Sep 10, 2012 | iPhone app, walking tour
It’s Fashion Week in New York City. And, more specifically, on the Upper West Side! Lincoln Center has transformed, for the seven days between September 6th and 13th, into a kaleidoscopic blend of avant garde people and fashions. It’s an...
Aug 28, 2012 | Ansonia, architecture, Beacon Theatre, Central Park app alert, iPhone app, walking tour
“This app is your personal tour guide, offering information and insights on West Side buildings and blocks from a uniquely local perspective.” — LW! App Fan IMAGE: The southern tower of the San Remo Apartments, as seen from Central Park. 145-146...
May 15, 2012 | education, iPhone app, Keeping the Past for the Future, walking tour
Education is central to LANDMARK WEST’s mission, especially our award-winning youth education program, Keeping the Past for the Future (KPF), and its accompanying student workbook, “My Preservation Journal”.KPF teaches students to look at their...
Mar 9, 2011 | architecture, guest blog, Historic District, iPhone app, Kickstarter, landmark, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York, New York City, NYC, Upper West Side, UWS
REPORT from the FIELDA Guest Blog, Reported by Will VogelLast weekend (March 4-6) the Historic Districts Council (HDC) continued celebrating “40 years of activism” with their annual preservation conference: Looking Forward, Looking Back: Forty Years of Preserving New...
Feb 25, 2011 | Central Park, Central Park app alert, Historic District, iPhone app, landmark, LYL, New York, New York City, photography, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, walking tour
Central Park West SkylineCentral Park West, as seen from Central ParkIt’s impossible not to love the Central Park West skyline! It’s as iconic an image of New York City as Grand Central Station or the Statue of Liberty. Made up of such landmarks as the...
Feb 16, 2011 | Central Park app alert, iPhone app, N-YHS app alert, New York, New York City, NYC, stables app alert, Upper West Side, UWS, walking tour
In December 2010, LW! launched the FIRST EVER iPhone app walking tour of Manhattan’s Upper West Side. We zeroed in on the area around the Dakota Apartments on West 72nd St. and Central Park West, educating “tour goers” on architectural styles, neighborhood...
