architecture, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Landmarks, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Riverside Drive, Upper West Side, WEA, West End Avenue
In 1985, when LANDMARK WEST! was founded to advocate for more widespread protection of our neighborhood’s architectural heritage, the Upper West Side only had 337 designated landmarks.With the recent Riverside-West End HD Extension I designation, approximately...
Anthony Robins, Authors, Grand Central, New York City, Tours and Events
1978 image of the World Trade Center by Balthazar Korab. Korab was one of the leading architectural photographers in the period after World War II. He died at the age of 86 and his life was remembered in the New York Times obituaries on January 27th, 2013. The...
architecture, Grand Central, New York City, preservation, Tours and Events
Last Saturday, January 26th, LANDMARK WEST! and friends joined noted guide Justin Ferate for an engaging tour of one of New York’s most majestic and welcoming buildings, Grand Central Terminal. Beginning the tour across Park Avenue and gradually...
museum, New York, New York City, Renaissance
Guests attend LANDMARK WEST!’s “A Wunderkammer Evening” at a private residence in the West 67th Street Artist’s Colony Historic District on December 4, 2012.During the European Renaissance, objects reflecting the genius of man as well as the...
guest blog, intern, New York City, Upper West Side
Guest blog by intern Jason CrowleyFor the fifth consecutive year, LANDMARK WEST! joined in the festivities at the Amsterdam Houses’ annual Family Day celebration.Saturday, August 4th, turned out to be another fun-filled day of music, BBQ and nostalgic tales of...
Historic District, landmark, LYL, New York City, preservation, Riverside Drive, row houses, West End Avenue
349 – 357 West 84th StreetI love the variety in window details and the curved bays of these row houses — I especially love the Greek Cross windows on the top floor of each house! And I think the apartment house on the corner is a great “book...