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Landmarks Preservation Commission vote causes a stir
The 11-member Landmarks Preservation Commission was created in 1965 as a result of the uproar from the destruction of the old Pennsylvania Station.
In Amid the Facades, Furrowed Brows the NY Times looks at the history of the LPC, some of the controversy from its recent decision to approve the demolition of the Purchase Building under the Brooklyn Bridge, as well as its growing role outside of Manhattan.
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posted about 3 years ago
