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69th Regiment Armory · 68 Lexington Avenue
69th Regiment Armory
69th Regiment Armory

Lexington Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets. 69th Regiment Armory building.

IMAGE DATE1905
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69th Regiment Armory building, ca. 1905.

Completed in 1906, the armory remains the headquarters for New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment. However, the space is likely best known for hosting the International Exhibition of Modern Art in 1913; the “Armory Show” was the first presentation of Modern art in the United States.

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