Not only was the economy booming, but the United States had recently became one of the first countries in the world to have a majority-urban population. The roaring ’20s ushered in a new age of skyscrapers in New York City that only picked up steam heading into the 1930s. NYC was slower than its rival, Chicago, in adopting skeleton-frame construction techniques, but once that door was open, height records were eclipsed every few years. In 1908, the ante was upped further after the completion of the 47-storey headquarters of the Singer Sewing Machine Company and the 50-storey Metropolitan Life Tower. One of the more ambitious projects in this wave of development was the New York World Building (1890), which held the title as the tallest skyscraper in the world. The city’s first cluster of tall buildings appeared around City Hall, as newspapers competed to see who could build the most grand headquarters. It wasn’t until the late-1800s when technology and economic might converged to produce the first modern towers. The Early History of Skyscrapersįor decades, the ornate spire of Trinity Church towered over Lower Manhattan. Today’s infographic comes to us from Liberty Cruise NYC and it charts this evolution over the last century, while highlighting just how dramatically the cityscape is set to change by 2020. Smoke stacks and cathedral spires were gradually eclipsed by the stately office towers of “ Newspaper Row”, and iconic skyscrapers like the Chrysler Building soon shared the skyline with monolithic towers in the international style. Over New York City’s storied history, the skyline has evolved constantly. View the high resolution version of today’s graphic by clicking here. He says, "it's really nice to have a space where folks who are typically the punchline of jokes can be telling their own stories and are able to laugh at themselves and their own experience and make light of what typically is seen as maybe a disadvantage.A Century of New York City’s Evolving Skyline Taylor says the cast is not just representative of the LGBTQ+ community, but also of their allies. We're just really excited to be able to bring in more audiences, especially queer folks to see this show." To be actually a part of a larger festival. "Because last year, we weren't a part of any festival, we just sort of threw it together and just performed at Piano Fight in SF. And it's just a really, really comedic opportunity for people to see possibly their own experiences reflected when they've done something outside of the box that their family disagrees with."Īccording to Taylor, "National Queer Arts Festival approached ItsQwere and said, 'Hey, we have this festival coming up next year, we'd love you to be a part of it.'" He adds, "that was the first time in the five years that we've been doing this work that someone has recognized and said, 'Hey, we're going to give you a contribution, and we're going to just let you have free rein and create whatever you want.'" One of my favorite sketches is about what happens when a young guy brings home his partner who is of a different ethnicity, and how their family responds to that. "And we also have some song parodies as well. "There's a lot of really funny sketches," Taylor said. Taylor says he was inspired by sketch variety shows of the 1990's, which were predominantly white and male, and put the LGBTQ+ experience into their work. "(It's) going to have a lot of sketches, it's going to have stand up, and we even have some poetry for the show, too." "Mighty Real is inspired by 90's sitcoms," says Jaye. "Mighty Real" is a performance and a production that celebrates the queer experience as part of a live performance in front of an audience. ItsQwere started in 2018, celebrating the experiences of Black and brown queer folks. MORE: Here's how to watch 2023 San Francisco Pride Parade on ABC7
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