![]() ![]() Tastemaker John Derian, 56, the decoupage artist and home decor expert, has tin ceilings in both his East Village shop at Six E. John Darien’s tinny apartment Annie Wermiel/NY Post And while cast iron never really caught on outside the city, tin ceilings - which could be ordered by the roll from catalogs from manufacturers in the city - soon swept the nation. Soon, the Broadway shopping district became a destination for both well-heeled New Yorkers and out-of-town visitors. Inside these buildings, tin ceilings similarly proved to be a less expensive, more durable - and fireproof - replacement for plaster. (The alternative was expensive stone, like limestone or marble.) From the 1850s onward, developers erected cast-iron facades along southern Broadway, which provided a cost-effective way for architects to provide elegance on a budget. But tin ceilings came of age in industrial Soho and other downtown neighborhoods in spaces ranging from shops and factories to the secret lairs of anarchists. Today, people view the geometrically embossed covering with rosy nostalgia. ![]() Most tin tiles from Menards are available in size 2 ft x 2 ft (24 in x24 in).New York’s mot beloved architectural innovation might be among its most overlooked: the humble tin ceiling.
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