As our Art Deco Centenary series gets underway, we spotlight the Chrysler Building in New York – one of America's first art deco skyscrapers and the world's first supertall skyscraper.

Is the building’s reputation enough for it to endure as an icon, even as its ownership and interior crumble? The Chrysler Building opened in 1930.Credit...Frederic Lewis/Getty Images Supported ...

The Chrysler Building in New York City is for sale—and despite its iconic status, it could go for cheap. While the building ...

For 339 precious days in the 1930s, the Chrysler Building was the tallest structure in the world. In the lead up to the building’s completion, that was the prize that its owner, automobile ...