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Women in Bronze
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Out of 150 statues depicting historic figures in New York City, only six are women. This stark inequality shines a light on gender and racial representation biases in public statues. Today, multiple groups are working to amend this imbalance. Two of these organizations are Statues for Equality and She Built NYC. This story sends us on a tour of six historic women who are honored in monuments across New York City.
Villard Houses
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Villard Houses, ca. 1980. The Villard houses, a six-building Italian Renaissance-style brownstone development completed in 1884, was designed by architect Joseph M. Wells, for Northern Pacific Railway president Henry Villard. However, Villard's stay in his residence at No. 451 Madison would be short lived: he soon declared bankruptcy and retreated to Westchester County. In 1943, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia presided over the re-opening of the building as the Women's Military Service Club, offering inexpensive lodging to visiting service members. Most of the complex was later acquired by the Archdiocese of New York. A timely Landmark designation in 1968 saved some buildings from substantial demolition as part of the construction of the Palace Hotel, completed in 1980.
Eleanor Roosevelt's Close Knish Encounter of The Forward Kind!
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Eleanor Roosevelt was a noted human rights activist, longest-serving first lady of the United States and friend to knish lovers everywhere!
MAS Manhattan Survey
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Between 1954 and 1957, the Municipal Art Society surveyed historic buildings in all five boroughs to create a database of potential landmarks to preserve. Local residents and MAS staff compiled individual sheets devoted to about 200 buildings. Each sheet outlined the building’s date, location, and style and provided a description and a small photograph. This is the list of Manhattan buildings.
Villard Houses
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Villard Houses ca. 1980 This great complex of town houses surrounding a central court yard was designed by Joseph M. Wells for McKim, Mead, & White in the manner of an early sixteenth-century Italian palazzo. By far the most beautiful feature of this block of residences is the interior decoration of Henry Villard's own house on the south side of the courtyard.
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Villard Houses
Buildings, 50th Street & Madison Avenue.
455 Madison Avenue
Mansion on east side of Madison Avenue. 50th to 51st Streets (from west side of Madison Avenue). View of the C.G. Michalis residence, a brick building at 455 Madison Ave. between 50th and 51st Streets. View is from the front and features the courtyard with arched entrance.
455 Madison Avenue
Mansion on East Side of Madison Avenue. 50th to 51st Streets (from 50th Street). View of the C.G. Michalis residence, a brick building at 455 Madison Ave. between 50th and 51st Streets. A street lamp with a sign for E. 50th Street can be seen on the left.
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