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| Largest... most luxurious and beautiful of modern ships... the "Normandie" will set new standards of comfort and safety in ocean travel for many years to come. |
On June 3 there will arrive in New York not merely another big liner, but a different kind of liner ... a superliner.
Neither size nor speed was the first consideration of the engineers who plotted her dynamic lines. Those qualities came later, as the result of a fresh approach to the basic problem of assuring our passengers maximum safety and convenience.
For the decoration of this super-liner . . . fifty years ahead of her time . . . the foremost artists of France were called into consultation. The Normandie decor . . . executed with the inimitable finish of French craftsmanship ... is beyond anything you have ever seen in brilliance.
Imagine a ship 1029 feet long . . . 79,800 tons ... a dining-salon 400 feet in length, walled with molded glass, and entirely airconditioned ... a sun deck, clear of all obstructions, as long as two city blocks . . . an eighty-foot swimming pool . . . virtually every cabin in First Class with bath or shower, many with private decks ... a completely equipped theater . . . radio-telephones constantly in touch with both shores ... a staff of 1200 to assure your comfort.
Need we say that the chef and his corps of assistants are even now engaged in an amiable conspiracy to raise your appreciation of French Line food to new and quite entrancing heights?
You must see this ship! . . . The arrival of the Normandie in New York harbor with a distinguished passenger list will be an event in maritime history. Your Travel Agent can tell you more about her . . . and (if you are quick) arrange for early reservations. .. . French Line, 610 Fifth Avenue (Rockefeller Center), New York City.
FIRST ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK, JUNE 3. FIRST SAILING FROM NEW YORK, JUNE 7.
ADDITIONAL SAILINGS: JUNE 22, JULY 10, AND AUGUST 21, SEPTEMBER 4
Other Sailings to England and France: ILE DE FRANCE, April 13, May 18, June 29 • PARIS, April 20, May 11 • LAFAYETTE, April 27, June 1 and 20 • CHAMPLAIN, April 6, May 4
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| La Maison Franchise, 610 Fifth Avenue (Rockefeller Center), New York City |
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| La Maison Franchise, 610 Fifth Avenue (Rockefeller Center), New York City |
The Fifth Avenue entrance to the building bears a sculptured panel, symbolic of the friendship and mutual understanding between the cities of Paris and New York. It was designed by Alfred Janniot. The panel is 11 feet wide and 18 feet high. Cast in bronze and then gold-leafed, the sculpture weighs approximately ten tons. It depicts Paris and New York joining hands above the figures of Poetry, Beauty and Elegance.
