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GUEST BLOG :: Preservation, the Next Generation
REPORT from the FIELDA Guest Blog, Reported by Will VogelLast weekend (March 4-6) the Historic Districts Council (HDC) continued celebrating “40 years of activism” with their annual preservation conference: Looking Forward, Looking Back: Forty Years of Preserving New...
UPDATE from the FIELD :: Fight for the Right … to Participate!
This past Tuesday morning, the Landmarks Preservation Commission convened to review proposed amendments to their Rules and to hear public testimony on this matter. LANDMARK WEST! was there, along with many of our preservation advocacy colleagues, representatives...
A Month of Landmark Love
More Than Just Slush and Cold: Keeping Cozy with Landmark Love!(Cupid comes from supercoloring.com; UWS from multifamilyinvestor.com) Well my darlings, another February has come and gone, and we here at LANDMARK WEST! are so excited about the outpouring of love...
Love Your Landmark #18 – West-Park Presbyterian Church
West-Park Presbyterian Church165 West 86th Street at Amsterdam AvenueFrom Rev. Bob Brashear and the congregants of West-Park, some landmark love! To learn more about the congregation, visit their blog, the West-Park Press.To learn more about the 2010...
Love Your Landmark #17 – Master Building
Master Building310-312 Riverside Drive The Master Building is one of the best Art Deco apartments on the Upper West Side. I love all the beautiful detailing!Love,Katherine MalishewskyGraduate Student, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning,...
Love Your Landmark #16 – New York Society for Ethical Culture
New York Society for Ethical Culture2 West 64th StreetThe New York Society for Ethical Culture buildings are some of my favorites along Central Park West. I can't help but love such a beautiful school building!Love,Debi GermannLandmark West! Director of EducationP.S....
Love Your Landmark #15 – Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church51-53 Central Park WestThe Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is a very good example of preservation and restoration in action. In my lifetime, I've seen it go from being absolutely filthy to being covered in scaffolding to emerging as this gem...
Love Your Landmark #14 – Dakota Apartments
Dakota Apartments1 West 72nd StreetThe Dakota is wonderful for two reasons: the building itself and the people that live there! Not only is the Dakota one of the most important buildings to the history of the Upper West Side, but its residents are some of the most...
Love Your Landmark #13 – Central Park West Skyline
Central Park West SkylineCentral Park West, as seen from Central ParkIt's impossible not to love the Central Park West skyline! It's as iconic an image of New York City as Grand Central Station or the Statue of Liberty. Made up of such landmarks as the Dakota...
Love Your Landmark #12 – IRT Powerhouse
IRT/ConEd Powerhouse840 12th Avenue at 59th StreetIt's hard to not feel awestruck by the IRT/ConEd Powerhouse. The scale, the architecture, the history- it's tremendous!Love,Kate WoodLandmark West! Executive DirectorP.S. Not close enough to see the Powerhouse in...
