Shea's: Parapet Lost - Parapet Regained

By Jeffrey Bagel - April 15, 2004

The restoration of Shea's entrance façade is more than an embellishment. It will be an important symbolic transformation.

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Shea's: Parapet Lost - Parapet Regained