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EVB2947530: La Guardia Airport control tower, constructed in 1962. Designed by Wallace K. Harrison, its futuristic design would be at home with the Trylon and Perisphere he designed for the 1939 Worlds Fair. In 2010 it was replaced by a new tower with advanced electronics and better views of the runways. / Bridgeman Images
EVB2947572: Father Edward J. Flanagan, founded 'Father Flanagan's Boys' Home' in 1917. It was an orphanage for boys between the ages of 10 and 16 where they received an education and learned a trade. Flanagan was portrayed by Spencer Tracey in the 1938 film, BOY'S TOWN, based on the life of Father Flanagan. c. 1938. / Bridgeman Images