Talk:Astor Library Building

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• ... that a New York City library building (pictured) hosts several theatrical stages? Source: Gray, Christopher (February 10, 2002). "Streetscapes/The Old Astor Library, Now the Joseph Papp Public Theater; Once It Held Many Pages; Now It Has Many Stages". The New York Times.
  • ALT1: ... that a New York City library building (pictured) later became a clubhouse, a shelter, and a theater? Source: "77th Division to Have Own Clubhouse Here". New-York Tribune. March 23, 1919. p. 12. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/realestate/streetscapes-old-astor-library-now-joseph-papp-public-theater-once-it-held-many.html Gray, Christopher (February 10, 2002). "Streetscapes/The Old Astor Library, Now the Joseph Papp Public Theater; Once It Held Many Pages; Now It Has Many Stages". The New York Times.]
  • ALT2: ... that at one point, the US Army put hundreds of beds in a New York City library building (pictured)? Source: "77th Division to Have Own Clubhouse Here". New-York Tribune. March 23, 1919. p. 12. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/realestate/streetscapes-old-astor-library-now-joseph-papp-public-theater-once-it-held-many.html Gray, Christopher (February 10, 2002). "Streetscapes/The Old Astor Library, Now the Joseph Papp Public Theater; Once It Held Many Pages; Now It Has Many Stages". The New York Times.]
  • ALT3: ... that in the 1880s, Astor Library patrons needed to get a letter of recommendation to get into the Astor Library Building 's (pictured) shelves? Source: "Alcove Study in the Astor Library". New-York Tribune. March 22, 1883. p. 3
  • ALT4: ... that because the Astor Library Building (pictured) originally closed by sundown, its trustees recommended that patrons use other libraries? Source: '"To Remain Closed at night.; the Trustees of the Astor Library Finally Reach a Decision". The New York Times.
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