... in the transitional period of architecture, between Streamline Moderne and International Style, comes the McGraw-Hill building. The building is on 42nd Street in New York City, was designed by Raymond Hood and completed in 1931. To some it is considered to be the first building in the International Style, while to others it still holds onto characteristics of Streamline Moderne ... ...

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... . He was forced twice to parachute to safety from his disabled mail plane while flying the routes. There was then an extraordinary offer to pilots of the world. A Frenchman, named Raymond Orteig, offered $25,000 to the first aviator to fly non-stop from Paris to New York or New York to Paris. Orteig's offer was only good for five years ... ...

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