Apr 21, 2016 | Calvert Vaux, Carriage Horses, Central Park, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Intro 573-a, Landmarks at Risk, Scenic Landmark, UWS, Wall Street Journal
In an article that a commenter noted “should take him [Mayor Bill deBlasio] off his high horse”, today’s Wall Street Journal posts Effort to Ban Carriage Horses Probed which outlines some of the investigations into the money trail funding the...
Aug 31, 2011 | architecture, C of A, Calvert Vaux, Central Park, Central Park app alert, Central Park Conservancy, parks
By Intern Kate G. Whenever you hear about Central Park, a 843 acre urban oasis, the names that immediately come to mind are Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. And rightly so, since they are the designers/brains behind the Greensward Plan, Central Park’s...
Jul 11, 2011 | architecture, Calvert Vaux, Central Park, New York City, parks, preservation, Richard Dattner, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side
Summer Is Here In A Big Way, So Get Out And Play! Recreation and play are serious art forms in Central Park! To help you plan your summer play, LANDMARK WEST! brings you a map paired with a few facts about the Central Park playgrounds! Learn about these creative...
Feb 14, 2011 | Calvert Vaux, Central Park, landmark, Landmarks, LYL, New York City, parks, preservation, Scenic Landmark
Young couple from Australia, bundling up and enjoying a carriage ride Pedicab Driver relaxing and taking in the sights Central Park It’s not just us at the LW! office that are smitten with Central Park! This treasure is beloved by visitors and locals alike,...
Nov 19, 2010 | Calvert Vaux, Central Park app alert, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, NYC, parks, preservation
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P. Central Park’s iconic Loeb Boathouse was recently in the market for an outdoor bar redesign. Suburban mall kiosks and beach-front rest stations need not apply! The Design Commission on Monday morning reviewed a...
Jul 19, 2010 | Calvert Vaux, Central Park, Central Park app alert, NYC, parks
Let the debate begin! In the Sunday, July 11, New York Times’ Metro Section, two writers take on the challenge (or is it the pleasure?) of going to bat for the park land they covet. For a Manhattanite, Central Park as a fulfillment of landscape architect...
