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Urban Outfitters to Metro Theater: “Howdy, neighbor!”
It seems as though the Metro Theater won't be welcoming Urban Outfitters as a new retail tenant after all.For some time, it was speculated that Urban Outfitters (UO), the clothing and random-grab-bag-o-merchandise chain store already at home on the West Side at 72nd...
Landmarks and Landmarks-in-Waiting in the e-press
The Upper West Side press has been kept busy this week covering the landmark beat! From the West Side's newest Individual Landmark, West-Park Presbyterian Church on 86th Street, to buildings deserving of landmarks status but locked in limbo, like the IRT...
A Stellar Year for LW’s Youth Education Program, Keeping the Past for the Future!
The 2009-2010 school year has been a Landmark year for LW's decade-old youth education program, Keeping the Past for the Future (KPF). The number of students experiencing KPF has sky-rocketed in a few short years. This year, we have worked with 1,600 students in...
Historic house tours 2010: Murray Hill, Mount Morris Park, and Hamilton Heights
As summer approaches, the end of the historic house tour season draws near. But fear not! There are still opportunities to step inside the hidden-in-plain-sight treasures of New York City's historic neighborhoods. Explore historic Murray Hill* or head uptown to...
Preservationists, ahoy!
On Wednesday, May 26th, LANDMARK WEST! and a group of our nearest and dearest set off for an adventure aboard the historic, National Register-listed John J. Harvey fireboat! The sun set, the full moon rose, a sister fireboat spouted a patriotic water show ... all on...
September 15th, 1987
September 15, 1987 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Beresford Apartments were designated as the Upper West Side's thirtieth individual landmark. Also on this day, Actor Christian Cooke was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and “I Just Can't Stop Loving You”...
March 31st, 1987
March 31, 1987 - On this day, the Upper West Side's San Remo Apartments were designated as the Upper West Side's twenty-ninth individual landmark. Also on this day, Ted Lasso actor Philip Dunster was born in Northampton, England, and NCIS: Los Angeles actress Andrea...
February 10th, 1987
February 10, 1987 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Hotel Belleclaire was designated as the Upper West Side's twenty-eighth individual landmark. Also on this day, “Livin' on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi was the number-one song in America, and Oliver Stone's "Platoon"...
November 12th, 1985
November 12, 1985 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Normandy Apartments were designated as the Upper West Side's twenty-seventh individual landmark. Also on this day, Actress Arianny Celeste was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, “We Built this City” by Starship was the...
July 9th, 1985
July 9, 1985 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Century Apartments and El Dorado Apartments were designated as the Upper West Side's twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth individual landmarks. Also on this day, The world lost Charlotte, Grand Duchess fo Luxembourg (b....
