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Daily News from New York, New York • 725

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New York, New York
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725
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3 CI Tearing Dovn Of Courthouse i-C xl News photo by Dan Cronm Youngsters watch demolition of Old Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains White Plains Will Host Antique Fair This Week The 84th edition of the Eastern States Antiques Fair begins a five-day stay at White Plains' County Center on Wednesday. There are 30-year veterans among the nearly 90 distinguished dealers who bring their collections twice yearly to the fair Anderson's Antiques, Robert Burkhardt, Avis Rockwell Gardiner and the Morris House. Most have been participating in the Eastern States Antiques Fair for a quarter Good and Hutchinson have a mint from 1853. will be turned over to the City of White Plains to be opened whenever city officials decide. Goldblum said.

Three-foot thick blocks of solid granite and parts of the solid brick interior walls are being used for landfill by land developers at scattered sites, which Goldblum declined to identify. The Italian marble which covered interior walls of the old courtrooms has been salvaged by the Stamford, firm. The end of the old courthouse clears the way for construction of a S60 million shopping center that will cover three square blocks in the urban renewal area, eliminating one street and spanning another. It will include a 3.000-car parking garage, a shopping mall with small retail stores, restaurants and two theaters and two department stores Abraham Straus and J.C. Penney at each end.

Construction is expected to begin this summer or fall with an opening date no later than March 1980. In addition to jobs and property taxes, the complex is expected to generate $100 million in sales the first year with sales taxes of $5 million for the county and S2 million for the city, according to Peter Leibowitz of Cadillac-Fairview the developers. toys, jewelry, rugs, furniture, paperweights, scrimshaw, samplers, clocks, commemoratives, porcelains, silver, quilts and weathervanes. From the serious to the whimsical, everything's for sale. Hours are 1 to 10 p.m.

daily; noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $2.50. StlW Rankles Cy JESSE BRODEY A the old Westchester County C'. house complex slowly under the wrecker's ball, those v.hu fought aprainst demolition doubt that it will be good the city or county.

I feel sadness seems the come down." commented He.en K.iria?. one of the plaintiffs in an ur. successful move by the Save Our jnr.nsur..:v Committee to block the -mi" in Federal Court. 'i strongly have been used for i. city or county purposes.

feel the same way. It was a when I heard the ball go Whv Jo we always have to tear cv.vr. 3 ngs at taxpayers" expense r. could utilize them?" and her husband. Harry.

ire-s ol Westchester Florists for the 3 7 erj. have been at their present v. location on Court St. -o f7urr. the courthouse for the past 17 they were forced out of yA by urban renewal.

On Move Again are being told they will r-ve mvie asain. but they don't kr.o.v v.i.ere to relocate. The city is ac-c ti store and neighboring to aemolish them for a S2 mil-i jb "j-c-exe-Tipt street level walkway to ".77. -incii Ave. for Abraham cepfc tmer.t store which will be i on the courthouse site.

In Ettrape. they remodel old build- i-zs ini ive the outside." commented Kcr.is. "It would have been ior White Plains to show. If did t.vs in Rome or Athens thousands of ears ago. there would be no rejSD.t Americans and people from ill over the world to go there now." K-srr-s one of the Plaintiffs list-el in the Save the Committee's federal suit which ended in an agreement between the ciairman.

Brian MacMahon. i7.i tr.e to create a $75,000 trust to v. hat artifacts might be rent a-, ei fr.m the courthouse. I never signed a re- --e I agreed to the settlement, Ah I did not agree to." Kanas said. Th; iederul judge just ignored of the committee members tried ti tell him that we didn't MacMihon's settlement." C'ouit Barred Suit of the complex began Minnuan Federal Court Judge Pierce approved the and then threw out a new last- sj'l filed by the Save Our esnrmttee.

DoTioi t.on of these buildings to i department store and parking 'n aoso'utely obscene. "said Dr. a cnother member of the Save Committee. Trey pribsbiy could build one of crackerboxes like the new courthouse in the time it will tike down this solidly built 0. 1 conoiei." commented Jonas Brown.

Platns interior decorator and 7. o.verer. who was the founder of the -e Courthouse Committee. "It's 11 symbtt in our minds that, for a re. --e could not be bought.

They buiid buildings like these I. P. n. Mr. and Mrs.

Kanas and So-. i Manville. also 7: Sj-. the Courthouse Commit- to voice opposition to ttlement. Manville.

who 1. i papers that won Ni- doijnation for the old 'j to save it never- 77 1 a terse one-sentence vr.rr.-".t Craifision is never of the old Westchester toift complex will be Ti v.thm four weeks and all Aiex Goldoium. a co--7t tr.e Stamford House Wrecking i yesterday. ct "he variotT? struc-'- '1 uzd condition rare Whieldon horse, circa 1730, rhich they plan to include in their exhibit. Whieldon emerged in the niid-18th century as a result of England's Staffordshire factory's attempt to duplicate Chinese porcelain.

Frank Ganci has an English grandfather clock with two automatons in the Garden of Eden Adam and Eve. The clock has Eve pulling apples from a tree to the tick-tock of the second hand. Art glass author-historian Ray Grover had added important contemporary glass sculpture, such as Robert Willson's "Wolf's Head," to his collection of Tiffany and Galle pieces. Through May 8 there will be a vast display of 17th. 18th and 19th century Earthly Photo Display An exhibition of approximately 30 hand-tinted, atmospheric photographs by Marcia Keegan is on display now at the Greenburgh Nature Center and will run through May 30.

The photographs are reflective explorations of the three element's of the atmosphere: earth, air and water. Want to feel bright ardsnnnyq When the sun comes out a woman's fancy turns to free and easy comfort And that's just what you get in breezy, open sandals like Cobbies uerald Nachmans very fanny! It's casual in looks and comfortable, too! A great way to beat the heat! In black patent; navy, bone, camel, or white buffalo leather. Just $20 "6-12 f5-12 5'-1lt 5:10 Gerald Nachman is the resident wit at the Daily News. Look for his column Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. SAUNA INDEPENDENT RED CROSS SHOE DEALERS (DBHIS RYE Marc's Bootery 33 Purchase SL W0 7-1409 SCARSDALE Eastchester Bootery 711 Mil HI SC 3-4100 VONKERS Seed Shoe Shop V0 S-58-ia NEW R0CHELLE Red Crass Shoe Start 3'4 Man St.

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