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Norval White: An Oral History Interview

An Oral History Interview with Norval White
Questions Prepared by NYPAP
April 20, 2006

SIDE ONE

NYPAP: First, let's start with your name and a little background. You were a practicing architect
at the time of the Penn Station fight. Can you talk about your work in this period?

(The following is an aside on the tape, and not part of the question/answer sequence)

Action Group for Better Architecture in New York

Sometimes listed as AGBANY.

Description

The Action Group for Better Architecture in New York was formed to advance the public purposes of architecture and planning. AGBANY's aims included preservation and advocacy. Its first and primary cause was the preservation of McKim, Mead & White's Pennsylvania Station.

Key Dates in Preservation Activity

August 2, 1962 - Protest in front of Pennsylvania Station.