landmark, New York, New York City, parks, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Show some respect–Bowls is older than your great-great-great-great-great grandparents, and then some!In Central Park, the New York Lawn Bowling Club gathers regularly to play a sport more than 5,000 years old. Below, Club members put their skills to the...
landmark, New York, New York City, parks, photography, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
Rollerskating at the Naumburg BandshellLocated just a stone’s throw south of Bethesda Terrace is the mecca of roller and in-line skating: the Bandshell. It seems fitting that the Park’s principal formal element–the rectilinear promenade that is...
C of A, parks, photography, preservation, Tours and Events, Upper West Side, UWS
Bethesda TerraceFrom the formality of pony prancing c. 1930s (thanks again, Bruce S.!), we move on to the short-shorts and tall socks of the 1970s at Bethesda Terrace!Featuring Bethesda Terrace today is serendipitous, as the site has been at the front of our minds...
landmark, New York, New York City, NYC, playground, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Rachel H., you’ve been bested. Little Lila and Isabella, while your lakeside hideaway is enviable, the cuteness factor here is just undeniable.It’s refreshing to know that even as technology advances and child’s play looks more and more like a...
Historic District, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P.Today at Public Meeting, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) swiftly approved a modified proposal for the row house at 51 West 83rd Street.As reported on the LW! blog yesterday and by the press, this overwhelming...
architecture, Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
The diminutive row house at 51 West 83rd Street is making a splash. Or at least the owners would like for it to.At a recent public hearing of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, a proposal was reviewed for substantial modifications to this understated row...
landmark, New York, New York City, NYC, parks, photography, playground, Scenic Landmark
What’s a toddler to do when the temperature hits triple digits? Cool off in one of Central Park’s playground fountains! West Sider Robert I. captured this tot doing just that.”I took this in the summer of 2007 in the playground to the...
landmark, New York, New York City, NYC, parks, playground, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
Blogger and Upper West Sider Robin C., for her response to our call for submissions, features one of the Park’s most popular destinations for recreation: the Sheep Meadow! And to think, this used to be a common site!”These three photos capture the...
New York, New York City, NYC, parks, playground, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
First there was Rachel H., now Howard S. and his granddaughters are getting in on the Central Park photo fun!”This is a picture of my then-8-year-old grandchildren, Lila and Isabella, taking a break from rowing, enjoying the small beach tucked away in a corner...
landmark, New York, New York City, parks, playground, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
LANDMARK WEST! invites YOU to show us the play spaces in Central Park that you love! This photo-sharing project was born from the excited responses we received earlier this month to our email guide of the park’s many playgrounds. Not long after, we...
