architecture, Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, photography, preservation, UWS, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
Last Tuesday, October 25th, LANDMARK WEST! joined with fellow West Siders, elected officials, preservation colleagues, and lovers of landmarks to show our continued support for the proposed historic district extensions anchored by West End Avenue.Convened by the...
Historic District, Historic Districts Council, landmark, New York City, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side
Edith Wharton lives on!Today, the Historic Districts Council and the Historic Landmarks Preservation Center honored the memory of celebrated author and New Yorker Edith Wharton with the installation of a commemorative cultural medallion at 14 West 23rd Street,...
American Museum of Natural History, Historic District, Individual Landmark, parks, photography, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Yesterday marked the inaugural Landmark Feast, an Upper West Side dining event like none other. Gathering with hundreds of our friends, new and old, LW! toasted and tasted on the Arthur Ross Terrace at the American Museum of Natural History as the sun set over...
architecture, Historic District, Individual Landmark, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West-Park
Last week, we wrote about the Woodshed Collective’s run of “The Tenant” at West-Park Presbyterian Church. The LW! staff is excitedly looking forward to experiencing this site-specific production for ourselves at this evening’s show...
Historic District, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P.Today at Public Meeting, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) swiftly approved a modified proposal for the row house at 51 West 83rd Street.As reported on the LW! blog yesterday and by the press, this overwhelming...
architecture, Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
The diminutive row house at 51 West 83rd Street is making a splash. Or at least the owners would like for it to.At a recent public hearing of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, a proposal was reviewed for substantial modifications to this understated row...
