NYC Urbanism - The Bonwit Teller Building, demolished in 1980 to build Trump Tower. Built in 1929 for the Stewart & Company store, by Helmsley Building architects Warren and Wetmore, the 12-story #
![Eimhear Ó Dálaigh on X: "@SusanaMounts @BeschlossDC The Bonwit Teller building was the first thing that popped into my head when I read the question. There's very little Art Deco architecture in Eimhear Ó Dálaigh on X: "@SusanaMounts @BeschlossDC The Bonwit Teller building was the first thing that popped into my head when I read the question. There's very little Art Deco architecture in](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5kVV2vWYAIaR0r.jpg:large)
Eimhear Ó Dálaigh on X: "@SusanaMounts @BeschlossDC The Bonwit Teller building was the first thing that popped into my head when I read the question. There's very little Art Deco architecture in
![Trump wants to save Confederate statues, but he didn't care about the artwork on his own building – New York Daily News Trump wants to save Confederate statues, but he didn't care about the artwork on his own building – New York Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2017/08/17/B5L72DTFWDIFSD3FQME34UM4I4.jpg)
Trump wants to save Confederate statues, but he didn't care about the artwork on his own building – New York Daily News
![Developer Scraps Bonwit Sculptures; Builder Orders Bonwit Art Deco Sculptures Destroyed - The New York Times Developer Scraps Bonwit Sculptures; Builder Orders Bonwit Art Deco Sculptures Destroyed - The New York Times](https://s1.nyt.com/timesmachine/pages/1/1980/06/06/120997165_360W.png?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
Developer Scraps Bonwit Sculptures; Builder Orders Bonwit Art Deco Sculptures Destroyed - The New York Times
![The New School Archives : Photographic Material : Bonwit Teller Mother's Day Themed Window Display Featuring "BB Doll Mother" Statue and Mother's Day Gifts [KA0001_000476] The New School Archives : Photographic Material : Bonwit Teller Mother's Day Themed Window Display Featuring "BB Doll Mother" Statue and Mother's Day Gifts [KA0001_000476]](https://digital.archives.newschool.edu/media/collectiveaccess/images/3/6/5/45947_ca_object_representations_media_36519_large.jpg)
The New School Archives : Photographic Material : Bonwit Teller Mother's Day Themed Window Display Featuring "BB Doll Mother" Statue and Mother's Day Gifts [KA0001_000476]
![Trump wants to save Confederate statues, but he didn't care about the artwork on his own building – New York Daily News Trump wants to save Confederate statues, but he didn't care about the artwork on his own building – New York Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2017/08/17/PN5LPLJFUF4GOQWMBP7PG4TEA4.jpg?w=620)
Trump wants to save Confederate statues, but he didn't care about the artwork on his own building – New York Daily News
![Bonwit Teller Building. Demolished to build the Trump Tower. The art deco sculptures were destroyed despite Trump promising to donate them to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. : r/Lost_Architecture Bonwit Teller Building. Demolished to build the Trump Tower. The art deco sculptures were destroyed despite Trump promising to donate them to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. : r/Lost_Architecture](https://storage.ko-fi.com/cdn/useruploads/display/d0cb7e87-ca95-4a3e-ab9c-f018e6cf3982_lostbonwittreasures.jpg)