The Museum of lylodero · otb^r.and to Manhattan thus creating three lakes of pure water for...
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SENT BY MESSENGER %1 The Museum of lylodero 11 West 53 Street, New York, N.Y. 10019 Circle 5-8900 Cable: Modernart A/O • / ^7 February I5, I96T FOR E-IilEDXATE RELEASE SFSGIAI. TO THE A!:3T^rlDA:i t?g7S Jason llathan, Chairman of tho Ke-v7 York City Housing and Radevelopmant Board, showa here with Mrs. Blorneva Selby of Hstro North Hand and Miss Mimosa L'sisner of Cotimunity Plannins Board Kuaber 11, in the e::hibitioTi l!he. Fevj C i t y : Architecture and Urhjm_Jlei2®.^jjil a t The Huseun of-Moderi? A r t , Mra. Selby and Kiss Haisner are nalcing a model of the project ehoun above which they hope to display in a banl: in the area. The project, designed by faculty niembers at Columbia University, one of the four teams coimnissionad by the Museum for the shov;, suggests covering the railroad tracks that run above Park Avenue and building a 37«block long structure of varying heights from 9Tth to 155th Streets. The chief advantage of the scheme is that the structure could be built in stages. Families could move into the new buildings before any structures were demolished. The exhibition of models, plans and large photo murals suggests ways to make the Hudson River useable and visible, to extend Central Park north in two lo-ag corridore and to add new land by connecting VJard*s and Randall»s Islands to each otb^r.and to Manhattan thus creating three lakes of pure water for beating and fiwir.jp.dng, Co-sponsored by the City of ITew York an a public service, the exh5.bition will reriain on view through March I5. It is presented by the Museum, not as a master V plan, but in order to start a public discussion of ways to improve life in Manhattati. v, Among the groups who have asked for specially guided tours of tha exhibition, \ w'lich covers the area from 96th Street to I5|3th Street frcn river to river, are City Colleg;2, Union Thaological Ge.diiary ana Dr^v? Hiiiailtou Ce-;iior CitiEena Club-. • \. P.S. 1^5, 509 V^est 1 2 9 t h S t r e e t , is bringing 90 students on March 2. . \ J». *• M. 'I. ,V At, ,•- V M V i'or additional information emd photographs, contact Elisabeth Shnw, Director, D'^.p*'rtt!.3rJ:
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The Museum of lylodero 11 West 53 Street, New York, N.Y. 10019 Circle 5-8900 Cable: Modernart
A/O • / 7̂ February I 5 , I96T FOR E-IilEDXATE RELEASE
SFSGIAI. TO THE A!:3T^rlDA:i t?g7S
Jason l la than , Chairman of tho Ke-v7 York C i t y Housing and Radevelopmant Board, showa
here with Mrs. Blorneva Selby of Hs t ro North Hand and Miss Mimosa L'sisner of
Cotimunity P l a n n i n s Board Kuaber 1 1 , in the e::hibitioTi l!he. Fevj C i t y : A r c h i t e c t u r e
and Urhjm_Jlei2®.^jjil a t The Huseun of-Moderi? A r t ,
Mra. Selby and Kiss Haisner a r e nalcing a model of the p r o j e c t ehoun above
which they hope t o d i s p l a y in a banl: i n the a r e a . The p r o j e c t , des igned by f a c u l t y
niembers a t Columbia U n i v e r s i t y , one of the four teams coimnissionad by the Museum for
the shov;, sugges t s cover ing the r a i l r o a d t r a c k s t h a t run above Park Avenue and
building a 37«block long s t r u c t u r e of va ry ing h e i g h t s from 9Tth t o 155th S t r e e t s .
The chief advantage of the scheme i s t h a t the s t r u c t u r e could be b u i l t in s t a g e s .
Families could move i n t o the new b u i l d i n g s be fo re any s t r u c t u r e s were demol i shed .
The e x h i b i t i o n of models , p l a n s and l a r g e photo murals s u g g e s t s ways t o make
the Hudson River u seab l e and v i s i b l e , t o extend C e n t r a l Park n o r t h in two lo-ag
corr idore and t o add new land by connec t ing VJard*s and Randal l»s I s l a n d s to each
otb^r.and t o Manhattan thus c r e a t i n g t h r e e l akes of pure water for b e a t i n g and
fiwir.jp.dng,
Co-sponsored by the C i ty of ITew York an a p u b l i c s e r v i c e , the exh5.bi t ion w i l l
reriain on view through March I 5 . I t i s p r e sen t ed by the Museum, no t as a mas ter V
plan, but in o rde r t o s t a r t a p u b l i c d i s c u s s i o n of ways t o improve l i f e i n Manhattati .
v, Among the groups who have asked for s p e c i a l l y guided t o u r s of tha e x h i b i t i o n , \
w'lich covers the a r ea from 96th S t r e e t t o I5|3th S t r e e t f r cn r i v e r t o r i v e r , a r e
City Colleg;2, Union Thao log ica l Ge.diiary ana Dr̂ v? Hiiiailtou Ce-;iior Ci t iEena Club-. • \.
P.S. 1^5, 509 V^est 129th S t r e e t , i s b r i n g i n g 90 s t u d e n t s on March 2 . . \ J » . * • M. 'I. ,V At, ,•- V M V
i'or additional information emd photographs, contact Elisabeth Shnw, Director, D'̂ .p*'rtt!.3rJ:
