New York, New York - Metal Rats of NYC
- Address:
- 420 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
- Directions:
- On the canopy above the entrance to the Graybar Building and Grand Central Station near the corner of 43rd St. and Lexington Ave.
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New York, New York - Metal Rats of NYC On the canopy above the entrance to the Graybar Building and Grand Central Station near the corner of 43rd St and Lexington Avenue are three cast metal rats just below the rat guards on the support rods. An architectural detail without an explanation. Evidently the architects (Sloan and Robertson) of the building had done prior buildings with a nautical theme; the reason for these rats has not been fully explained however.
A wonderful and enigmatic detail that most commuters pass under daily without noticing. [Phil Pasquini, 01/31/2007]
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