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Resources at Risk: Merchant’s House Museum endangered
Preservation Advocacy Beyond the Upper West SideGUEST BLOG by LW! intern Jason Crowley Next Tuesday, July 24th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will hold a public hearing regarding a proposed 9-story building at 27 East 4th Street, located in the NoHo...
Love Your Landmark #4 – West 72nd Street, where preservation means business!
Beginning in 1997, LW! launched its Retail Assistance Program (RAP). Our goal: to revitalize the historic storefronts along West 72nd Street, between Columbus Avenue and Broadway/Amsterdam Avenue. Our partners (among many others): the commercial tenants on...
GUEST BLOG :: Meet Jahmauny, LW! Summer Intern
This is the first intern introduction for the summer, following our earlier post welcoming our new team members. Below, get to know Jahmauny. Then, stay tuned for intros from the rest of our interns!What is WHSAD?I am Jahmauny Monds, and I just completed...
Love Your Landmark #3 – 349-357 West 84th Street
349 - 357 West 84th StreetI love the variety in window details and the curved bays of these row houses -- I especially love the Greek Cross windows on the top floor of each house! And I think the apartment house on the corner is a great "book end" to this...
The LW! Crew, Summer 2012 Edition
The number of full-time staffers at LW! can be counted on one hand (seriously, there are three of us, plus our full-time President, Arlene Simon!). And so every year, this quartet looks forward to the summer months, when we welcome an energetic team of student...
At the Naumburg Bandshell, Sounds of Summer
Throughout the year, LW! is pleased to share with our fellow West Siders news of upcoming events that celebrate our city's architectural and scenic landmarks. Every summer, that includes the free classical music series at Central Park's Naumburg Bandshell (this...
Love Your Landmark #2 – 125 Riverside Drive
125 Riverside DriveI love the many undulating curves of the building's facade -- it makes for such an amazing interior layout!Love,Kate GilmoreLW! Graduate Intern, Columbia University Revisit some of Kate's earlier contributions to the LW!...
Love Your Landmark #1 – Bashed Trumpet Bench
"Bashed Trumpet Bench" West 100th StreetWe love our "landmark" benches on West 100th Street! Our beautiful "Bashed Trumpet" was commissioned by the Block Association over a decade ago to provide respite for the young, old and in-between who live on and visit our...
Reliving the 2012 “Unsung Heroes” awards ceremony
On June 12, 2012, LANDMARK WEST! welcomed nearly 200 of its nearest and dearest to our annual awards ceremony, a celebration of the Unsung Heroes of the Upper West Side! "Unsung Heroes" are those individuals and institutions who -- in some way, shape or form -- help...
“Love Your Landmarks” All Year Long!
For the past three years -- starting in 2010 -- LW! has spent the month of February showing our love for the Upper West Side's much-loved landmarks......Who's to say we can't show our love for landmarks all year long?!With the Landmarks Preservation Commission's...
