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    • William Boegel
    • Brown & Guenther
    • Chapman Evans & Delehanty
    • Coffey, Levine & Blumberg
    • Alex Danin
    • Ferrenz & Taylor
    • Hausman & Rosenberg
    • Simeon Heller
    • Kelly & Gruzen
    • LaPierre, Litchfield and Partners
    • Joseph Mathieu
    • George Masumian
    • A.F. Meissner
    • John O’Malley
    • Jerome Perlstein
    • Samuel Paul and Seymour Jarmul
    • A.H. Salkowitz
    • Schuman & Lichtenstein
    • Arthur Silver
    • George Sole
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Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Association

Wuest and Bailey | Bronze Plaque for Banks | Extant | Long Island City | Bank | 1956 |

The simple brick and glass facade of this branch is of Astoria Federal is still extant although extended another lot along the streetwall. The interior originally featured a large mural of Manhattan. The award program specifically calls out Muzak as a special feature, undoubtably a rarity this time.

Armor Elevator Company, Inc.

Wuest and Bailey | Honorable Mention | Extant | Long Island City | Industrial Building | 1958 |

This two story pale brick elevator company building has subtle brick designs and simple angles that make it seem like it could date from the early 1940s instead of the late 50s. It is very dissimilar to the larger Armor Elevator headquarters built three years later or even the Otis Elevator building built the same year, both of which evoke their period more typically.

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This project is supported by a grant from the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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