1967

Manhattan: 62nd Street (East) - 7th Avenue

First attached page: Letter --------------------------GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA, INC. 101 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10017 TELEPHONE MURRAY HILL ?-???? May 5, 1967 Director, Historical Section, Reference Library, N.Y. Public Library Fifth avenue-42nd street, New York, NY. 10036 Dear Sir: Here is a copy of the print of the building at 133 East 62nd street which I promised. Sincerely Frances Mason Director Public Relations Second attached page: Press release ----------------------------------NEW HOME OF GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA, Inc. Five-story brick and limestone town house at 133 East 62nd Street, Manhattan, which has been acquired by the Girls Clubs of America, Inc., federation of girls' clubs in the United States and Canada, for its national headquarters. Built in 1885, the house was given an ornate limestone trim in 1900 by Robert McAllister Lloyd, pioneer electrical engineer, then owner. Girls Clubs of America, Inc., founded in 1945 in Springfield, Mass., and located in New York City for seven years, has until now occupied rented quarters. Mrs. John V. Lindsay, wife of the Mayor of the City of New York, accompanied members of GCA's national board on their first visit, as owners, to their first permanent home. Girls Clubs of America, Inc., 101 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection