Template:Did you know nominations/Asser Levy Recreation Center
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The result was: promoted by Edge3 (talk) 00:59, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
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Asser Levy Recreation Center
Asser Levy Recreation Center entrance
- ... that the Asser Levy Recreation Center's entrance arches (pictured) were described as being "more like portals to a great amphitheatre than frames around doors to a hygienic facility"? Source: Stern, Robert A. M.; Gilmartin, Gregory; Massengale, John Montague (1983). New York 1900: Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism, 1890-1915. New York: Rizzoli. p. 139.
- ALT1:... that Albert H. Blumenthal jumped into the Asser Levy Recreation Center's pool while campaigning in the 1973 New York City mayoral election? Source: Carroll, Maurice (September 4, 1973). "Mayoral Contest Begins in Earnest". The New York Times.
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... that the Asser Levy Recreation Center was expanded into a street so the United Nations could build an office tower?Source: Foderaro, Lisa W. (September 30, 2011). "Land Deal With U.N. Would Fill a Big Gap in the Waterfront Greenway". The New York Times.
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 17:44, 21 January 2021 (UTC).
Interesting facility for "bathing together" as a headline has it, on good sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed and shows well, but I confess that I prefer the jump of ALT1 to the pompous thing ;) - I have a park 90 miles north nominated, a little above, in case of interest. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:03, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
