Sightseeing: The Dorilton

While on the way back from restarting a server I drove into Manhattan (YES I drove) and noticed this gem of NYC architecture.

It's called The Doriton and is located on 171 West 71st Street & Broadway. It was built in Beaux-Art architectural style and dates back to 1902. It made landmark-status in 1974. New York Architecture had the following to say:

Completed in 1902 at a cost of $750,000, the building had separate servant and passenger elevators, filtered water, separate tenant storerooms and a provision for charging electric automobiles. 

The one-to four-bedroom apartments, four to a floor and renting for $100 to $300 a month, had long halls, unusual paneling and mirrored bathrooms. But there was marginal closet space and a skimpy bath-to-bedroom ratio, both typical of early apartments. [link]

 If you are not in NYC and want a "closer-look" check out below (get your 3D glasses):

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