Candler Building is a 1914 skyscraper

Skyscraper

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 built in Times Square

Times Square

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 in Manhattan

Manhattan

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 by Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

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 magnate Asa Griggs Candler

Asa Griggs Candler

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 of Atlanta. Its ground floor now houses the largest McDonald's

McDonald's

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 restaurant in the world.

During a scene in the 1978 film Superman, the Candler Building and the McGraw-Hill Building

McGraw-Hill Building

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 are clearly visible. The pre-expansion Port Authority Bus Terminal

Port Authority Bus Terminal

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 can also be seen near the McGraw-Hill Building. This scape is dramatically different today, and the block and a half between the two tall and unique buildings is now filling with even taller towers, built, under construction, or proposed. The Candler Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1982.