Once there was a building, graceful and tall- she grandly sang to the skies- she loomed 'bove the street- her height complete- lofty in flamboyant majesty! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- She sang to her neighbors- the lofty, high towers- in her sweet classical voice- her majestic condition- was of classic tradition- a symphony of stone and steel! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Singer, Singer Building- A monarch of steel and of stone- Singer, Singer Building, the skyline's most elegant miss! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When the Singer Building sang- the skyscrapers near- in operatic voices called back- 'twas the music, no man could hear- 'twas an opera to delicate to hear! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (this poem is dedicated to Manhattan's Singer Building, one of the very earliest of Manhattan's skyscrapers, and, certainly, one of the most magnificent. Sadly, this soaring landmark, over 40 stories tall, was foolishly torn down in the name of "progress" in the late 1960's. Her voice forever stilled..........
Agreed. The Singer Building went into the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest man-made structure ever to be demolished. This towering, majestic building was indeed magnificent and breathtaking, and certainly deserved a better fate than the dreaded wrecking ball........... So much for "progress"........
