May 10th, 1977 –
On this day, the Upper West Side’s Central Park West – West 73rd-74th Streets Historic District was designated the Upper West Side’s third Historic District.
Also on this day,
American Gymnast, Amanda Borden (Olympic Gold, 1996) was born in Cincinnati, OH,
The world lost Lucille Fay LeSueur, better known as Joan Crawford who passed away in New York at the age of *anywhere from* 69-73,
“Hotel California” by the Eagles was the top song in America,
On the tube, CBS aired their short-lived newsmagazine “Who’s Who,”
The top New York Times lead headline occupied two columns and read: Carter Asks Tax Rises, Funding Shift to Ease Social Security Drain, claiming the main burden would fall to employers in order to “eliminate the growing deficits in the Social Security System.”
In other news, page 31’s Rare Stamps Stolen from Public Library detailed a $150,000-$200,000 theft from the individually-landmarked Carrère and Hastings Public Library at 476 Fifth Avenue by a bandit who allegedly hid in the building over the weekend.
Read the designation report of the Central Park West – West 73rd-74th Streets Historic District HERE!
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