Thursday Challenge—"modern"

Last week on my other blog, I showed a
picture taken from up near the top of this skyscraper
where I used to work.  The 46-story Hearst Tower
was completed in 2006 at a cost of $500,000,000;
it was constructed within the shell of the original
Hearst Building—which has landmark status.
That one, finished in 1928, cost $498,000,000 less
(and there's pretty much all you need to know
about inflation and NYC real estate).

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.
And since it's the 1st of the month, I've posted to my Paris blog.]

Thursday Challenge: "modern"

This is the Hearst Tower, where I used
to work. They got around the landmark status
of their original 1928 Art Deco building
by leaving the façade and constructing the
ultra-modern glass-and-steel structure inside it. 

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.]