Frank B. Gilbert, Landmarks and preservation law counsel for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, participated in amicus curiae briefs in favor of the preservation of Grand Central Terminal during the litigation described in his article. From 1965 to 1974 he was secretary and then executive director of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission: in those years much of his time was spent on the Grand Central proceedings. He received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.