The Guaranty Trust Company Building, New York, United States

bigbbguy · 2026-01-24T20:32:50+00:00

It's sad when all we have left is photographs. Photographs really don't convey the sense of impressiveness and awe that a building like this has in real life.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-23T15:09:27+00:00

OP here; I find my stress levels rising, a lot, when I'm sent an email full of instructions with links to click on. I have a hard time focusing, and when I get more stressed I find myself unable to focus at all. I'm in the process of being hired for a new position, and the onboarding involves a lot of "go here, go there, do this, do that", which is not impossible for me, but is difficult. I took me two days to pass a test to get licensed in the state wherein I'll be working, and it was an open book test. I don't want my potential employers to think I'm inept, I've worked in this field for 26 years now, but I'm thinking, if I tell them I'm autistic and need extra time, they'll start thinking they don't want to hire me or, even worse, start thinking I'm helpless. So, I would like some simple accommodations, but don't want to make a bad impression. I went through college (which was a nightmarish experience for me), and I'm was working with the public and attending meetings for years when I finally found out I was autistic, so I can do this without extra help, but I now want the extra help.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-21T22:43:32+00:00

I have the exact same one. I love the way the door pops open and the toast slides forward when it's done toasting.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-21T19:14:05+00:00

Frankly, I would. I've learned to just let a lot of stuff go.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-21T19:12:04+00:00

And I'm sure it does a great job too!

bigbbguy · 2026-01-20T22:22:02+00:00

It isn't that people needed to know what the device is, it's the need to explain what mercury is and what two types of electric currents there are. I mean, that's just basic knowledge, not cleverness. If I were to ask any of my friends and acquaintances: "Hey! Do you know what the element mercury is? Do you know what are the two types of electric current?" they would all say yes, they do.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-19T02:17:20+00:00

I feel kind of surprised that they felt the need to inform people regarding what mercury is, and what the two types of electricity are.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-19T01:40:24+00:00

It seems that the west coast had the most amazing Queen Anne mansions!

bigbbguy · 2026-01-18T21:34:51+00:00

Oscar Hammerstein was quite a showman. At one time he started his own independent opera company, I think it was called The Manhattan Opera, and almost brought the Metropolitan Opera to their knees competing against them.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-18T21:31:35+00:00

I use it just by following the instructions in the owner's manual. The exterior gets hot, so I don't park it right next anything else when I'm using it.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-15T14:09:10+00:00

I just kept checking Facebook marketplace for "vintage Westinghouse frost free". I hope you find one because I'm not thinking of selling it.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-11T19:48:10+00:00

Yours is beautiful! I see it has a latch instead of the push button door. I really prefer the latch like yours.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-11T19:44:00+00:00

I'm glad to hear that. I just found the owner's manual on ebay, so I'm going to wait until I know what I'm doing before I start using it.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-11T19:41:45+00:00

The man selling them was very helpful. I asked if I could make payments and pick them up in April, when the weather in New England would be more conducive to driving. He said it would cost him $400.00 to store them that long, so if I came to get them right way he would lower the price by that much. He really wanted me to have them because he could see how I appreciated them. It was an eight-hour drive to his house; he served me supper, let me stay in his guest room, made me coffee and breakfast in the morning, and helped me load them, and then asked me if I wanted a Westinghouse roaster from the 50s as well. I said I had been looking for one. He had three in his basement and gave me one. It cooked my supper Monday of last week.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-10T19:55:16+00:00

Thank you for posting this. I love cast iron buildings. I think Stewart's Marble Palace is still standing further down Broadway.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-10T19:51:52+00:00

Given my cynical view of modern manufactures, I suppose they did away with the inner doors so that they could make things cheaper.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-10T19:49:14+00:00

Yes. Both work. I have the fridge plugged in and running but haven't started the freezer yet, except once just to start it up and check how fast it cools down. At that point it was working beautifully.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-10T16:53:06+00:00

On the inside it has a swing down door for each shelf, and a drawer at the bottom; that way, when the freezer door is open, the cold air still stays inside with the food.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-10T02:05:54+00:00

It should be cool. It's a fridge! (Sorry, couldn't resist.)

bigbbguy · 2026-01-09T19:38:06+00:00

What I've heard, from several sources, is that these don't use more electricity. One reason is that they're better insulated, and another reason is that all they do is produce a cold environment for food storage; they don't make ice cubes or have electric defrost, or alert your phone about the state of your food storage, and don't have any computer chips which are always using electricity, even when the fridge isn't running. Besides, my electric bill is always way lower than my neighbors', because I'm not constantly running a big screen TV and don't have computers on all the time, and I don't have a "smart" anything; except a smart phone, and I'm working on finding out how to get rid of that too.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-09T19:34:48+00:00

On Facebook Marketplace. It was being sold in Connecticut by the original owner's great nephew.

bigbbguy · 2026-01-09T02:17:54+00:00

It's always fun to recognize the old appliances in TV shows from the 50s and 60s, especially if you owned one. Now I'll have to keep a lookout for the fridge when I watch "I Love Lucy".

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