Dec 29, 2017 | C of A, Individual Landmark, IRT Powerhouse, Landmark West, McKim Mead and White, New York City, Powerhouse, preservation, Save the Powerhouse, Upper West Side, UWS, When the Process Works, Wish List
Full Steam Ahead! Undoubtedly, 2017 has been a year of change, both for the nation and the Upper West Side. Despite strong undercurrents, LANDMARK WEST! is focused on the positive. After a decades-long battle, hundreds of letters and mailed post cards, and four...
Oct 6, 2016 | American Museum of Natural History, C of A, Gilder Center, Landmarks at Risk, Watch List
Although the Community Board overwhelmingly approved the American Museum of Natural History’s proposed expansion, there are still many valid concerns that the Community has voiced over the past eleven months since this proposal concept was made public. Knowing...
Dec 11, 2015 | architecture, C of A, Dutch Revival, Landmark West, NYC, preservation, Rick Cook, Robert W. Gibson, West End Collegiate Church, West End Collegiate School
While buildings in NYC seem to come and go–and with increasing expedience–it is very rare for major alterations to take place within an historic district. The Upper West Side has 12 such districts, and when word first came of demolition plans, our...
Aug 29, 2012 | C of A, Green-Wood Cemetery, Merchant's House Museum, vandalized, West End Avenue
Day to day, LANDMARK WEST!’s focus is on the Upper West Side, preserving the soaring apartments and brownstone-lined midblocks from West 59th to West 110th Street, as well as the stunning Scenic Landmarks–Riverside Park and Central Park–bookending...
Apr 4, 2012 | Advocacy, architecture, C of A, Central Park, Central Park app alert, Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission
The Tavern on the Green, in Central Park, soon to be restored and modified with a glass pavilion. An example of a recent preservation issue focused on by our C of A Committee (learn more below!).In landmarks preservation, designation is just the beginning! ...
Feb 23, 2012 | C of A, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Leslie Albrecht, Media, Victor's Cafe
240-242 Columbus Avenue, at the time of its inclusion in the designation of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District (1990), via the LW! Online Building Database.Where the tastes and culture of Cuba once reigned supreme, a French wine bar/bistro hopes...
