26th & Lexington [SW Corner] (May 26, 2012)

Completed in 1906, The 69th Regiment Armory houses the The 69th Infantry Regiment, known as the "Fighting Sixty-Ninth," a name said to have been given to it by Robert E. Lee during the Civil War. Fun Fact: In 1913, Modern Art was presented to the the U.S. for the first time, in this very building. People thought it was weird.                                                              CLICK TO EXPAND