1. Although neither the Apollo nor the Lyric was protected from demolition by a landmark designation, development officials had made clear that they would not allow wholesale destruction. 2. And the groups have tried to protect the buildings by seeking landmark designations. 3. Both buildings are protected from demolition or alteration by city landmark designations. 4. But Dr. Jeffrey Kroessler, president of the Queensborough Preservation League, is calling for landmark designation. 5. Docomomo, an international architectural conservation group that concerns itself with modern buildings, hopes to win city landmark designation for the pavilion. 6. For many hotel owners, however, the landmark designation carries considerable cachet and usually translates into higher room rates. 7. He mentions the landmark designation of the place where Malcolm X was assassinated, the Audubon Ballroom, as a prime example. 8. If the landmark designation is granted, other Columbus buildings may be added in the future. 9. If all this sounds like the making of a landmark designation, it is. 10. In New York, many residents of Astoria, Queens, resisted city landmark designations. |