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February 2026 Programs: Celebrating History & Community

February 2026 brings a rich slate of programs that knit together the stories of local history, national identity, community struggle, and cultural achievement. Several offerings are part of Village Preservation’s Semiquincentennial series, the Revolutionary Village, which honors the broader narrative of America’s first 250 years and how our neighborhoods helped shape them. For Black History […]

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When NYC collapsed: The rise and fall of America’s largest and grandest hotel

In the mid-1970s, New York City was falling apart. Its finances, infrastructure, and social cohesion were, figuratively speaking, crumbling. But in one very tragic case, they were literally crumbling, too. And it all came tumbling down on August 3, 1973, when what was once one of the world’s grandest hotels (which had more recently become known for […]

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