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Urban Decline and the Withdrawal of New York University from University Heights, The Bronx
Themis Chronopoulos 
The Bronx County Historical Society Journal, Volume: XLVI, Pages: 4 - 24
Swansea University Author:
Themis Chronopoulos
Abstract
In 1973, New York University sold its Bronx campus located in University Heights and withdrew from the borough, after being there for eighty years. The campus then was occupied by Bronx Community College of the City University of New York. This article explores the reasons behind the sale of a campu...
| Published in: | The Bronx County Historical Society Journal |
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| Published: |
2009
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| Online Access: |
http://themis.slass.org/university-heights.html |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30493 |
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| Abstract: |
In 1973, New York University sold its Bronx campus located in University Heights and withdrew from the borough, after being there for eighty years. The campus then was occupied by Bronx Community College of the City University of New York. This article explores the reasons behind the sale of a campus that had traditionally been considered as the crown jewel of New York University. |
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| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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4 |
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24 |