Members of the committee on course rules and regulations for a New York City-to-San Diego long-distance yacht race met in the Marbridge Building in March 1912. The race was associated with the San Diego Exposition of 1912, which maintained its offices in the establishment.Course Will Begin at New York and End at San Diego, Cal., About 5,700 Miles, New York Times, March 31, 1912, pg. C9. Sam Kronsky formed a syndicate to buy the Marbridge Building in 1920.Samuel Kronsky, Realty Man, Dies, New York Times, March 8, 1966, pg. 39. Dudley Scrymser Macdonald, a real estate broker, was manager of the Marbridge Building for thirty-five years.Dudley S. Macdonald, New York Times, July 27, 1959, pg. 25. Maurice Meyer, a past president of Meyer Brothers department store of Paterson, New Jersey, was a former officer of the Marbridge Building Corporation.Maurice Meyer, Merchant, Dead, New York Times, November 1, 1961, pg. 43.
