landmark, memorial, monuments, Uncategorized
On April 27, 1897, the 75th Anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s birth, Grant’s Tomb was dedicated. The occasion was a full public holiday, Grant Day, and attracted a throng of spectators to rival Grant’s funeral twelve years earlier. The dedication day...
American Museum of Natural History, monuments, When the Process Works
After a months-long review, the Mayor has concluded the work of a special commission developed to review public monuments in New York City. As a response to protests around the country, Mayor Bill deBlasio assigned a special panel–independent of the Public...
Advocacy, monuments, New York City
The New York Daily News published an op-ed by LANDMARK WEST! board member Jeffrey Kroessler regarding the special monuments commission Mayor de Blasio has appointed to address controversial monuments around New York City. You can find it on The New York Daily News...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Landmarks, landscape architecture, Louis Kahn, Manhattan, memorial, Moderism, monuments, NY, NYC, Roosevelt Island, skyline, Tram, Upper East Side, Upper West Side
LANDMARK WEST’s First Roosevelt Island Visit: FDR Four Freedoms Memorial Park Kyle Johnson leading LW! and friends beneath theQueensboro Bridge, en route to the MemorialYou read...
education, Keeping the Past for the Future, KPF. architecture, monuments, Riverside Park
One of the ways in which LW! engages UWS elementary students to become more aware of the architecture in their neighborhood is through the exploration and creation of poetry. In our popular program Neighborhood Poetry, third-graders spend time outside to write down...
