Vula Amagugu Afihliwe Ngaphakathi Kwedolobha "I-Cathedral of Commerce"
Ngesikhathi isakhiwo esikhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni (ngenkathi saqala ngo-1913 kuze kube yilapho isihloko sithathwe yi-Chrysler Building ngo-1930), le nkundla ephakama, engu-60, neo-Gothic "yamathengisa ezentengiselwano" isabonwa ngabangaphezu kwekhulu leminyaka kamuva. Eyakhelwe ukwakha amahhovisi kaManhattan we-five-and-dime chain store empire eyayiholwa nguFrank W. Woolworth, ubuciko obunjiniyela obunziwe ngensimbi, obunamatheradi, obuhlelwe yensimbi, obwenziwe ngensimbi futhi obonwe ngumdwebi uCass Gilbert.
Isakhiwo esakhiwe ngokucebile esakhiwe ngokwawo sisebenza ngomsebenzi wezobuciko, sibonisa izibuko, ama-gargoyles, nezinkinobho ezindizayo, kodwa eminye yemininingwane yayo enhle kakhulu namagugu obuciko angaphakathi kwendawo yangaphakathi yesikhishodali, egcwele umbukiso obonakalayo ophawulekayo (obhalwe nge-marble , ama-mosaics, nama-murals).
Ngenxa yokukhathazeka kokuvikeleka kombhoshongo we-office omatasa (nge-condos ehamba phambili ephezulu), izindlu ezizimele zakhiwe izivakashi, kodwa, ngenhlanhla, ukuvakasha okwakusanda kuvuselelwa kuvumela izivakashi ukuba zithole umbono we- ingcebo ingene ngaphakathi.
Ubani Ogijima Lezi Zivakashi?
Ukuvakasha kuqhutshwa yiWoolworth Tours, ephethe futhi eqhutshwa ithimba lomzalwane nodade, abazukulu bezakhi zokwakha, uCass Gilbert. Iziqondiso eziningana zihola lezi zivakashi ngokwabo, kufaka phakathi izazi-mlando, abalobi, kanye nabasebenzi baseNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, bonke abaye bafunda kakhulu iWoolworth Building.
Yini Engizokuyibona Ngayo Ekuvakasheni?
Kunezinketho ezintathu zokuvakasha eziqondisiwe zomphakathi, ezinyangeni ezingu-30, 60-, ne-90-increments-izincazelo ngezansi zinikezwa inkampani yokuvakasha:
- Izinkambo zokuvakasha ezihamba ngamaminithi angu-30 zinikeza isikhathi sokubona indawo yokuvakasha eyakhayo, ukuthatha izithombe, ukuzwa umlando omfushane wokwakhiwa kwesakhiwo kanye nomnyango we-terra-cotta wangaphandle, nesikhathi esifushane semibuto.
- Izinkambo zokuvakasha eziholwa ngamaminithi angu-60 zinikeza ulwazi oluthe xaxa mayelana nomlando nokwakhiwa kwesakhiwo nomnikazi wayo nomklami. Funda ngezakhi eziningi ezingavamile, kubandakanya i-terra-cotta yangaphandle kanye nekamelo lokungena eliyingqayizivele elingaphakathi.
- Ukuvakasha okubanjwe ngamaminithi angu-90 kufaka phakathi ukubukeka okuningiliziwe kwendawo yangaphandle yesakhiwo, ukuhlolwa okujulile kwendawo yokubamba, okuhlanganisa ukuhlobisa kwayo, izitebhisi, nokuvakashelwa okukhethekile e-mezzanine ngombono oyingqayizivele kulesi sikhala esimangalisayo kanye nokuvala okukude buka ubuhle bayo be-mosaic obuhle. Ukuvakasha kufaka phakathi ukuhamba okufushane esakhiweni se-Broadway-Chambers.
Izinkambo zangasese nezokwezifiso zamaqembu nabantu ngabanye nazo zingahlelwe yiWoolworth Tours.
Qaphela ukuthi izinkambo zigxila ngokuyinhloko kwi-lobby lobby arcade, futhi ungangeni ngaphezulu kombhoshongo noma uphahla (i-stadium yokubona ivuliwe iminyaka eminingi).
Ukuphi Ukubheka Okuhle Kwezibuko?
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthatha uhambo noma cha, qiniseka ukuthi uthatha isikhathi sokubonga isakhiwo sesakhiwo. Thola amakhamera akho alungile, bese ubopha intamo yakho embhoshongweni omkhulu eMzini WeHholo Park, ngaphesheya kweBroadway. Ithiphu: Umthombo wamapaki wepaki ubonakala uthandekayo ngaphambili kwanoma yikuphi ukudubula kwesakhiwo seWoolworth.
Ngingabhala Kanjani?
Hlola isimiso esigcwele sokuvakasha kanye namathikithi encwadi ku-woolworthtours.com -i-spot kufanele ibhaliswe kusengaphambili (ukuhamba-ukungena ngeke kwamukelwe). Qaphela ukuthi ayikho izinkambo ezihleliwe ngoMsombuluko, futhi izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-10 azivunyelwe ukuba zize. Izithombe zivunyelwe, kodwa i-flash nevidiyo ayivunyelwe. 233 Broadway, phakathi kwePark Pl. & Barclay St.