The battle for Ellis Island; preservation vs. exploitation.

From: The Nation | Date: November 30, 1985| Author: Grastz, Roberta Brandes; Fettman, Eric | Copyright information

While the titans of industry divided the market shares of the Statue of Liberty, an unreported behind-the-scenes battle was raging among preservationists, historians, architects and planners over the substance of the restoration effort, particularly on Ellis Island.

Should the gateway to the United States for millions of immigrants be restored to the condition in which they experienced it, or should more than half of its historic structures be torn down to make way for m...

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