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At the Dakota Apartments, Hands-On Learning for First Graders
Education is central to LANDMARK WEST's mission, especially our award-winning youth education program, Keeping the Past for the Future (KPF), and its accompanying student workbook, "My Preservation Journal". KPF teaches students to look at their surroundings and learn...
LW’s First-Ever Bicycling Tour!
Guest post by LW! Intern Ali K.LW's Sarah S. and Guide Josef Szendeat Columbus CircleWhat better way to celebrate Bike Month and welcome the summer weather than with a bike tour? This past Saturday, LANDMARK WEST! cruised the Upper West Side with...
Lesson in Color and Light with Farrow & Ball
DID YOU KNOW ...... that the English paint company, Farrow & Ball, was founded by two chemists?... that the Farrow & Ball paint palette is kept to a strict 132 color run? As new colors are developed, older colors are archived.... that the names of Farrow &...
Let’s Connect; Let’s Tweet!
In addition to checking in with LANDMARK WEST! on our website (and, of course, here on our blog!), you can get even more up-to-date notices and musings from us via Twitter. If you don't already, follow us! Jump into the conversation! Our tweets cover...
History on Wheels: RSVP for first ever LW! bike tour!
A Bicycling Tour of Historic Railway, Subway & Greenway Sites and Structures on the Upper West Side Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 3 p.m.$15, $10 for LW! and American Planning Association Members Click here to RSVP or email landmarkwest@landmarkwest.orgJosef...
Say It Loud: “People Want Preservation”!
Our landmarks -- and our Landmarks Law -- need us!City Council announces public hearing for bills proposing RADICAL CHANGES to the Landmarks Law! Preservation advocates received the following hearing notification late last week: *** I am writing to inform...
Color Wheel 101 with the Experts at Farrow & Ball
On Wednesday, May 9, LANDMARK WEST! welcomes Farrow & Ball to their new Upper West Side location with an informational open house on their historically rooted and meticulously researched paints and wallpapers. Farrow & Ball Open HouseWednesday, May 9,...
Scenes from a Slide Lecture: From up in the air down to our blog
From "New York from the Air", by John Tauranac, a view of Central Park.Yesterday, LW! gathered with friends and neighbors as John Tauranac shared with us a view of New York rarely seen by the average individual: New York from the air. Images from Mr. Tauranac's...
Let Them Be Unsung No More!
For more information on our honorees, the Beacon Theatre and Pasha Restaurant, CLICK HERE.
Share Your Stories: Remembering 2012’s Unsung Heroes of the Upper West Side
On Thursday, June 12, 2012, LANDMARK WEST! will celebrate a band of worthy New Yorkers whose legacies live on. These are our Unsung Heroes of the Upper West Side. Their impressive works for historic preservation outlive them, continuing to shape the Upper...
