New York apartment buildings are decorated with all kinds of interesting creatures. Over the years I’ve seen birds, horses, elephants, even the heads of sheep.
But I’ve never spotted a seahorse, until recently.
This luxury apartment building at 340 East 57th Street features an enchanting row of seahorse bas reliefs. Maybe the developer made his fortune off the sea?
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Ephemeral New York 
January 10, 2013 at 10:18 pm |
If you walk a little further east on 57th, between 1st and Sutton, you will find a building where on one the iron window gates there is a spider. Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford once lived in the building.
January 11, 2013 at 1:41 am |
Check out 80 Broad Street. It also has seahorses…
January 12, 2013 at 5:20 am |
How could I forget? I did see them and they are magnificent! Thank you for reminding me….
https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/lower-manhattans-ships-and-sea-creatures/
April 10, 2013 at 1:24 am |
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