the name of the intriguing building: The 69th Regiment Armory. The Armory proved to be a more intriguing building than I had ever imagined. The Armory is an active training facility. However, The Armory doesn’t simply house the 165th infantry, rather adds culture to New York City. One may ask, how can a historical landmark (Murray) in which armies train prove to be cultural? We will embark on a journey to discover the second, lesser-known aspect, of the armory. 1906. Richard and Joseph Hunt completed
1980). Grand Central Terminal Designation Report. (LP-1099). New York, City of New York. Retrieved from: http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/80-GRAND-CENT-INT.pdf Landmarks Preservation Commission. (July 19, 1994) Seventh Regiment Armory Designation Report. (LP-1884). New York, City of New York. Retrieved from: http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1994SeventhRegimentArmoryInterior.pdf Upton, Dell. Architecture in the United States. New York: Oxford University
Alfred Stieglitz and Gallery 291 A Modern Art Revolution Before the Armory Show “Quite a few years ago…there got to be—a place…. The place grew—the place shifted…the place was where this man was…. —Shift—is something that cannot be tied—cannot be pigeonholed. It jumps—it bounds—it glides —it SHIFTS— it must have freedom…. It seems those who do that worth the doing are possessed of good eyes—alive eyes—warm eyes— it seems they radiate a fire within outward. The places they inhabit