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Stanford White: The original “starchitect”
This week marks New York Magazine's 2nd Annual Yesteryear Issue. Many in the LW! office are already regular NY Mag readers, but an issue focused primarily on history, with glimpses of architecture to boot? Count us in!via New York MagazineThe subject of...
That’s Our Arlene!: LW! President and Founder shares inside look at West 67th Street
As Elizabeth Harris writes, "It's all very upstairs, downstairs -- except that it's upside down." In today's New York Times online, take a peek at a former maid's room on West 67th and learn a bit about these tiny spaces, courtesy LW! president and founder Arlene...
Preservation Across the Globe: Inspired reuse in Holland
Since LW's Program Coordinator Sarah Sher brought this to our attention, the ladies at LW! haven't been able to stop scrolling through the pictures and marveling in awe at this inspired adaptive reuse of a 13th-century church for a new bookstore. Landmark-protected...
It Started as a Silly Tweet …
... but the idea of architecture inspiring other modes of creativity is a fascinating one, worthy of more than 140 characters! Earlier today, our friends and colleagues at the Historic Districts Council and the Historic Landmarks Preservation Center commemorated an...
A Glimpse of Winters Past on the Upper West Side
With the first day of Spring less than a week away, we took a moment to remark on the utter lack of Winter to be had in New York this year. Unlike "Snowmageddon" of years past, with days on end of snow boots, down jackets and gloves, we've had it pretty easy this...
Reliving “The Battle for Bryant Park”
Last week, the Historic Districts Council hosted its Annual Conference. This year's theme was "The Great Outside", asking preservationists and architectural enthusiasts to consider the open space around our much-loved brick-and-mortar treasures.LW! was there,...
UPDATE: A look at architectural renderings for new Tavern on the Green glass pavilion
Last week, LW! reported on the Landmarks Preservation Commission's (LPC) public hearing to consider both restoration work and a new addition at the iconic Tavern on the Green building, in Central Park. Following our post, we received from the project...
LW! Blog Reader Weighs In: “An excellent piece of Upper West Side heritage”
We sounded the call; Bonny K. answered!Below, a neighbor's letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, echoing our call for the LPC to deny the application by a new restaurateur to demolish an existing mural that speaks to our neighborhood's layered history:Dear...
A Letter to Landmarks: Preserve the mural at former Victor’s Cafe
Your neighborhood needs you!As reported in our recent blog post, a new restaurant operator has applied to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to demolish the sculpted mural at 240 Columbus Avenue (formerly home to Victor's Cafe). This cultural artifact -- a...
Beyond Borders of the Upper West Side, Preservationists Sound the Call to Arms
Save Chelsea is calling on you -- on all of us! -- to join them in their efforts to protect Chelsea Market from inappropriate rezoning. As they write in their online petition: The Chelsea Market complex, built in stages from the late 19th through the early...
