architecture, Columbus Avenue, New York City, photography, preservation, street fair, Upper West Side, UWS
This weekend, let’s make a deal!This Sunday, September 18th, is the annual Columbus Avenue Festival, sponsored by the West Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. LANDMARK WEST! will be there! The street fair is a great opportunity for us to share...
architecture, C of A, Calvert Vaux, parks
By Intern Kate G. Whenever you hear about Central Park, a 843 acre urban oasis, the names that immediately come to mind are Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. And rightly so, since they are the designers/brains behind the Greensward Plan, Central...
parks, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
REPORT from the FIELDBy Debi and intern Kate G.This morning we visited the Institute for the Exploration of Seneca Village History’s Open House in Central Park. The students’ presentations were fascinating and ranged from the description of...
architecture, Historic District, Individual Landmark, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West-Park
Last week, we wrote about the Woodshed Collective’s run of “The Tenant” at West-Park Presbyterian Church. The LW! staff is excitedly looking forward to experiencing this site-specific production for ourselves at this evening’s show...
Landmark Feast, Upper West Side, UWS
Purchasing an ad or supporting a “tribute page” in the Landmark Feast printed program is a spirited way to show your enthusiastic support for this event.And this is no throw-away program, friends! The printed programs from two of LANDMARK...
parks, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
As West Side Rag wrote, “A project like this … reminds people that landmarking is a way to hold on to things you care about.”We’re thrilled at the positive reception our “Playtime in Central Park” photo series has had, and for...
architecture, Individual Landmark, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West-Park
West-Park Presbyterian Church Starting next Wednesday, August 24th, West-Park Presbyterian Church* will make its acting debut!The landmark church will play host to “The Tenant”, a site-specific performance produced by theater company Woodshed Collective....
NYC, parks, photography, preservation, Scenic Landmark, skyline, social media, Upper West Side, UWS
Power to the tweeters!Since announcing the launch of our “Playtime in Central Park” photo series (three weeks ago yesterday!) we’ve been delighted to see our friends and followers on Twitter (and their friends and followers in turn!) share photos...
