September 15, 1987 –
On this day, the Upper West Side’s Beresford Apartments were designated as the Upper West Side’s thirtieth individual landmark.
Also on this day,
Actor Christian Cooke was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and
“I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” by Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett was the number-one song in America, and
Stakeout was the top-grossing film in America;
On the television, a repeat of ABC‘s “Growing Pains” was the most-watched show of the evening.
The lead New York Times headline read: “38.5% Rise Asked in 1988 Preimums of Medicare Users,” outlined the largest jump costs in Medicare history.
In other news, Page B1’s “From California, an Indoor Palm Grove” interviewed landscape architect Diana Balmori discussing the “living columns” that would populate the Wintergarden in Battery Park City (now, Brookfield Place).
Read the designation report of the Beresford Apartments HERE!
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