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Windsor Arcade-demolished 1922; Only the portion of the arcade facing Fifth Avenue was three stories tall—the rear section rose only two stories. The first floor housed 14 shops—two large shops at the corners with 12 smaller spaces between. The third floor was designed as studio spaces with skylights and windows in the mansard. Both the ground floor and third floor had 18 foot ceilings. The second floor, with 12 foot ceilings, was leased as office space. The Windsor Arcade was completed in 1901, relieving the nearby residents of the memory of the hotel fire. As The Times pointed out, they were "no longer reminded of the distressing scenes enacted before their eyes when that frightful catastrophe occurred."" Instead the newspaper praised the low profile and exuberant design of the new building. ""New York has been so peopled with lofty structures along its chief arteries of commerce that the comparative lowness of the Windsor Arcade makes an agreeable variety in the street architecture,"" it said. Color: Black and white Available sizes: 12 x 18, 20 x 30, 16 x 24, 24 x 36 or 28 x 42 Indoor gallery wrapped canvas Style: Cityscapes, photography"
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