September 20th, 1966 –
On this day, The Belnord Apartments at 225 West 86th Street was designated as the Upper West Side’s second Individual Landmark,
Also on this day,
Portuguese-American musician Nuno Bettencourt, rock guitarist for the band Extreme, was born in Praia da Vitoria, Terceira, Azores, Portugal.
“Cherish” by The Association was the top song in America.
On the tube, viewers surfed between “The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.” on NBC to “Petticoat Junction” on CBS and rounded out the night with “The Fugitive” on ABC. AND
The lead New York Times headline read, Pope Paul Directs a “Cry” for Peace to World Leaders, saying that “a Delay in Ending [Vietnam] War could bring “Slaughter.”
Read the designation report of 225 West 86th Street HERE!
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