July 11, 1989 –
On this day, the Upper West Side’s Midtown Theater was designated as the Upper West Side’s thirty-fourth individual landmark.
Also on this day,
American Actor, Director, Producer & Writer David Clayton Henrie (Wizards of Waverly Place, How I Met Your Mother) was born in Mission Viejo, CA,
“If You Don’t Know Me By Now” by Simply Red was the number-one song in America,
“Batman” was the top-grossing film in America.
On the television, NBC‘s MLB All-Star Game won a night of repeats as the top show of the evening.
The top New York Times headline read: “Bush, in Warsaw, Unveils Proposal for Aid to Poland,” describing relations efforts during Poland’s “tenuous experiment in democracy.”
In other news, Page B1, “Sad Twilight For Factories in New Jersey,” outlined a trend of factory closures and job loss in the Garden State.
Read the designation report of the Midtown Theater!
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