Referring to the reconstrruction of Dick Cavett's house in Montauk,
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<< For example, when they specified the brickwork for the foundation, they
had to ask the masons to do "sloppy" work, because the  original was quite
rustic looking. Apparently the masons were rather agahst at the suggestion,
and the architect still thinks the foundation looks too neat. >>

The 1903 Belleclaire, at 77th & Broadway, was designed by Emery Roth in the
art nouveau style (get a load of those parapet railings!!!)  But it was a
straight commercial project for its time, and the owner used galvanized for
the formed metal work (cornice, e.g.); copper was used only on high-end
projects like clubs and houses (like Ken's house!).

The building has been an SRO for the last 40 years (people jump out of the
windows every few years), and had descended to rotten shape by the time of
its Landmark designation about 10 years ago.  But in a recent storefront
alteration, the owners are tearing out the decayed galvanized sheetmetal, and
substituting ... copper.

Signed, Ficks R. Upper