Viewing NYC Archives: May 11, 2020

Before Oculus: The Mall at the World Trade Center directory (circa mid-90s)

Vintage Map Shows Layout of The Mall at The World Trade Center

by Matt Coneybeare

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Urbanism without Guarantees: The Everyday Life of a Gentrifying West Side Neighborhood

[BOOKS] Urbanism without Guarantees: The Everyday Life of a Gentrifying West Side Neighborhood

by Matt Coneybeare

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Empire State Building and 5th Avenue, Manhattan

Monday, May 11th, 2020, Good Morning!

by Matt Coneybeare

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In the late 1970s, Grand Central Terminal’s owners faced bankruptcy and, figuring they had a solution, nearly slapped a 55-story office tower on top of the revered architectural marvel. The terminal was saved by the Supreme Court’s decision in Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City, “in which the Supreme Court upheld for the first time the principle on which landmark preservation laws are based,” wrote Paul Goldberger in The Times in 1990. William Brennan figures as the hero in Mr. Goldberger’s tale, having written the majority opinion that prevented the terminal’s owners, Penn Central, from developing on the landmark and thereby securing its status as a structure of public good. Justice Brennan believed, like many others, that historic buildings and other structures “enhance the quality of life for all.”

Vintage Photograph Shows Grand Central Terminal's Main Concourse Circa 1988

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