Late April, early May is when most of the city's trees burst into bloom. Explore the gorgeous trees, their blossoms, pollinators, and returning migrating birds around the wetland known as The Pool in the northern end of Central Park with Leslie Day, author of several field guides to the natural world of New York City.
FREE Jane’s Walk! RSVP via Municipal Art Society Website. The East River Fifties Alliance’s (“ERFA”) Lisa Mercurio joins Save Central Park NYC to explore megatowers in development and invading our skyline. Casting shadows on residential blocks, landmark designated buildings and Central Park, it’s a creep-like phenomenon with strong implications. Walk and explore how and why cities need to grow, why […]
The second LW! walk exploring the architectural and historic riches of the Upper West Side’s northernmost historic districts. Beginning at 103rd Street, we’ll view classic early 20th century apartment buildings of West End Avenue, remarkably preserved row houses lining adjacent side streets, and an extraordinary group of townhouses along Riverside Drive — including Manhattan’s last […]
Another Side of the Upper East Side: A Walking Tour This walking tour visits some of the Upper East Side's less examined landmarks, including impressive structures associated with horses, health, and affordable housing. Led by architectural historian Matt Postal, we'll head east from the area that was originally planned as Hamilton Square to John Jay Park, […]
Sunday, June 10th, 2:00pm-4:00pm The Upper West Side is a wonderland of ornamental detail on building exteriors. Many of these visual marvels can be traced back to the speculative builders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who typically hired anonymous immigrant artisans--carvers and molders--to create this ornament. These artisans, steeped in centuries of […]
Landmark West! invites you to experience the Upper West Side with one of the city's best-known architectural historians, Andrew Scott Dolkart. This unique walk begins at Congregation Rodeph Sholom on W. 83rd Street near Central Park. Founded downtown in 1842 by German immigrants, it is one of the oldest congregations in the United States. In 1929, they […]
LANDMARK WEST! and FRIENDS of the Upper East Side have joined forces to create a fabulous mini-series of walking tours to get you across the park and out of your comfort zone. This series is for everyone interested in just how each side of the park developed, when, and for whom. LW! starts things off on […]
RESCHEDULED FROM JUNE 17TH The Upper West Side's many architectural gems include a layer of history that many of us overlook – their intriguing signage and hidden inscriptions. Even the most ordinary buildings may contain signs and lettering that reveal fascinating details and link us to our city’s vibrant past. Alexander Tochilovsky, an educator and […]
Join LW! and architectural historian Tom Miller (of “Daytonian in Manhattan” blog fame) for walk along a very special Upper West Side block - 78th Street between the Museum of Natural History and Amsterdam Avenue. It’s known as “Guastavino Row” in honor of Rafael Guastavino, the 19th-century architect who gave New York City the iconic […]
For a brief time in the early 20th century, Riverside Drive rivaled Fifth Avenue for its stretch of opulent mansions. With the passage of time and the rise of luxury apartment living, many of these mansions were lost, but we have the chance to once again enter that bygone era with the help of Gilded […]
Gargoyles! Walk is CANCELLED DUE TO STORM Saturday, October 27th, 1:00-2:30pm All Tickets Have Been Refunded Architectural historian Nina Harkrader seeks out the Upper West Side’s more ghoulish inhabitants: the many gargoyles and “green men” that live among us–once you know where to look, you’ll find them everywhere, clinging to or peeking out from our favorite […]
Wednesday, April 10th 3:00-4:15pm LW Members Only Event! A private, behind-the (literal)-scenes tour of the legendary home of The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park! If you’ve ever enjoyed a summer’s evening at The Public Theater -beneath the stars and against the backdrop of Belvedere Castle – and wondered “how do they do this?” then […]
