C of A, Green-Wood Cemetery, Merchant's House Museum, vandalized, West End Avenue
Day to day, LANDMARK WEST!’s focus is on the Upper West Side, preserving the soaring apartments and brownstone-lined midblocks from West 59th to West 110th Street, as well as the stunning Scenic Landmarks–Riverside Park and Central Park–bookending...
architecture, guest blog, intern, NYC, West End Avenue
A guest post by IHDF intern Jonathan OrtizMy favorite building on the Upper West Side is 640 West End Avenue, at West 91st Street. It is my favorite because it stands out from a mile away. One side of the building is almost completely covered in ivy, which in my...
Advocacy, Dept. of City Planning, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Robert Tierney, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
On June 26th, 2012, by unanimous vote of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), the Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I has been designated! This was the first step in a multi-agency process to secure the landmark designation that West End...
education, guest blog, intern, Then and Now, West End Avenue
GUEST BLOG by LW! Interns Zack Bunin & Jason CrowleyCalhoun School 2012- Photograph by Zack BuninNOW … The Calhoun School is an eight-story glass, travertine, and concrete building located on the south-west corner of West 81st Street and West End...
education, guest blog, intern, Then and Now, WEA, West End Avenue
As guest blog by intern Jason CrowleyIntern Jason Crowley at the 2012 “Unsung Heroes” awards,with LW! Dir. of Education Debi GermannLast month — on Tuesday June 26 — the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted unanimously in favor of the...
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...
