Broadway, LYL, New York City, NYC, Upper West Side, UWS
Cafe 82Broadway at 82nd StreetFew could be more loved than Cafe 82! As many as 20 of us have breakfast there every single morning and socialize, going from table to table to talk about the latest opera or movie we’ve seen, the most interesting New York Times...
architecture, Columbus Avenue, landmark, LYL, New York, New York City, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Pioneer SupermarketColumbus Avenue between 73rd and 74th StreetsBetween the tenaciously old-school facade and the rotating selection of Russian beers served in large plastic bottles, the Pioneer gives me hope for a Columbus Avenue increasingly dominated by cupcakes...
iPhone app, N-YHS app alert, New York, New York City, NYC, stables app alert, Upper West Side, UWS, walking tour
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,...
Individual Landmark, landmark, LYL, New York City, NYC, Upper West Side, UWS
Little Vivian has competition!Last week, Love Your Landmark received its first hand-drawn submission from pint-sized preservationist Vivian. It appears she’s inspired another artistically inclined lover of landmarks to put pencil to paper and capture a...
architecture, Community Board 7, Historic District, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, Upper West Side, UWS
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Max Y.The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) reviewed not one but two proposals for modifications to buildings within the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District yesterday.The La Rochelle, 329 Columbus Avenue.The...
architecture, Grand Central, landmark, LYL, New York, preservation
… at least in the architecture world!Yesterday, in observance of Valentine’s Day, LANDMARK WEST! put a special push behind the Love Your Landmark project on Twitter. Almost immediately, the lovin’ was a-flowin’! We tweeted our...
Calvert Vaux, landmark, Landmarks, LYL, New York City, parks, preservation, Scenic Landmark
Young couple from Australia, bundling up and enjoying a carriage ridePedicab Driver relaxing and taking in the sightsCentral ParkIt’s not just us at the LW! office that are smitten with Central Park! This treasure is beloved by visitors and locals alike,...
architecture, Empire State Building, Individual Landmark, landmark, LYL, New York City, NYC, photography, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Okay, we know. We asked for pictures of Upper West Side landmarks you love. Normally we’re sticklers for the rules, but when a lil’ landmark lover submitted her “photo”, we couldn’t say no! Rules were made to be broken,...
architecture, Horn and Hardart, Individual Landmark, landmark, Landmarks, LYL
(former) Horn & Hardart Automat 2710-2714 Broadway The former Horn & Hardart Automat at 104th and Broadway is such a neat little building, with a really quirky history. It’s so charming, and a piece of history that makes New York City so unique! Love,...
Individual Landmark, landmark, Landmarks, Lincoln Center, LYL, New York City, NYC, photography, preservation
Broadway Fashion BuildingBroadway and 84th StreetWith New York Fashion Week kicking off this tonight at Lincoln Center, how can I not show my love for the Broadway Fashion building?! A stainless-steel building with its own light show? So hip; so with...
