Photo Credit: Mark Lentz. Viewpoint: 57th Street west of 8th Avenue, looking south; 01/07/02 12:46 PM.

Notes (Roving Rube): This is part of the base of the Hearst Magazine skyscraper, completed in 1927 ... and still awaiting the skyscraper part. It's nonetheless so outstanding a building that it has been accorded landmark status. The Rube especially likes the uniquely rich yellow-beige tone of the stone.

Incredibly (to the Rube at least), the Hearst Corporation still owns the building, and they've gotten the ball rolling again with plans for a 36-story tower, with construction set to begin in 2003.

A wait-and-see attitude is advisable.

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