New York s LOST Skyscraper The Rise and Fall of SINGER TOWER ITS HISTORY

Today we explore the famous Singer Tower, a New York City skyscraper that once defined an era, and has now been completely forgotten. Upon its completion it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing Philadelphias city hall which was the previous record holder. The Singer building was one of the worlds most beautiful examples of urban architecture now it is an example of poor historic preservation. This episode was based on the work of O. F. SEMSCH A History of The Singer Building Construction, It s Progress from Foundation to Flag Pole, if youd like me to create and audio book version here on its history SUBSCRIBE NOW 1, 000 new subscribers and I will make the video Index: 00:00 New York City s North River in 1679 01:27 Why Was the Singer Tower built 02:12 The History of Construction of the Singer building 03:17 The concept behind Singer Tower 03:50 The History of the Singer building engineering room 05:00 How much coal did Singer tower burn 08:13 The Dome of the Singe