What the LW! iPhone App has in Common with Vogue Magazine

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It’s Fashion Week in New York City.  And, more specifically, on the Upper West Side!  Lincoln Center has transformed, for the seven days between September 6th and 13th, into a kaleidoscopic blend of avant garde people and fashions.  It’s an...

Savor the Summer with the LW! iPhone App

Ansonia, architecture, Beacon Theatre, iPhone app, walking tour

“This app is your personal tour guide, offering information and insights on West Side buildings and blocks from a uniquely local perspective.” — LW! App Fan IMAGE: The southern tower of the San Remo Apartments, as seen from Central Park. 145-146...

At the Dakota Apartments, Hands-On Learning for First Graders

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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...

GUEST BLOG :: Preservation, the Next Generation

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REPORT from the FIELDA Guest Blog, Reported by Will VogelLast weekend (March 4-6) the Historic Districts Council (HDC) continued celebrating “40 years of activism” with their annual preservation conference: Looking Forward, Looking Back: Forty Years of...

Love Your Landmark #13 – Central Park West Skyline

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Central Park West SkylineCentral Park West, as seen from Central ParkIt’s impossible not to love the Central Park West skyline! It’s as iconic an image of New York City as Grand Central Station or the Statue of Liberty. Made up of such landmarks as the...

iPhone App :: The Sequel? The Next Generation? Whatever it is, let’s do it!

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In December 2010, LW! launched the FIRST EVER iPhone app walking tour of Manhattan’s Upper West Side.  We zeroed in on the area around the Dakota Apartments on West 72nd St. and Central Park West, educating “tour goers” on architectural styles,...