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The original "Hall of Fame" in the United States is the '''Hall of Fame for Great Americans,''' a now almost-forgotten institution located in what was originally a campus of New York University and is now Bronx Community College in [[Bronx]], New York.

The original "Hall of Fame" in the United States is the '''Hall of Fame for Great Americans,''' a now almost-forgotten institution located in what was originally a campus of New York University and is now Bronx Community College in [[Bronx]], New York.

It was dedicated in 1901, and honorees were elected at five-year intervals from 1900 through 1970, and in 1973. During its heyday the election of new honorees was considered a national news event, and the choices of honorees were a topic of lively public debate.  

It was dedicated in 1901, and honorees were elected at five-year intervals from 1900 through 1970, in 1973, and in 1976. During its heyday the election of new honorees was considered a national news event, and the choices of honorees were a topic of lively public debate.  

According to Mimi Sheraton, when she was growing up in the 1930s "the Hall of Fame was famous" and one of her mother's favorite put-downs was "You must think you belong in the Hall of Fame."<ref name=sheraton>Sheraton, Mimi (2000), "My Bronx: Yesterday's Heroes, Up On Pedestals," ''The New York Times,'' December 15, 2000, p. E37</ref> In the motion picture [[The Wizard of Oz]], the Munchkins sing to Dorothy that she would “be a bust, be a bust in the Hall of Fame.”<ref name=mcshane>McShane, Larry (2004), "Proliferation of halls of fame makes original a bust", [http://www.cantonrep.com/printable.php?ID=166994 The Canton Repository]</ref>

According to Mimi Sheraton, when she was growing up in the 1930s "the Hall of Fame was famous" and one of her mother's favorite put-downs was "You must think you belong in the Hall of Fame."<ref name=sheraton>Sheraton, Mimi (2000), "My Bronx: Yesterday's Heroes, Up On Pedestals," ''The New York Times,'' December 15, 2000, p. E37</ref> In the motion picture [[The Wizard of Oz]], the Munchkins sing to Dorothy that she would “be a bust, be a bust in the Hall of Fame.”<ref name=mcshane>McShane, Larry (2004), "Proliferation of halls of fame makes original a bust", [http://www.cantonrep.com/printable.php?ID=166994 The Canton Repository]</ref>

Honorees include many names that are still familiar ([[Wilbur Wright|Wilbur]] and [[Orville Wright]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[John Philip Sousa]]) and some that seem quite obscure: (Naval officer and oceanographer [[Matthew Fontaine Maury]], astronomer [[Maria Mitchell]], jurist [[Rufus Choate]]).

Honorees include many names that are still famous ([[Wilbur Wright|Wilbur]] and [[Orville Wright]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[John Philip Sousa]]) and some that seem quite obscure: (Naval officer and oceanographer [[Matthew Fontaine Maury]], astronomer [[Maria Mitchell]], jurist [[Rufus Choate]]).

The Hall of Fame includes a 630-foot outdoor colonnade featuring 98 bronze busts and commemorative plaques. The colonnade has places for 102 busts and 102 honorees have been elected, but due to lack of funding, four busts have not been commissioned or installed: those of [[Andrew Carnegie]], [[Clara Barton]], [[Luther Burbank]] and [[Louis Brandeis]].<ref name=mcshane/> The 97th to be installed was that of [[George Washington Carver]] in 1977<ref>Johnston, Laurie (1977), "The Enshrinement of George Washington Carver, ''The New York Times,'' April 23, 1977, p. 50</ref>; the 98th, that of [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], was installed in 1992<ref name=mcshane/> in connection with [[Bill Clinton]]'s election.

The Hall of Fame includes a 630-foot outdoor colonnade featuring 98 bronze busts and commemorative plaques. The colonnade has places for 102 busts and 102 honorees have been elected, but due to lack of funding, four busts have not been commissioned or installed: those of [[Andrew Carnegie]], [[Clara Barton]], [[Luther Burbank]] and [[Louis Brandeis]].<ref name=mcshane/> The 97th to be installed was that of [[George Washington Carver]] in 1977<ref>Johnston, Laurie (1977), "The Enshrinement of George Washington Carver, ''The New York Times,'' April 23, 1977, p. 50</ref>; the 98th, that of [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], was installed in 1992<ref name=mcshane/> in connection with [[Bill Clinton]]'s election.