Dan Wakin Captivates with Stories of Riverside Drive
A crowded house of Upper West Side enthusiasts soaked up the fascinating stories Dan Wakin brought to life last night–tales of industrialists, showgirls, and even hoodlums who inhabited Riverside Drive in the early 20th century. In conversation with Connie...
LWers @ The Chew
If you’re watching ABC’s “The Chew” today (1pm) you might catch sight of the LW crew in the studio audience! It was crazy fun to see how many people make a daily show happen-from the hosts to the prep cooks to the comedian who pumps up the...
Kalikow: Cat’s Out of the Bag!
Big things are happening in NYC–and they are not all good. LANDMARK WEST! has teamed with various community groups across the city to curb the creep of the supertalls into our residential districts. One of our partners is ERFA, the East River Fifties...
The IRT Electrical Substation No. 14: A Report from Daytonian in Manhattan
Today, as on every Tuesday, an exploration of a fascinating Upper West Side building was published by Tom Miller–LANDMARK WEST’s good friend who runs the blog “Daytonian in Manhattan”. This...
Victor’s Cafe, Penang, Cafe Tallulah, Oxbow Tavern…just keep the relief mural!
Wide eye’d pedestrians may have noticed earlier this week when signs went up on the glass of 240 Columbus Avenue at 71st Street announcing the closure of Cafe Tallulah, wanting to “thank all of our guests for five years of merriment, laughter,...
Author Seeks Photos of Former Eclair Bakery on W. 72nd
An author researching German-Jewish immigrants in New York from the 1930s to 1980s has reached out to LW! in hopes that our membership can help him with photos–inside or outside–of the Viennese inspired Eclair Bakery, an UWS icon at 141 W. 72nd Street for...
Seneca Village Emerges Vividly from the Mists of Time
Genealogist and historian Aaron Goodwin had a packed room on the edge of their seats Thursday as he worked his research magic in search of one of the founding families of the lost Seneca Village. Goodwin fascinated the crowd with details he unearthed about Andrew...
The Doctor is OUT
After a months-long review, the Mayor has concluded the work of a special commission developed to review public monuments in New York City. As a response to protests around the country, Mayor Bill deBlasio assigned a special panel–independent of the Public...
