the pelargoniums and chatting up the ladies' promenade. haha 😎
If I had to guess the red brick side was the side where you can hear the subway go by. I just guessed that it had something to do with the subway system being so very close.
Nearly spit out my drink when you said "Everything's jake"; I'm obsessed with that phrase and there's even a restaurant bar near Union Square with that name. Lovin' the videos.
@@StrangeHistoryX As mentioned in a comment previously, it seems that Architectural Digest once did a piece on Bernstein’s apartment. Wouldn’t the magazine’s archives have photos of the apartment? Might even be found on microfiche or computer files in the library.
I always thought the mix of the different types of bricks was to give some interest in the design. What a truly magnificent building I would love to know if it was originally built for multifamily living?
I suspect the less expensive red bricks were used on the back of the building because Clarke expected that he or someone else would eventually build another building on the west (that would supplant the small residents’ park) and back up to the Dakota and hide its west side. Of course, that’s what did happen.
You mentioned the land that was owned by the builder adjacent to The Dakota. I thought I remembered hearing that some land was for a “parking garage” of sorts where residents parked and stabled their horses, carriages and hostlers. True or false?
Maybe the manufacturing company didn’t make enough bricks just like you said, I don’t think it was about money and maybe there was some problem with some area that they were mining that color of brick, and it could be for the blonde brick or the red brick
Yep they saved money? Ask the architect? Hm measuring it could be possible. Mr Melvin J Kessler lived in one Penthouse, Sofia Loren lived in the other Penthouse. Yes John Lenin lived in one of the other apartments and so did Paul McCarthy, hmm the Beatles had the money so why not? Duh they ran out of the buff yellow bricks. And the Mason Union wanted to finish it fast. Ask the architect? Well I hate math so counting the yellow bricks. You could have taken a horse drawn carriage, they do have them. What were you cheap too? Neither they were both mystical False gods.
The red bricks were cheaper and to save money were used when the lighter bricks could not be produced. As far as the balcony....no one uses them now for safety reasons. Too many weird people thinking it's okay to take pictures of them, trying to be nosey. 16:04
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From the basement apartment you can hear the subway 🚇 as it goes by, barely but I did ask. That was the red brick 🧱 side.
Im going to share some of your videos. Probably the Lauren Bacall video. I didnt find part 2. I also get a bit frustrated presuming people know what a lot of things are in life but dont. Then I have to stop to explain the minor details like an arch so they get the point of my main point which by then they lost interest. Thanks so much for gathering all the info for these videos and the maps and arrows to the "you are here"! Appreciate it.
Your presentations on the Dakota are PHENOMENAL!
This was awesome thank you
Fantastic. What I wouldn't give to see the inside of the building and especially walk in the little village on the roof. Thank you, Scott. Nicely done, as always! Craig Martin
and the hallways as well
I luv detailed unusual information, especially old history like you’re doing
Thanks. I have way too much info about the Dakota! I can talk about it forever.
Thanks for the tour of the Dakota.👍 I love that you pay attention to the details! 👀I'm looking forward to your videos where you show some interior snaps.📷 I would bet that, just like me, you look at the ceiling👆in every building you enter....especially when the building has a detailed cornice/mouldings.
Fantastic photos! Thanks!
Glad you like them!
I love balconies..I’d stand there with a cup of coffee and watch the world go by.
You are hilarious.. It’s very clear that you love the Dakota.. you have done a lot of wonderful shows about the building and it’s inhabitants .. I’ve grown to love the carriage entrance, the courtyard built for them to turn around.. I imagine the fine dresses, top hats and canes.. the roof top is magnificent.. I’ve stayed many times at the Chelsea on 23rd.. old pretty wrought iron railings going up the stairs.. These stairs were in the movie The Professional. Thanks Scott.. I always learn something cool.. and I don’t know what’s up with those damn red bricks.. mystery!!
Love all the pics ❤
The Dakota is beautiful and reminds me a lot of the architecture in my hometown Gothenburg, Sweden. Where trade and the connection to the sea have had a huge influence on the architecture, lots of Poseidons and maritime details. We even got a church devoted to seafood made of those yellow bricks like the Dakota.
Your attention to detail is fantastic. I’ve watched a number of your videos ( love them all) and have since been searching without success for photos of the cafe that occupied a portion of the first floor. Hoping you have better luck with finding some…..as I am now obsessed with this building thanks to you.
Very well done. I especially like your cheerful and fun narration. Thanks much.
Thank you.I appreciate that.
You make History so interesting Scott, thank you 😊❤.
WOW such great details and your video is fantastic
Love your channel so much I'm binge watching! Thank you!
So the west side of the Dakota with the red bricks does face east rising sun? Maybe different bricks just for heat and cold. Awnings add to that reasoning. We added awings to save heat, light, weather damage to the wood trims around our windows on those not under a porch. Dark absorbs sun and light reflects it. But depends what is reflecting and to where and what side of the compass. Our home is in high desert. We bought it in retirement. The main bank of windows face the west setting sun. Good thing an overhang porch and we added miniblinds to 7 feet tall windows. The sandy back yard reflects sun into the house! Many here in this town put grass on the west side with others and tourists saying its a waste. But it can reduce heat by 20 degrees if its 110 in the summer! We added front grass too even though it faces east because even in summer that white sandy soil reflects. We used a 7 seed grass and drought tolerant. Thats my guess plus maybe com ined with the other comments.
I've been fascinated by this building since Rosemary's Baby. I actually thought the movie was filmed there!🥺
Red brick and/or cheaper brick is common to the sides of old New York apartment houses where adjacent buildings were expected to be erected, cutting off their view, hence the difference between the Dakota's street face and side,
The neighboring building wasn't put up until the 1960s and under building codes that were different from those of the 1880s, exposing more of the the Dakota's west face than was probably expected at the time of its construction.
I believe my daughter lived on West 72nd street for two years. I visited her and she wanted to go to Central Park. We exited her building and immediately turned left. We walked passed the Dakota crossed the street and was in Central Park. She loved living there. Now she lives in the UK.
Would totally go out on the balcony
The brick variations are definitely mysterious. I find it difficult to believe that it was due to budget constraints, but anything's possible. Perhaps the west side is red brick because Clarke was considering an addition if the venture was successful. Maybe there was a problem procuring enough yellow brick to cover all of the facades, and they just used the remaining yellow brick in the patch depicted at 5:30. Anyway, what a stellar production. Thanks for your hard work, Scott!
Would love to see the interior.
The Dakota is technically a co-op. A place there today would run at least $10 million. I know one large apartment sold for $21 million in 2009. Monthly fees are very high so even if you owned the apartment outright you would need to be rich.
Yeah, think it's like $12,000 monthly...remember hearing that. There is extreme safety in that bldg for that price. It's a fortress.
Always interested in buildings.
Structural note in case people dont know. The brick arches in roofs that still show like the entryway is for support. I watch real estate sales in France and Italy just to see the great small towns and old 1700s buildings. The basements have those same arches. Its the same principle of Roman arches in windows. Arches under bridge support like the English bridge in a small town with the Led Zepellian guys house I just watched. An arch like a train trestle the downward fall of the bricks are forced to push up on the sides, thus ongoing fighting presure holds it up. Yah, I cant explain it all literally. My ex was a structural enginneer. Its not just style. Has a purpose.
As an artist, and someone who appreciates architectural detail, I loved this video. The Dakota has always been of fascination to me. I can't wait to see more. You just gained a new subscriber:-)🧚♀
Glad you enjoyed it! I've got lots of videos about the Dakota, and I wrote a few that you might like. Thanks for being here. I appreciate it.
On this channel? If so, I will look for them:-) @@StrangeHistoryX
My favorite apartment building ever….If only….If only I had the means, I’d take any apartment in that building !!
I would actually use the balcony facing the park if I lived in that unit! I would open the doors especially during parties!
it is a gorgeous building.
The change in bricks is almost certainly due to depletion of the sandstone from the quarry. It's why Brownstone buildings are so valuable in NYC today. They simply ran out of brownstone.
And how's this for irony: What was the name of John Lennon's first band? The Quarrymen!!
Gorgeous! Where are the arrows you usually use to point to the spots you talk about? I think the arrows are very helpful.
Of course I would love 💕 too live there For sure if I had that kind of 💰
I hope you included the width of the mortar between the courses of brick to find the depth.
Red bricks can store energy.
WOW, what a fabulous appartment she lived in!?👏👏thanks for the photos.
Ashima from Delhi, India
That great thing that you do when you stand at this entrance at night with no one around....I dig that!
I know exactly what you are talking about because I have done something very similar on several occasions when I've stayed "aboard" the
Queen Mary!
I imagine I am on a transatlantic voyage in the 1930s!
Yep. I've done that me entire life whenever I go to historic sites. I love to daydream ....
My guess in yellow vs red bricks...might the yellow absorb moisture more ... a hazard with snow/flooding...
Not sure if this is covered, but famous singer James Taylor heard the shots that killed John Lennon. He was married to Carly Simon at the time, and was on the phone, inside that apartment, at the time of the shooting.
Just a few hours before, James met Mark David Chapman at the subway station on Central Park West in front of the Dakota. James said in an interview Mark asked him for an autograph, and Mark seemed like a disturbed individual.
Mystic Fortunes YT channel just did an automatic writing from John Lennon. He said " don't be mad at David..it was just pay back from 2 lifetimes ago...but he picked a heck of a life to get even with."
Fun fact...Gilda Radner lived below level for awhile. She joked that she always saw everyone's feet.❤ It is a pleasure to watch the videos of the Dakota. As a native it is appreciated ....by the way, there is a book written about time travel within the Dakota....fiction of course.....or maybe not lol. It's called.....Time and Again. A great read!
I have the floor plans to Gilda's former appt. it was bought by John Madden. I have had Time and Again most of my life but never read it.
Très très bien just perfect 👍
Yes! Another Dakota video! Speaking of Poseidon, Paul Gallico the author once lived in the Dakota and one of his many books is "The Poseidon Adventure" which was turned into the hugely successful disaster movie in 1972. --- Starting at 4:16 we see what appears to be a niche in the wall. It looks like it was intended to have a statue in there. I wonder if there ever was a statue in that spot. --- When it comes to those balconies you showed up close, do people have to climb through a window to get onto them?
I'm glad you like videos about the Dakota. I can produce them forever. I've written some books about it, too. There was no statue ever in that niche. That balcony was decorative rather than structural, so no one went on that except maybe the window cleaner. :)
I think I know (ok, it’s a wild guess) the reason for the red brick facades… I’m betting those were considered to be potential (maybe even planned) to be covered & the line of connection to future expansion of the building.
OR… Maybe it was because Red Brick was still the most commonly used & therefore, would better “blend” with future or existing adjacent buildings… and, therefore not draw attention to itself from those adjacent buildings.
Either way, it would have meant that the Dakota itself would remain as the stand out property because of it’s buff colored facades, as viewed from Central Park.
Check the plot plans & extent of development opportunities of the adjacent property when the Dakota was built.
Laser measure would work to measure the light well. The red brick thing is very odd.
Where were ya (and a laser measure) when I needed ya? :) Now I gotta get one.
@@StrangeHistoryX I believe there are also apps for doing such measurements. Counting the bricks works, but I guess you had to measure the mortar, too.
This was the entrance used by Diane Lane in 'The Cotton Club'
oh .....it's an old Tatarian building that we can't build today....cool...
If I owned that apartment with the balcony I’d definitely throw the windows open on a fine day- I do not like windows shut.
When I visited my mother in law for the first time I opened the windows in her kitchen above the sink when washing up; she said she’d never opened those windows before! (They did live in Tasmania- but still…)
I want to know if there are domed ceilings inside those tower roof domes, on the south side, or if they just have normal flat ceilings. The creepy sculpture at 13:38 probably portrays the Green Man.
My strange connection with the Dakota, in the early 70s I found a bracelet in a cab. In the early 90s I watched Rosemarys Baby on dvd. Ruth Gordon had lost the bracelet.
In regard to Leonard Bernsteins apt. It was featured in Architectural Digest years ago. IMust mention Dr.Barry Lewis, 7/4/1945, 1/12/2021, Architectural Historian,
You remind me of him, your love of history mixed with buildings is wonderful. Thanks for these videos. 🎉
I interviewed Barry years ago when I was working on a documentary on the Dakota. He's a smart guy. Sadly, the camera person I hired stole my footage and I was never able to get it back. It was self-financed and cost me a fortune.
Different bricks serve different purposes based on their durability. The picture with the red and yellow bricks (5:44) looks like some kind of repair was done and perhaps the original bricks were no longer available or they chose to use cheaper ones to repair it in that section. If that's a historic building it needs to be repaired properly and use the red bricks in that section. .. the amount they pay each month for maintenance should more than cover it
Imagine (pun pun) living in that building in the 70s and 80s, having all the money and drugs you need in order to make it your life's focal point to get to know this building and (some of) the people inside of it.
PS: You say that the very 1st picture is a not well known view of Dakota, but isn't it the opening shot to "Rosemary's baby"? It's been years since i last watched that film, and you obviously know what you are talking about....although this looks 100% familiar, i will rewatch "R's Baby" and write another comment then. Or perhaps i just have to keep listening to you beyond 0:58 and you'll mention it in the next second and i could have saved both of us several lines of reading....
maybey they couldn't get a hold of anymore of that particular brick and had to get the work finished so just used the red.
I`m just guessing, but a dry well like that makes it easier to keep the underground floors dry. Even these days underground cellars aren`t trouble free when it comes to dampness, flooding, water logging,... How made floors are under street level in this building? It helps with drainage and an any unexpected things we just know happen sooner or later larger cities. It is a lovely building and nice to see it is kept up and cared for.
Yes, those dry wells look pristine and inviting.
I would have tons of plants and I would say hello to people most likely
Maybe the dark brick absorbed sunlight & created extra warmth for the tenants? Especially needed if that building side didn't receive much sun - those rooms might be very chilly in winter. Hot in summer too - note the many window AC units. 🤔☀️
(This doesn't explain the red brick light wells but maybe they did simply decide to use the leftovers? Vs having them picked up & returned to the supplier.)
You need to get yourself onto the roof!
My Boss, Mr. Melvin J Kessler lived with his family in one of the Penthouses of The Dakota. Sofia Loren lived in the other Penthouse. I am not sure which one was occupied by John Lenin and Yoko Ono.
I would use the lower balconies all the time if i were there in the early days. Enjoying cigars and sipping expensive imported wine, port, and brandy. All the while tending the pelargoniums and chatting up the ladies' promenade. haha 😎
If I had to guess the red brick side was the side where you can hear the subway go by. I just guessed that it had something to do with the subway system being so very close.
Nearly spit out my drink when you said "Everything's jake"; I'm obsessed with that phrase and there's even a restaurant bar near Union Square with that name. Lovin' the videos.
How many Floors in the Dakota?
I spent some time in Leonard Bernstein’s apartment back in the early 90s. Grand in a way that blew my mind at the time.
I'm working on a video about his apt right now. I wish there were photos.
@@StrangeHistoryX sadly in the pre-cellphone days. He had only died a few years before so the place hadn’t changed at all. Was truly grand.
@@StrangeHistoryX As mentioned in a comment previously, it seems that Architectural Digest once did a piece on Bernstein’s apartment. Wouldn’t the magazine’s archives have photos of the apartment? Might even be found on microfiche or computer files in the library.
I always thought the mix of the different types of bricks was to give some interest in the design. What a truly magnificent building I would love to know if it was originally built for multifamily living?
Yes, it was the first luxury apartment building. It was designed to operate like a hotel, though, for its residents.
I win the lottery I am buying
Why didn't Elton use Goodbye Yellow Brick Wall as the title of his song instead? That, too, is a mystery. 🤔
I really dislike those window air conditioners
There likely is no other choice for AC. I wonder if any of the apartments have any form of central AC? Doubtful.
I suspect the less expensive red bricks were used on the back of the building because Clarke expected that he or someone else would eventually build another building on the west (that would supplant the small residents’ park) and back up to the Dakota and hide its west side. Of course, that’s what did happen.
You mentioned the land that was owned by the builder adjacent to The Dakota. I thought I remembered hearing that some land was for a “parking garage” of sorts where residents parked and stabled their horses, carriages and hostlers. True or false?
False. It was a private park. Under it were electric generators. No horses or carriages were going there.
Is it possible that the red brick was used as a kind of fire brick and they planned to add on to the building in the future?
Cream City Bricks from Milwaukee -- I wonder why . . . Are there a lot of yellow brick buildings in NY?
Nope. Red bricks were the standard. At the time the Dakota I believe was the first residential structure in NYC to use them.
Neptune!
I gess the yelow briks are a spear.
Maybe the manufacturing company didn’t make enough bricks just like you said, I don’t think it was about money and maybe there was some problem with some area that they were mining that color of brick, and it could be for the blonde brick or the red brick
glazed brick is water proof, not the soft porous red.
Yep they saved money? Ask the architect? Hm measuring it could be possible. Mr Melvin J Kessler lived in one Penthouse, Sofia Loren lived in the other Penthouse. Yes John Lenin lived in one of the other apartments and so did Paul McCarthy, hmm the Beatles had the money so why not?
Duh they ran out of the buff yellow bricks. And the Mason Union wanted to finish it fast.
Ask the architect? Well I hate math so counting the yellow bricks.
You could have taken a horse drawn carriage, they do have them. What were you cheap too?
Neither they were both mystical False gods.
I would have used a laser to measure
The red bricks were cheaper and to save money were used when the lighter bricks could not be produced. As far as the balcony....no one uses them now for safety reasons. Too many weird people thinking it's okay to take pictures of them, trying to be nosey. 16:04
A total creepy and horror movie place…. No Thanks!