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Browsing New York's Most Treasured Interiors
A new book hopes to remind readers to look beyond buildings’ facades.
Interiors are landmarks, too.
After many demolitions took place across New York City—most notably McKim, Mead and White’s Penn Station in 1964—then-mayor Robert Wagner created the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1965. Since then, the commission has been helping the five boroughs better maintain their history—a counterbalance to developers and architects eager to add their mark to the always-changing skyline.