Skyscraper Scout Gifts

'I'm sure that one wasn't there last week.'

Large Dollar Sign Office Block

The Henderson's move to a vertical city took some getting used to.

"Sorry, the sound of your chewing sends me into a rage."

"Because he's illiterate. That's why I have to read to him all the time."

King Kongs first christmas

"Looks like a pretty quiet night out there, huh, girl?"

Sick Building Syndrome

Fish-tank Skyscraper.

"Makes me wish I'd kept that gorilla suit."

Manhattan Cat atop the Woolworth Building

'The buildings are merging.'

Architectural Messages Through the Ages.

"And, yet another plus, it will block out the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays from a considerable portion of the city."

'Times are tough, Smith, but I don't want to lay you off. So, to keep you working, I want you to wash our building. That should keep you busy for the next decade.'

"I feel like I was just a foundation yesterday."

twist building

Real Estate Depression

Star Executive

"I can't say I love New York, but I can say New York loves me."

"It does make a statement."

Builder follows an architect's blueprints exactly, including the smudges.

'To be built on this site - an exact duplicate of the building that was just turn down (we liked the international style after all).

"One day, son, all these skyscrapers that we built for no reason and lie empty will be yours."

'Don't worry - all tall buildings sway a little in the wind.'

ACME Mutton Co.

Stealth fighter fly over.

'There's something about that Indian scout I don't trust.'

"I told you there's no 11th flooooor!"

TRUMP

'...I think I found Ursa Major.'

Other People's Stuff,

"Mm, you smell terrif- ... no, wait. That's me."

Life Cycle of a Tower Block

"Maybe what's good for Wall Street isn't good for Main Street, but it's great for Tribeca."