EAST 54th STREET RECREATION CENTER, Turtle Bay

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In early 2014 we had a mild respite from the cold and I was roaming about in the East 50s when I spotted an architectural gem from the late Beaux Arts period I hadn’t previously known about, a massive NYC Parks “recreation center.” It was constructed in 1911 with bath facilities for neighborhood folks, not [...]

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