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Concerns about Intro. 775 shared with Council Members
Landmark West!, Historic Districts Council, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, and Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts wrote to Council Members to express serious concerns about Intro. 775. We share the desire for a swift,...
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT: Upper West Side Townhouse (24 West 71st Street)
This Upper West Side Townhouse was built in 1888-90 (NB- 1500-1888) by two commonly known architects Lamb and Rich and owned by Elizabeth Milibank. Significantly made with granite and iron spot brick, this Terra-Cotta designed townhouse is on the market for $29...
10 Years After Katrina, Book Talk by Roberta Brandes Gratz
Above: Photo of Uptown New Orleans by Eric Bouler Please join LANDMARK WEST! as we remember Hurricane Katrina (2005) and celebrate 10 years of steady urban regeneration in the historic city of New Orleans.Wednesday, September 9, 6:30PMA Book Talk...
Continued Opposition to 361 Central Park West Residential Conversion
Landmark West! wishes to comment on the application to the Board of Standards and Appeals for the conversion of the former First Church of Christ, Scientist (Carrère and Hastings, 1899-1903, an Individual Landmark designated in 1974) into a 39-unit residential...
HIGHLIGHT! George and Edward Blum
Source: Office of Metropolitan History by Shannon Brown George and Edward Blum aka the Blum Brothers studied at the Ecole des Beaux- Arts during the 20th century. After their studies, they created the Admaston...
Upcoming Events – September 2015
Dear Friends of LANDMARK WEST!:We have some exciting events coming up here at LW! to get you through these dog days of summer. Here is a sampling of our programs taking place in September:Learn the ABCs of Central Park with Gerald Lynas! Central ParkMonday,...
SPOTLIGHT: 267 West 89th Street
This image shows the buildings West exterior.by Shannon Brown The Mulliken and Moeller building was originally commissioned by North Holding Co, and designed by Harry B. Mullikenwho, after studying at Columbia University, started his career working with the...
Sister Buildings?
Left, McKim Mead and White's 1910 Power House for Penn Station,Right, McKim Mead and White's 1904 Power House for the IRT SubwayWith the IRT Powerhouse still waiting for its landmark status since first being heard by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1979, then...
LW! Upper West Side Trivia Night!
Do you think you know the Upper West Side? All the way from 59th to 110th Street? Central Park to Riverside Park? PROVE IT! Join Landmark West! and emcee Tom Miller, aka the Daytonian in Manhattan at Prohibition (503 Columbus Avenue)...
Walking tour of Riverside – West End Historic District Extension II
Straus Park, a memorial to Isidor and Ida Straus who died on the Titanic. Unfortunately this park was carved out of the new historic district extension.After being rained out last week, we had our walking tour yesterday and we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful...
