As many registrants have indicated that they'd likely not come for an "umbrella walk", we're going to cancel out this evening. We're very sorry, but some activities are just not that enjoyable without a decent evening. We have a couple of options for you: 1) We'll refund your ticket immediately 2) Roll you into the Tuesday, […]
Architectural historian Andrew Dolkart leads us up West End Avenue in the W. 100's for a fantastic tour of exceptional apartment houses and row houses. We'll discover striking buildings, superbly embellished with complex brick patterning and terra cotta tile, showing the influence of Parisian design. And as a bonus - the LW! group will be […]
Tuesday, July 23rd Our Summer of Vaux continues with a NEW walk (so if you were with us for “Vaux Bridges”, this is a whole new route) focusing on the southwestern section of the park and the beautiful–and evocatively named–Dalehead, Pine Bank, Diprock, Dripway, and Playmates arches. Come enjoy and learn about these incredible designs […]
Thursday, July 25th 6:30-7:45pm Join the illustrious guide Francis Morrone for a walk along the blocks of West 73rd and 74th Streets between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. From Neo-Georgian to Moorish Revival, Beaux-Arts to Moderne, these blocks contain some of the finest residential design on the Upper West Side. TICKETS
Tuesday, August 20th 6:30-7:45pm Our Summer of Vaux continues with a NEW walk (so if you were with us for “Vaux Bridges”, this is a whole new route) focusing on the southwestern section of the park and the beautiful–and evocatively named–Dalehead, Pine Bank, Diprock, Dripway, and Playmates arches. Come enjoy and learn about these incredible […]
NYC history and culture buffs get ready! Landmark West has teamed up with preservation groups across the city for a fun/free/fiendishly frenzied night of NYC history and preservation trivia! Bring you own team of 2-4 people or just come by and create a new team with other history buffs! Free, but please RSVP. RSVP
Tuesday, August 27th 6:30-7:45pm Did you know there is another, oft-overlooked architect who worked closely with Olmsted and Vaux and was responsible for many of our favorite Central Park designs? British-born Jacob Wrey Mould’s distinctive decorative fingerprints can be found on Bethesda Arcade, Belvedere Castle, the Ladies Pavilion, the Victorian Gothic Central Park Stables, various […]
Wednesday, September 18th 5:30-7:00pm NY Historical Society Skylight Gallery-Special LW! pricing-use code 0313 for $10 tickets Journey back to the 1890s and the heart of Manhattan’s Gilded Age when architect Stanford White and sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens dazzled New York with a brand-new pleasure palace: Madison Square Garden, topped by a scandalous sculpture of the goddess […]
Tuesday, September 24th 6:30-7:45pm 35 W. 67th Street She was everywhere, and more than 100 years later, she is still a New York City fixture: “The Perfect Woman”, “Miss Manhattan”, “American Venus”. If you have walked Riverside Park, Columbus Circle, Strauss Park, and Grand Army Plaza, you have seen her. Her real name was Audrey […]
Thursday, September 26th 6:30-7:45pm Do you love The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? If you’ve been following Midge, Joel, Abe, Rose and Susie around the Upper West Side, Landmark West! is thrilled to announce a “Marvelous” conversation you won’t want to miss! Amanda Foley, location scout for the Emmy- and Golden Globe-award winning The Marvelous Mrs. MaiseI […]
