The Niagara Mohawk Building, Syracuse, NY.
One of the neat aspects of northeastern cities is the prevalence of art-deco architecture (the most famous example probably being New York City's Chrysler Building), especially in older cities like Buffalo and Syracuse that haven't seen much by way of significant additions to the skyline since the art-deco era. This building -- the headquarters of New York's Niagara Mohawk Power Company -- is one of the most striking examples of the art-deco style I've ever seen, especially so since the building's restoration a few years back. Having driven by the building several times, I can report that it does indeed gleam as much as the above photo indicates.
Here is a close-up of the building's tower, including the angelic figure near the building's crown:
(Say, can anyone out there recommend any good introductory books about architecture? I'm finding art-in-building increasingly interesting, and yet I know very little about it.)
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