Film Center Building
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The Film Center Building is an office building featuring businesses involved in film, theatre, music and audio production and exploitation. It is located at 630 Ninth Avenue
between 44th and 45th Streets in the Hell's Kitchen
, or "Clinton", neighborhood of Manhattan
, New York City
. It was built in 1928-29 and was designed in Art Deco
style by Ely Jacques Kahn
of the firm of Buchman & Kahn.
The building's interior, which shows pre-Columbian influences, was designated a New York City landmark in 1982, and the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984. Of particular interest is the polychromatic elevator lobby mosaic.
Ninth Avenue (Manhattan)
Ninth Avenue / Columbus Avenue is a southbound thoroughfare on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Traffic runs downtown along its full length...
between 44th and 45th Streets in the Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City between 34th Street and 59th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River....
, or "Clinton", neighborhood of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York City
New York City
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. It was built in 1928-29 and was designed in Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
style by Ely Jacques Kahn
Ely Jacques Kahn
Ely Jacques Kahn was an American commercial architect who designed numerous skyscrapers in New York City in the twentieth century. In addition to buildings intended for commercial use, Kahn's designs ranged throughout the possibilities of architectural programs, including facilities for the film...
of the firm of Buchman & Kahn.
The building's interior, which shows pre-Columbian influences, was designated a New York City landmark in 1982, and the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1984. Of particular interest is the polychromatic elevator lobby mosaic.