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UPDATE from the FIELD :: “Nautical” Boathouse bar sunk by Design Commission
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P.Central Park's iconic Loeb Boathouse was recently in the market for an outdoor bar redesign. Suburban mall kiosks and beach-front rest stations need not apply!The Design Commission on Monday morning reviewed a...
NEW! Reserve online for LW! events and programs
Reserving your ticket for LANDMARK WEST! events just got a whole lot easier! It's simple:(1) Hear about an intriguing upcoming LW! event by email.* Like Mosette Broderick's "Architecture (and Scandal!)" next Monday, or our 25th Anniversary gala celebration...
Celebrate Defenders of NYC Heritage at Annual Bard Birthday Breakfast
Come celebrate Roberta Brandes Gratz, Jane Jacobs, and fellow defenders of New York City at the annual Bard Birthday Breakfast Benefit on December 1 - details below! (Required reading is last week's New York Times City Room blog post about Roberta's feisty tenure...
Upcoming Events for your Calendar!
Music at Christ & St. Stephen's Church begins its 2010-2011 SeasonHear music at this Landmark church (designated in 1990 as part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.Click here for more information. Creating a West Side Landmark: Thursday...
UPDATE from the FIELD :: Boathouse bar review complete; design improved!
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Mary N.Following up on our October 1 blog post ...This past Tuesday morning, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) met to review for the second time an application regarding the replacement of the existing bar and modification...
UPDATE :: LW! staff gets first peak at iPhone app
First came the funding campaign ... On August 17, 2010, LANDMARK WEST! announced the launch of its Kickstarter online funding campaign to raise monies for the first ever iPhone walking tour app of the Upper West Side. For 35 fun, maraca-filled days,...
UPDATE from the FIELD :: Downtown chic at Central Park’s Loeb Boathouse? No, thank you.
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P.Boat launch and outdoor bar at the Loeb Boathouse. Far left, white columns of the Boathouse; to the immediate right, existing outdoor bar to be replaced.Picture it: You're enjoying a beverage on the outdoor patio...
SAVE THE DATE :: 25 Years of The Good Fight
Join us on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, as we honor three families who have gone beyond the call of duty on behalf of the Upper West Side ... and beyond:Moisha & R.O. BlechmanIna & Robert A. Caro, andSheila & Tom Wolfe.Tom Brokaw will emcee the event;...
BREAKING NEWS :: Kickstarter campaign to fund iPhone app meets goal
Thank you to each and every one of our 45 backers! YOUR SUPPORT is making our Kickstarter dreams come true! Read all about it here ...
It’s official–we’re “cutting edge”!
LW! received a wonderful 25th-anniversary gift from fellow blogger Anthony C. Wood, who wrote:"Valuing our history doesn’t mean one is backward looking or a closet Luddite. LANDMARK WEST! has been a preservation leader in employing new technology to advance the...
