Macy's is in the midst of a $400 million renovation to its Herald Square store, and one preservationist has some concerns about it. Theodore Grunewald tells the Times the store's structural columns have lost their Art Deco marble cladding, a sad change for Art Deco fans. "All the kings horses and all the king's men will never make Art Deco again," says Grunewald. "Imagine trying to build the Chrysler Building now if you had to." [City Room; previously]
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