Andrew S. Dolkart, Historic Districts Council, LYL, walking tour
Union Theological Seminary & Riverside Church 122nd Street and Riverside DriveFriends and staff members from the Historic Districts Council (HDC) stand in the shadows of Union Theological Seminary (foreground) and the steeple of Riverside Church. ...
Friends of the UES, Historic Districts Council
Consult your collection of Robert A.M. Stern’s New York books, revisit your notes from Preservation Law 101, and brace yourself for some fierce competition …it’s trivia night!!Young Professionals Trivia NightThursday, August 30th, 7PM* to 9PMCommon...
First Baptist Church, guest blog, intern, LYL, WHSAD, Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design
A guest blog by WHSAD Intern Jahmauny MondsI went out on a journey to find a landmark on the Upper West Side that sparked my interest. I came upon the First Baptist Church. I was captivated by the architecture of this building. Its central window especially captured...
IRT Powerhouse, McKim Mead White, Media, NY Times, NYPAP, Penn Station
Protesters in front of Pennsylvania Station on Aug. 2, 1962.Photo: Eddie Hausner/The New York TimesThe architects Peter Samton and Diana Goldstein can tell you exactly where they were a half century ago, at 5 p.m. on Aug. 2, 1962: out on Seventh Avenue, tilting at...
James Barron, Landmark Feast, NY Times, Upper West Side, UWS
Via The New Yorker”[F]or many of those who did not know Ms. Ephron personally, her zeal for food seemed to generate a bond.” So wrote Matt Flegenheimer in his July 1st New York Times column, “Mourning the Wit and the Woman.” In that fashion,...
Landmarks Law, Merchant's House Museum, Penn Station, REBNY
Preservation and protection of our architectural, historical, and cultural assets is one of the most important factors in assuring that New York remains a livable city. Preserving the best of our city’s past and adapting it for reuse in the 21st century greatly...
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...
architecture, guest blog, intern, WHSAD, Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design
This is the second intern introduction for the summer, following our earlier post welcoming Williamsburg High School for Architect & Design student Jahmauny. Below, get to know Jonathan. Then, stay tuned for posts authored by our interns!Hi, my name is...
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...
