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Wyckoff-Bennett HomesteadBush TowerW. S. Pendleton HouseLatourette HouseThe Sphere at World Trade Center - Lower Manhattan, NY.The Palace of Fine Arts

January: New Beginnings and Old Challenges

Over the last 45 years, January has traditionally been a time of new beginnings for preservation. When New York gets a new Mayor (an infrequent occurrence in recent times) they tend to appoint a new Chair to the Landmarks Preservation Commission. When Abe Beame became Mayor in January of 1974 he appointed Beverly Moss Spatt [...]

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