The Future of South Street

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Tim Prentice, architect, sculptor, and past president of the Municipal Art Society and the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter, John Hightower, president of the South Street Seaport Museum, Justin Murphy, president of the Downtown Lower Manhattan Association, and Claude Shostal director of the New York State Maritime Museum discuss the future of the South Street Seaport, subject of a recent article by Ada Louise Huxtable. The Rouse Company had made plans to revitalize the commercial prospects of the area.


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