Since last summer, Wyden has been locked in a battle with local officials who want to name the Strand's eleven-story building, which Wyden's family owns, a city landmark. They argue that, in addition to its literary significance, the 1902 building"designed by William H. Birkmire, a pioneer of early steel-frame high-rises"represents "a particularly robust expression of […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:31PM on February 26, 2019