ONLINE! Upper Called the “Jewel of the Fair”, the Spanish Pavilion by Javier Carvajal leads us on a fascinating, twisting, modern-day preservation hunt. What happened to the “Jewel” after the […]
For more than 50 years, Walter Bernard and Milton Glaser have revolutionized the look of magazine journalism. In Mag Men: Fifty Years of Making Magazines, writer Anne Quito recounts the glory […]
Cynthia Brenwall shares the incredible visual story of the creation of our 840-acre wonder. You’ll be amazed at the history Cynthia has unearthed: we’ll view the original winning competition entry […]
O, n Zoom LW! Members FREE! Join us for this continuing journey through scenic landmark Central Park and the creative mind of one of its unheralded creators. Ron Korcak helps […]
She arrived in New York City in 1900 with “nothing but her looks.” Embodying the dynamic cultural change that was happening at the time, 16-year old Evelyn Nesbit quickly became […]
LW celebrates the launch of THEY WERE HERE, a unique collection of architectural and social histories that tells the stories of the many immigrants who worked and lived along Columbus […]
Ever wonder what lies below the Upper West Side? Landmark West dives into the hidden waters bubbling (or that once bubbled) beneath our boots, basements, and ball fields. Sergey Kadinsky, author of Hidden Waters […]
Come (virtually) tread the streets and avenues of the West 90’s and above with author Jim Mackin, who has spent years searching for traces of hundreds of fascinating residents who […]
Live on Zoom – FREE for LW Members! Why do Amsterdam, London, and the Upper West Side have row houses while Paris, Vienna, and Houston do not? This seemingly simple […]
LW! is on a quest to find the hidden-in-plain-sight faces, figures, gargoyles and grotesques that embellish so many of our historic buildings. And we’ve found just the man to lead […]