Joe Macken's fascination with buildings and landscapes started as a child after visiting the Panorama of the City of New York, the massive model that debuted at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair.

The model, which measures 50 feet by 27 feet, is currently on display at the Museum of the City of New York The man, Joe Macken of Clifton Park, said he has no plans to stop building A New York man ...

New York (CNN) — The Empire State building stands approximately 15 inches tall, whereas the Statue of Liberty measures at just under two inches without its base. At this scale, even ants would be too ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Macken in a corner of the laundry room where he carves his scale models out of balsa wood, shows a section of the Upper West ...

When visitors step into the Dinan Miller Gallery at the Museum of the City of New York, they’re greeted by a sweeping sight: a 50-by-27-foot hand-built model of New York City, complete with ...

“I was shocked at how vividly the contrast of the city’s low and high density came to life when I visited the new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York,” the author writes. “Today’s zoning ...

A New York man spent 21 years hand-carving a perfect miniature model of New York City The model, which measures 50 feet by 27 feet, is currently on display at the Museum of the City of New York The ...