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- ↑ Steven Ruttenbaum, Mansions in the clouds: the skyscraper palazzi of Emery Roth, Balsam Press, 1986, pp. 47–49.
- ↑ Leo Bing's children include Dr. Peter Bing, public health expert in the Johnson Administration, formerly a trustee of Stanford University and father of Steve Bing.
- 1 2 Wedemeyer, Dee (1985-06-30). "Bing & Bing Sells Off Its Properties". The New York Times.
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