The East 20th Street revitalization project
Subject(s): Beame, Abraham D. (Abraham David), 1906-2001, Benjamin Moore & Co., General Foods Corporation, Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Isaacs, Stanley M. (Stanley Myer), 1882-1962, Lampasso, James, McKim, Mead & White, Morris, Edmund, New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York (State)--New York--Gramercy Park, New York (State)--New York--Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, Pell, John H. G. (John Howland Gibbs), 1904-1987, Riddle, Theodate Pope, 1867-1946, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Cornelius Van Schaack, 1794-1871, Roosevelt, Martha Bulloch, 1835-1884, Roosevelt, P. James, 1928-1998, Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906, Roosevelt, Theodore, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878, Spatt, Beverly Moss, Steinberg, Max, Theodore Roosevelt Association, United States. National Park Service. Manhattan Sites, Urban renewal--Conservation and restoration, Women's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association
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Architectural historian James Sanders gives a detailed report on the East 20th Street Revitalization Project which aimed to reinvigorate the neighborhood surrounding the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City. Most of the work involved cleaning and painting buildings, planting trees, and installing new signage. Sanders gives a history of the Roosevelt Birthplace, detailing the neighborhood’s decline as the area moved from residential to light industrial use. He looks at the plans to revitalize the neighborhood and credits the various individuals, private entities, government bureaus, and corporations that contributed to the project.
The article has two accompanying photographs: one shows the exterior of the Birthplace at 28 East 20th Street in New York City and the other shows Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt IV with their son on the front steps of the Birthplace.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1977
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The East 20th Street revitalization project. [1977]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305796. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sanders, James, 1955-. The East 20th Street revitalization project. [1977]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305796.
APA:
Sanders, James, 1955-., [1977]. The East 20th Street revitalization project.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305796.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.