Norlin Construction 1938-1940
This is from early 1939 as the shell was being completed.  This was mostly a WPA project.  One consequence of that was that a photographer followed the progress of the building.  There are literally dozens and dozens of construction photographs of Norlin.  Many are very beautiful images.  The bay window, in particular, was photographed a lot.  Clearly it was a powerful element of the building even as it was being constructed.