architecture, New York City, photography, Upper West Side
Photo by Gotham GirlIt’s not just the devil that’s in the details. There’s beauty in cornices, lampposts and dormer windows! Earlier this month, photographer John Hart led a small group of folks on an architectural photography...
Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
WHAT: Public hearing to consider the Riverside – West End Historic District Extension II (W. 89th – 109th Sts. – click here for the proposed...
Beacon Theatre, Manufacturers Hanover Trust building, Museum of the City of New York, New York School of Interior Design
Landmarks are not frozen in time; they are forever evolving and adapting to the needs of our community. The Upper West Side is home to one of the greatest concentrations of landmarks in the city — indeed, the Upper West Side – Central Park West Historic...
education, intern, Lamb and Rich, preservation
As reported by graduate intern Kate GilmoreLeft, American Architect and Building News/Office for Metropolitan History; G. Paul Burnett, via The New York TimesOn its exterior, 20 West 44th Street is an imposing, majestic edifice (designed by architects Lamb & Rich)...
Historic District, Historic Districts Council, landmark, New York City, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side
Edith Wharton lives on!Today, the Historic Districts Council and the Historic Landmarks Preservation Center honored the memory of celebrated author and New Yorker Edith Wharton with the installation of a commemorative cultural medallion at 14 West 23rd Street,...
preservation, Upper West Side, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
Got questions? Get answers! The Upper West Side may soon be home to 800+ new landmarks, as the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) seriously considers landmark designation expansion in the area between Broadway and Riverside Drive, from 70th to 107th Street...
Landmark Feast, parks, photography, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Sincere thanks to photographer Henrik Olund for capturing the truly magical spirit of Landmark Feast. More photos to come!
architecture, Individual Landmark, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West-Park
Last month, LW! staffers dove head first into the mind boggling and totally engaging world of the psychological play “The Tenant”, an experiential theater production by the Woodshed Collective, taking place at the landmarked West-Park Presbyterian...
