There’s nothing more glorious in the fall than a trip to New York City…especially when the sun is beyond brilliant and “strong” breezes hint at seasonal changes. It has been almost two years since I’d last been down to “The City’, where I had attended college, pursued a career, and lived. With nostalgia tugging at my heartstrings I felt an urgent prompting to record the iconic landmarks and sites that say “New York” to me. We each have our our faves…and these are mine.

Starting with the elegant and storied townhouses of the Upper East Side, some sporting Autumn decor.

One seldom is at an angle to see this famous landmark all on its own…and there it was, greeting me, as I stepped out of Moynihan Hall at Penn Station.

On a clear brilliant day, the reflections of New York’s varied architecture are shown off to perfection.

Peeking around the corner of Fifth and 57th, Louis Vuitton’s “new” trunk building still awes with the handbag-like/trunk detailing of this “wrap around” that cloaks the re-build of their new store.

Famous in its day, Nine West 57th is now looking up at a sliver of one of the new condominiums overlooking Central Park.

Such elegant gilding (38,600 grams of gold leaf) deserves to be seen up close. A Manhattan jewel appropriately named the Crown building, in 2022 the upper portion was converted to the Aman New York Hotel (with 83 hotel suites) and 22 residential condominiums.

And what’s a trip to NY without some “window wishing”…

Hope you’ve enjoyed these exterior views…and next week will be interiors to enchant.