architecture, education, Historic District, landmark, Landmarks, LYL, New York, New York City, photography, Upper West Side, UWS
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...
architecture, landmark, Landmarks, LYL, New York, New York City, NYC, photography, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
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...
architecture, Individual Landmark, landmark, Landmarks, LYL, New York, New York City, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
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...
architecture, IRT Powerhouse, landmark, Landmarks, LYL, New York, New York City, NYC, Powerhouse, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
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...
architecture, Columbus Avenue, landmark, LYL, New York, New York City, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Pioneer SupermarketColumbus Avenue between 73rd and 74th StreetsBetween the tenaciously old-school facade and the rotating selection of Russian beers served in large plastic bottles, the Pioneer gives me hope for a Columbus Avenue increasingly dominated by cupcakes...
architecture, Community Board 7, Historic District, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, Upper West Side, UWS
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...