What the figures on the doors of a Third Avenue Gap store tell us about the building

"The front doors caught my eye first. Heavy and bronze, these two doors at the entrance of the Gap store at Third Avenue and 85th Street feature intricate carvings and curious allegorical figures reminiscent of ancient Greece. On one door, a woman balances a locomotive engine in her left hand and grips a caduceus in the right. Behind her is a sailing ship, and beside her head are the words ‘commerce and industry.’ The man on the opposite door holds a staff with a beehive at the top. In his other hand is a key, and at his feet a cornucopia. ‘Finance and savings’ is inscribed at his shoulder. ...”

Ephemeral New York