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Title: Old New York yesterday & today
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Brown, Henry Collins, 1862-1961
Subjects: Historic buildings
Publisher: New York : Priv. print for Valentine's Manual and to be sold at the Sign of the Dog and Duck
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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(Etty l-iall Ijinrk faakma, iSodli, iuitlt©lb liast ©ffice J\eituJ6E5 Draun by James Mel. Smiley from proposed plans byMr. Guy Lowell, Arckilecl of Court House For many years repeated efforts have been madeby public-spirited New Yorkers to obtain the FederalGovernments consent to the removal of the PostOffice at the end of City Hall Park. It no longer ful-fils the place in the Postal service which it did orig-inally, its functions having been transferred to thehuge building at 8th Avenue and 33rd Street. Withthis material change the desire to regain our oldoriginal beautiful Park as it was in Colonial days in-creased with the passing years. Early in 1921, a Citizens Committee, acting in co-operation with Mayor Hylan, took the matter ener-getically in charge and for the first time secured def-inite results. A public hearing was held by the Mayorand Board of Estimate and no opposition developed.In Washington a similar meeting was held before theCommittee on Public Buildmgs and with a

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