Cover of the July 19, 1941 issue of The New Yorker, by Ilonka Karasz.
Photo: Condé Nast Store
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Diane Cook: ‘Up on the Roof’ for National Geographic (2008)
Top: Thousands of grasses and plants were used to create Chicago City Hall's award-winning rooftop.
Bottom: Blossoming sedums brighten the roof of a Manhattan architectural firm as its windows reflect the Empire State Building.
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Rooft top bars in Nyc. 10.15.2022
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Edward Hopper, City Roofs, 1932. Oil on canvas.
It shows the view from the roof of the Greenwich Village building where Hopper lived. In 1935, when a New York Post reporter asked Hopper what he did for fun, he replied: “I get most of my pleasure out of the city itself.”
Photo: NY Times
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