Delights of UWS Ornamentation

Delights of UWS Ornamentation

Do you know the difference between Ornament and Decoration?  Our LW! walking tour group does!! Francis Morrone gave a “master sidewalk class” Sunday on the impressive work of the many anonymous 19th century craftsmen whose work blesses the exteriors...
Discover the LW! Building Database!

Discover the LW! Building Database!

. . . I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylight hours in the open air.  Nathaniel Hawthorne The Manhattan Avenue Historic District, Maps, and More! Landmark West! invites...
Up Next: From Gangs to Ghostbusters Oct. 26th

Up Next: From Gangs to Ghostbusters Oct. 26th

Explore the many beloved and identifiable UWS locations that have played a starring role in film classics like West Side Story, Panic in Needle Park, Rosemary’s Baby, Hair, You’ve Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally, and the Ghostbusters franchise. “The...
Upper West Woody Fans Wowed

Upper West Woody Fans Wowed

LW’s film series “The Wild Wild West Side” kicked off with an evening devoted to The Cinematic Cityscape of Woody Allen. A capacity crowd joined Paula Uruburu, Professor of English and Film Studies at Hofstra University, for a cinefantastic tour...