History

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The Downtown Athletic Club was originally a club and later a skyscraper clubhouse as well. Founded in 1926 by a group of Lower Manhattan businessmen, the club first installed itself in the Singer Building, since demolished, on Broadway.[1] According to Christopher Gray, the buildings and landmarks columnist for The New York Times, “From later reports it is clear that these men, headed by Schuyler Van Vechten Hoffman, a financier, had an entirely separate building in mind from the start.”[2]

References

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  1. ^ "New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report, Downtown Athletic Club Building" (PDF). 2000-11-14. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Gray, Christopher (1997-01-12). "A Home for Heisman Trophy in Its Art Deco Interior". The New York Times. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessdaymonth=, |accessyear=, |accessmonthday=, and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)

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