Met Life used to be down on 23rd Street and was so solicitous of its employees, including keeping the prices low in their employee cafeteria, as well as offering job security and benefits, that it was known as "Mother Met."
The late 80's came and so did the slogan, "Greed is Good," and the new President of the company
totally rearranged things, sending back office workers out to New Jersey just beyond commuting range. Rest of offices on 23rd Street were abandoned...
I believe the Met Life tower on Madison Square is being turned into a hotel...
Yes, about the famous tower Wikipedia says:
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, also known as the
Metropolitan Life Tower or Met Life Tower, and currently being converted
into the New York Edition Hotel, is a landmark skyscraper located ... Wikipedia
Height: 700' (213 m)
Opened: 1909
Floors: 50
Architectural style: Gothic architecture
Address: 1 Madison Ave, New York City, New York, 1 Madison Ave., New York
Architect: Napoleon LeBrun
As far as Pan Am goes, just a brief note also from Wikipedia:
Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927 until its collapse on December 4, 1991. Founded in 1927 as a scheduled air mail and passenger service operating between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba, the airline became a major company credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry, including the widespread use of jet aircraft, jumbo jets, and computerized reservation systems.[1] It was also a founding member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global airline industry association.[2] Identified by its blue globe logo, the use of the word "Clipper" in aircraft names and call signs, and the white pilot uniform caps, the airline was a cultural icon of the 20th century. In an era dominated by flag carriers that were wholly or majority government-owned, it was also the unofficial flag carrier of the United States.[citation needed] During most of the jet era, Pan Am's flagship terminal was the Worldport located at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York.[1]
As far as Pan Am goes, just a brief note also from Wikipedia:
Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927 until its collapse on December 4, 1991. Founded in 1927 as a scheduled air mail and passenger service operating between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba, the airline became a major company credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry, including the widespread use of jet aircraft, jumbo jets, and computerized reservation systems.[1] It was also a founding member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global airline industry association.[2] Identified by its blue globe logo, the use of the word "Clipper" in aircraft names and call signs, and the white pilot uniform caps, the airline was a cultural icon of the 20th century. In an era dominated by flag carriers that were wholly or majority government-owned, it was also the unofficial flag carrier of the United States.[citation needed] During most of the jet era, Pan Am's flagship terminal was the Worldport located at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York.[1]
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