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First Baptist Church: A West Side Romanesque stunner
A guest blog by WHSAD Intern Jahmauny MondsI went out on a journey to find a landmark on the Upper West Side that sparked my interest. I came upon the First Baptist Church. I was captivated by the architecture of this building. Its central window especially captured...
The History of Preserving History: Penn Station rally, 50 years later
Protesters in front of Pennsylvania Station on Aug. 2, 1962.Photo: Eddie Hausner/The New York TimesThe architects Peter Samton and Diana Goldstein can tell you exactly where they were a half century ago, at 5 p.m. on Aug. 2, 1962: out on Seventh Avenue, tilting at...
To Nora Ephron, forever a West Sider
Via The New Yorker"[F]or many of those who did not know Ms. Ephron personally, her zeal for food seemed to generate a bond." So wrote Matt Flegenheimer in his July 1st New York Times column, "Mourning the Wit and the Woman." In that fashion, our own acquaintance with...
Sign on to Help Save the Landmarks Law!
Preservation and protection of our architectural, historical, and cultural assets is one of the most important factors in assuring that New York remains a livable city. Preserving the best of our city's past and adapting it for reuse in the 21st century greatly...
West End Avenue, Then and Now #1 – Calhoun School
GUEST BLOG by LW! Interns Zack Bunin & Jason CrowleyCalhoun School 2012- Photograph by Zack BuninNOW ... The Calhoun School is an eight-story glass, travertine, and concrete building located on the south-west corner of West 81st Street and West End...
GUEST BLOG :: Meet Jonathan, LW! Summer Intern
This is the second intern introduction for the summer, following our earlier post welcoming Williamsburg High School for Architect & Design student Jahmauny. Below, get to know Jonathan. Then, stay tuned for posts authored by our interns!Hi, my name is...
Learn the Keys to “Cracking the Code”
Via the American Institute for Architects New York Chapter ...WHAT: A four-hour course to familiarize architects and ...
GUEST BLOG :: Interns explore West End Avenue
As guest blog by intern Jason CrowleyIntern Jason Crowley at the 2012 "Unsung Heroes" awards,with LW! Dir. of Education Debi GermannLast month -- on Tuesday June 26 -- the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted unanimously in favor of the Riverside-West End...
Resources at Risk: Merchant’s House Museum endangered
Preservation Advocacy Beyond the Upper West SideGUEST BLOG by LW! intern Jason Crowley Next Tuesday, July 24th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will hold a public hearing regarding a proposed 9-story building at 27 East 4th Street, located in the NoHo...
Love Your Landmark #4 – West 72nd Street, where preservation means business!
Beginning in 1997, LW! launched its Retail Assistance Program (RAP). Our goal: to revitalize the historic storefronts along West 72nd Street, between Columbus Avenue and Broadway/Amsterdam Avenue. Our partners (among many others): the commercial tenants on...
