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The Art Deco Prison

Seamen's House on W. 20th Street; opposite it, the Life Savers building. Foreground: Empire Diner,  at left, Miller Highway. 1939-1941. Photo: Municipal Archives, City of New York
Seamen’s House on W. 20th Street; opposite is Life Savers building. Foreground: Empire Diner. Left: Miller Highway. 1939-1941. Photo: Municipal Archives, City of New York
Bayview Correctional Facility, looking east across the Hudson River, May 2023, with Knox Martin’s mural partially in view
Art deco detail on Bayview Correctional Facility, with Knox Martin’s mural partially in view, between the prison and the Jean Nouvel apartments