Yes, I believe the Empire State Bldg has aluminum spandrel panels too.
Chrysler has aluminum window sub-sills too. Many were found bowed during our 1998-2001 restoration but all we needed to do was slide them out from below the steel windows along with one brick at each end, paint and reinstall with an allowance of 1/2" expansion sealed with sealant. This allowed the aluminum to relax, expand/contract, and not ratchet up into a bow.
Some of the Chrysler spandrels had come into contact with back up masonry mortar which caused the aluminum to corrode and look like someone had shot thru it from behind. We excavated out the contacting masonry and applied a liquid membrane patch over the hole to keep water out. We did not remove any panel.
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Henry McGill's 1932 Church of the Most Precious Blood, in Queens, has
a spectacular array of aluminum ornament, including a huge pierced screen around
the octagonal tower. I note in the literature just a few other
buildings in NYC with aluminum: an aluminum flagpole base and some spandrel
panels on the Chrysler Building.
Any other uses of aluminum in Manhattan come to mind, in the
1920-1940 period?
Christopher