Park Avenue may be synonymous with glamour, luxury, well-known corporations and investment banks, but that was not always the case. Initially, it was Fourth Avenue and supported tracks for the New York and Harlem Railroad.
On the west side of Manhattan, Chelsea boasts some 200 art galleries, along with the upscale Chelsea Market, housed in a former Nabisco factory. The now mostly residential neighborhood was an initial center for the motion picture industry.
While initially a hood-like barrier of stone or wood to trap and direct smoke up a chimney in medieval times, fireplace mantles have evolved into aesthetic components.
The choice of stainless steel for elevator doors, restaurant kitchens and healthcare facilities, as well as automotive and aerospace industries, relates to its superior strength and durability.
Vintage anything lends a warm-n-fuzzy feeling. Whether it’s an old style coat, a red barn in the countryside or a wallpaper pattern in the Big Apple, nostalgia delivers a smile to the heart. It’s timeless and classic and just fun to wear or see or live with.
Metal refinishing is coming our way in droves, from safes and signs to elevators, fences, sinks and industrial sites. It just might elicit some degree of bewilderment and hesitation to encounter a damaged elevator door.
