[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 54 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E666-E667]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


    HONORING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW YORK CITY LANDMARKS LAW

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 22, 1995

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the 30th 
anniversary of the New York City landmarks law, as well as the efforts 
of Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and the New York Landmarks 
Preservation Foundation. On April 19, 1965, after years of seeing New 
York's building heritage destroyed, Mayor Robert Wagner signed the 
landmark law. It is because of this milestone legislation that New York 
City leads the Nation in the preservation of its landmarks.
  [[Page E667]] In commemoration of this anniversary, an unprecedented 
number of organizations and individuals have collaborated to arrange 
over 75 diversified programs, and activities scheduled over the next 
several months, with Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and the New York 
Landmarks Preservation Foundation coordinating these efforts. The 
number and variety of these projects vividly demonstrates that 
preservation is not just the province and concern of a limited 
constituency. This anniversary brings into focus over 30 years of 
awareness on the part of historians, preservationists, architects, 
appointed and elected officials, and concerned citizens that New York 
is a city of enormous architectural resources.
  Because of the landmarks law, these landmarks resources are being 
held in trust for the use, pleasure, and instruction of future 
generations. In the last 30 years the landmarks law has preserved 1,021 
of the city's individual landmarks, 66 historic districts, and 93 
interiors. Though this may sound like a lot of property, it is actually 
less than 2 percent of real estate in New York, and there is still much 
that must be accomplished.
  I ask that my colleagues join me in saluting the 30th anniversary of 
the New York City landmarks law. May we all take this opportunity to 
renew our commitment to the past 30 years of preservation and to see 
that our commitment to future preservation of these landmarks continues 
for the next 30 years.


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