Though public outcry saved the structure, it went the way so many buildings did… and burned to the ground in the mid 1920s. But Rockefeller then succeeded in his vision of creating a park on the property, hiring the Olmstead Brothers (of Central Park fame) to design it. The cloisters m...
it spanned six days and reportedly drew abigger crowd than Woodstock(for better or worse). Performers included Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, The Doors, and numerous others.
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