Think Turtle Bay's landmark Lescaze House at 211 East 48th Street sticks out for its Modernist design today? Check out how it fit in with the neighbors back in 1938! Was it sent from the future in a giant time machine? Gothamist unearthed the great historical photo from the NYPL's archives and asks, "Were There NIMBYs In the 1930s?" Yep, but they were called NIMPs (Not In My Pasture). [Gothamist]
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