The Crown and Water Tank

Located in TriBeCa on West Broadway at Varick and Franklin Streets, the crown, a 2,500-pound replica of the Statue of Liberty, was the creation of a Spanish artist named Antoni Miralda (the real crown has 7 spikes). It was created in the mid '80's to grace the roof of a tapas bar named El International which later became a restaurant named El Teddy's. For years, a picture of it appeared on the opening credits of "Saturday Night Live." Now, both the restaurant and the crown. Manhattan, New York City, New York. Scanned 35mm negative. (2S025)