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Preservationists, ahoy!
On Wednesday, May 26th, LANDMARK WEST! and a group of our nearest and dearest set off for an adventure aboard the historic, National Register-listed John J. Harvey fireboat! The sun set, the full moon rose, a sister fireboat spouted a patriotic water show ... all on...
December 11th, 1979
December 11th, 1979 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Beacon Theater Interior was designated the Upper West Side's third Interior Landmark. Also on this day, Actor Rider Strong, aka Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World, was born in San Francisco, CA, Author Colleen...
October 23rd, 1979
October 23rd, 1979 - On this day, the Upper West Side's IRT Subway System Interiors were designated the Upper West Side's second Interior Landmark. Also on this day, Jorge Solís, who would become the 2010 WBA Super Featherweight Champion, was born in Guadalajara,...
January 9th, 1979
January 9th, 1979 - On this day, the Upper West Side's 72nd Street Subway Kiosk (Control House) was designated the Upper West Side's sixteenth Individual Landmark. Also on this day, The world lost Pier Luigi Nervi, the Italian Engineer and Architect of notable...
May 10th, 1977
May 10th, 1977 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Central Park West - West 73rd-74th Streets Historic District was designated the Upper West Side's third Historic District. Also on this day, American Gymnast, Amanda Borden (Olympic Gold, 1996) was born in...
September 14th, 1976
September 14th, 1976 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Soldiers and Sailors Monument was designated the Upper West Side's fifteenth Individual Landmark. Also on this day, Jeremy Dunham, a producer, writer and the video game designer behind "Rocket League" was born...
August 17th, 1976
August 17th, 1976 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Towers Nursing Home ("New York Cancer Hospital") was designated the Upper West Side's fourteenth Individual Landmark. Also on this day, William Redfield, an actor known for his role as Dale Harding in "One Flew...
July 22nd, 1975
July 22nd, 1975 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Building was designated the Upper West Side's first Interior Landmark. Also on this day, Emlen Tunnell, the first African American inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the NFL's...
January 28th, 1975
January 28th, 1975 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Central Savings Bank was designated the Upper West Side's thirteenth Individual Landmark. Also on this day, Arthur Judson, who was the artists' manager for the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra...
October 8th, 1974
October 8th, 1974 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Dorilton Apartments were designated the Upper West Side's twelfth Individual Landmark. Also on this day, As part of a dam construction project, the Soviet Union detonated a 1.7-kiloton atomic bomb near the village...
