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Lower
Manhattan neighborhoods: Proposed John Street / Maiden Lane Historic
District and Proposed Greenwich Street South Historic District
New york county, new york
saved
landmark status: Some individual sites are listed as local landmarks; eligibility determination for National Register status has been requested for districts.
threat: Demolition and inappropriate redevelopment.
The area is a 3-D record of the city’s birth and growth into
the financial capital of the world and includes Federal era residences, “Old
Law” tenements, former stables and early 20th century commercial
buildings. Plans for revitalization following the attack
on the World Trade Center include a new MTA transportation hub
and commercial and residential developments which could threaten
the preservation of historic resources. The League will continue
its substantial involvement in the area by working with local groups
to secure landmark district designation at the local, state and
national levels, as well as with the Lower Manhattan Development
Corp. to assure that preservation is part of the redevelopment
plan.
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