of greatness". The hall's acting director had described the Hall of Fame in 1920 as the "American Westminster Abbey", and urban planner Robert Moses said that the Hall of Fame carried "no bust of an unworthy or second-rate person". The critic Paul Goldberger described the hall's architecture in 1984 as making it "one of the most remarkable places in New York". In the years after the Hall of Fame for Great Americans opened, more than 700 halls of fame were opened across the United States. By the late 20th century, many of these halls of fame honored people in a specific field, such as a sport. As Richard Rubin of The Atlantic Monthly wrote in 1997: "Now achievement alone was enough, even achievement within a narrow context." Starting in the late 20th century, there was some controversy over the demographic breakdown of the Hall of Fame's honorees. A major issue was that, although a majority of BCC's students were Hispanic, few of the Hall of Fame's inductees were people of color or women. Though BCC president Roscoe C. Brown Jr. expressed pride for the hall's architecture, he said in 1993: "In terms of who is in and who is not, I'm ashamed to be associated with it." He said many of the figures in the hall were "truly great people who led inspirational lives," but "quite a number make you wonder how they got in." The Hall of Fame has also been referenced in works of popular culture, such as the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The Hall of Fame, along with other structures on the BCC campus, have frequently been used as a filming location. See also List of New York City Designated Landmarks in the Bronx National Register of Historic Places listings in the Bronx National Garden of American Heroes National Statuary Hall National Statuary Hall Collection References Explanatory notes Citations Works cited External links "Virtual Hall of Fame" website 1901 establishments in New York City Beaux-Arts architecture in New York (state) Biographical museums in New York City Bronx Community College Bronze sculptures in New York City Busts in New York City Cultural infrastructure completed in 1901 Halls of fame in New York City McKim, Mead & White buildings Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City Museums in the Bronx National Register of Historic Places in the Bronx New York