1345 Avenue of the Americas, also known as the Building, is a -tall, 50-story skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan,

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. Located on Sixth Avenue between 54th and 55th Streets, the building was built by

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and designed by

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. When completed in 1969, the building was originally known as Burlington House, after

Burlington Industries Burlington Industries, formerly Burlington Mills, is a diversified American fabric maker based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Founded by J. Spencer Love in Burlington, North Carolina in 1923, the company has operations in the United States, Mexi ...

. 1345 Avenue of the Americas is an unrelieved slab structure in the International Style, sometimes referred to as "corporate" style, faced with dark glass. Its small plaza is dominated by its sprinkling fountain like a dandelion seedhead. It replaced the original Ziegfeld Theatre.

First public cellphone call

A base station atop the building was used on April 3, 1973, by Martin Cooper to make the world's first handheld

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call in public. Cooper, a

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inventor, called rival Joel S. Engel of

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to tell him about the invention. Engel was staying across the street in the Hilton New York.

In popular culture

In the film '' Spider-Man 3'' (2007), 1345 Avenue of the Americas is the building Gwen Stacy falls from in the crane scene. It also serves as the foyer for the fictional law firm in the film ''

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'' (2007). It is used as the establishing shot for the corporate headquarters of the fictional company,

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in the television show ''

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''.

Tenants

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* American Institute of Certified Public Accountants *

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* First Eagle Funds *

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