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Love Your Landmark #8 – St. Michael’s Church
Little Vivian has competition!Last week, Love Your Landmark received its first hand-drawn submission from pint-sized preservationist Vivian. It appears she's inspired another artistically inclined lover of landmarks to put pencil to paper and capture a beloved...
UPDATE from the FIELD :: One Up, One Down
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Max Y.The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) reviewed not one but two proposals for modifications to buildings within the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District yesterday.The La Rochelle, 329 Columbus Avenue.The...
Love Your Landmark, the latest Twitter phenom …
... at least in the architecture world!Yesterday, in observance of Valentine's Day, LANDMARK WEST! put a special push behind the Love Your Landmark project on Twitter. Almost immediately, the lovin' was a-flowin'! We tweeted our friends and colleagues here...
Love Your Landmark #7 – Central Park
Young couple from Australia, bundling up and enjoying a carriage ridePedicab Driver relaxing and taking in the sightsCentral ParkIt's not just us at the LW! office that are smitten with Central Park! This treasure is beloved by visitors and locals alike, with...
Love Your Landmark #6 – Empire State Building
Okay, we know. We asked for pictures of Upper West Side landmarks you love. Normally we're sticklers for the rules, but when a lil' landmark lover submitted her "photo", we couldn't say no! Rules were made to be broken, after all! Empire State...
Love Your Landmark #5 – (former) Horn & Hardart Automat
(former) Horn & Hardart Automat 2710-2714 Broadway The former Horn & Hardart Automat at 104th and Broadway is such a neat little building, with a really quirky history. It's so charming, and a piece of history that makes New York City so unique! Love, Lisa...
Love Your Landmark #4 – Broadway Fashion Building
Broadway Fashion BuildingBroadway and 84th StreetWith New York Fashion Week kicking off this tonight at Lincoln Center, how can I not show my love for the Broadway Fashion building?! A stainless-steel building with its own light show? So hip; so with...
Love Your Landmark, Walking Tour App, and Advocacy All Make Headlines!
LANDMARK WEST! saw its name (and those of its staffers!) in the press on a variety of fronts today. Read on to learn more!LW! Walking Tour AppSince launching the Upper West Side's FIRST EVER walking tour iPhone app back in December 2010, we haven't stopped...
Love Your Landmark #3 – Ansonia Hotel
Ansonia Hotel2101-2109 BroadwayNot only have the superb architectural details of the Ansonia Hotel decked the Upper West Side since 1904, the building has shaped the culture of New York City in other ways. The Ansonia’s dense interior walls have made it a haven...
Love Your Landmark #2 – Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center70 Lincoln Center PlazaLincoln Center is one of my favorite areas in New York. The amazing architecture perfectly compliments the incredible cultural offerings! It's one of a kind.Love,Haruka KugaShop Assistant/Patron of the Arts
