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In Defense Of Preservation, Jeffrey A. Kroessler, Eric W. Allison, Dorothy Minor, Anthony C. Wood Jan 2001

In Defense Of Preservation, Jeffrey A. Kroessler, Eric W. Allison, Dorothy Minor, Anthony C. Wood

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"In Defense of Preservation" is the transcript of a presentation at the Gotham History Festival at the CUNY Graduate Center, October 6, 2001. The discussants argued that historic preservation is vital to New York City's economic and cultural health, and countered arguments that preservation was elitist and hindered the city's growth. Dorothy Minor discussed the legal basis for preservation and reviewed the Penn Central decision and other court cases. Anthony C. Wood discussed the history of historic preservation in New York. And Eric W. Allison presented the intersection of preservation with the liveable cities movement.


How The ‘Sidewalks Of New York’ Came To Maryknoll, Janet Butler Munch Sep 1994

How The ‘Sidewalks Of New York’ Came To Maryknoll, Janet Butler Munch

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This article discusses: the relocation of Maryknoll's headquarters to Ossining, NY in 1912; its favorable litigation with the Rockefeller Family; its selection of architects Maginnis and Walsh, and W.H. Fissel & Co.-- contracted to install its bluestone slate flooring originally from the sidewalks in lower Manhattan.