Terra Cotta Dreamin’

Terra Cotta Dreamin’

Uncategorized

Terra Cotta Dreamin’ Tuesday, April 17th, 9:30am-11:00am Terra-Cotta is one of the Upper West Side’s most beloved materials: think the Aztec-inspired terra cotta on the Cliff Dwelling at 96th Street or the richly designed terra cotta panels of Chester...
Thanking Tom

Thanking Tom

Tom Wolfe

Tom Wolfe, March 2, 1930 – May 13, 2018 It is with great sadness that we reflect on the loss of American author, journalist, and friend of LANDMARK WEST!, Tom Wolfe, who died at age 88 in his adopted home of New York City on Monday. While his New York...
Save Chelsea Now

Save Chelsea Now

Landmarks Preservation Commission

Save Chelsea sounds off about the next LPC Chair.  Read Laurence Frommer’s five pager on the issue HERE. A sampling of the content includes: “We feel that…working relationship with private developers and their consultants may explain how the...
Happy Grant Day!

Happy Grant Day!

landmark, memorial, monuments, Uncategorized

On April 27, 1897, the 75th Anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s birth, Grant’s Tomb was dedicated. The occasion was a full public holiday, Grant Day, and attracted a throng of spectators to rival Grant’s funeral twelve years earlier. The dedication day...