August 17th, 1976 –
On this day, the Upper West Side’s Towers Nursing Home (“New York Cancer Hospital”) was designated the Upper West Side’s fourteenth Individual Landmark.
Also on this day,
William Redfield, an actor known for his role as Dale Harding in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” passed away at age 49,
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John & Kiki Dee was the top song in America,
On the tube, networks were on summer hiatus. Although “Rocky” would become the highest-grossing film of the year, “All the President’s Men” topped the week at the box office.
The top New York Times lead headline spanned four columns and read: Ford’s Commitments Reach Goal on First Day of the Convention, But Reagan Presses Vote Battle before a close election that would see the Carter/Mondale ticket defeat Ford/Dole.
In other news, page 25’s Modern Museum’s Plan for Apartments by Paul Goldberger outlines the Museum’s “massive lobbying effort” to sway opinion and approve a condo apartment tower atop a gallery expansion.
Read the designation report of Towers Nursing Home HERE!
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