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October 23rd, 1979

October 23rd, 1979

October 23rd, 1979 - On this day, the Upper West Side's IRT Subway System Interiors were designated the Upper West Side's second Interior Landmark. Also on this day, Jorge Solís, who would become the 2010 WBA Super Featherweight Champion, was born in Guadalajara,...

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January 9th, 1979

January 9th, 1979

January 9th, 1979 - On this day, the Upper West Side's 72nd Street Subway Kiosk (Control House) was designated the Upper West Side's sixteenth Individual Landmark. Also on this day, The world lost Pier Luigi Nervi, the Italian Engineer and Architect of notable...

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May 10th, 1977

May 10th, 1977

May 10th, 1977 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Central Park West - West 73rd-74th Streets Historic District was designated the Upper West Side's third Historic District. Also on this day, American Gymnast, Amanda Borden (Olympic Gold, 1996) was born in...

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September 14th, 1976

September 14th, 1976

September 14th, 1976 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Soldiers and Sailors Monument was designated the Upper West Side's fifteenth Individual Landmark. Also on this day, Jeremy Dunham, a producer, writer and the video game designer behind "Rocket League" was born...

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August 17th, 1976

August 17th, 1976

August 17th, 1976 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Towers Nursing Home ("New York Cancer Hospital") was designated the Upper West Side's fourteenth Individual Landmark. Also on this day, William Redfield, an actor known for his role as Dale Harding in "One Flew...

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July 22nd, 1975

July 22nd, 1975

July 22nd, 1975 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Building was designated the Upper West Side's first Interior Landmark. Also on this day, Emlen Tunnell, the first African American inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the NFL's...

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January 28th, 1975

January 28th, 1975

January 28th, 1975 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Central Savings Bank was designated the Upper West Side's thirteenth Individual Landmark. Also on this day, Arthur Judson, who was the artists' manager for the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra...

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October 8th, 1974

October 8th, 1974

October 8th, 1974 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Dorilton Apartments were designated the Upper West Side's twelfth Individual Landmark. Also on this day, As part of a dam construction project, the Soviet Union detonated a 1.7-kiloton atomic bomb near the village...

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July 23rd, 1974

July 23rd, 1974

July 23rd, 1974 - On this day, the Upper West Side's (Former) First Church of Christ, Scientist and New York Society for Ethical Culture were designated as the Upper West Side's tenth and eleventh Individual Landmarks. Also on this day, U.S. Olympic sprinter Maurice...

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March 19th, 1974

March 19th, 1974

March 19th, 1974 - On this day, the Upper West Side's Schinasi Residence and Shearith Israel Synagogue were designated as the Upper West Side's eighth and ninth Individual Landmarks. Also on this day, John Thomas "Rocky" Coppinger, former pitcher for the Baltimore...

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