Delights of UWS Ornamentation
Do you know the difference between Ornament and Decoration? Our LW! walking tour group does!! Francis Morrone gave a “master sidewalk class” Sunday on the impressive work of the many anonymous 19th century craftsmen whose work blesses the exteriors...
Discover the LW! Building Database!
. . . I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylight hours in the open air. Nathaniel Hawthorne The Manhattan Avenue Historic District, Maps, and More! Landmark West! invites...
LW! + DOCOMOMO + New Haven Preservation Trust =
October is Architecture month! In the spirit of collaboration, join LW! Executive Director, Sean Khorsandi for a tour of a modern gem in New Haven Connecticut! Saturday October 7, 2017 10:30am – 11:30am Docomomo US Tour Day: Crawford...
Up Next: From Gangs to Ghostbusters Oct. 26th
Explore the many beloved and identifiable UWS locations that have played a starring role in film classics like West Side Story, Panic in Needle Park, Rosemary’s Baby, Hair, You’ve Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally, and the Ghostbusters franchise. “The...
Upper West Woody Fans Wowed
LW’s film series “The Wild Wild West Side” kicked off with an evening devoted to The Cinematic Cityscape of Woody Allen. A capacity crowd joined Paula Uruburu, Professor of English and Film Studies at Hofstra University, for a cinefantastic...
Beacon Hardware Welcomes Neighbors Back for the School Year
Bruce Stark, co-owner of neighborhood classic (over 115 years!) Beacon Paint & Hardware, is serving up free coffee and bagels this morning–no paintbrush or gasket purchase necessary. If you’re near Amsterdam Avenue and W. 78th Street today, stop by the...
Walking From Dakota to Montana
To get from Dakota to Montana out West, simply step across the border. Getting from the Dakota Apartments to the Montana Apartments on the UWS is a slightly longer trek, but it’s a wonderful walk. Along the way are some of the grandest apartment houses in the...
All the Buzz
Did you know that every bee you see hitting up flowers for their pollen and nectar is female? That bees fly miles a day to-and-fro’ing collecting for their hive? That they are most attracted to blue and purple flowers? Naturalist Leslie Day led an enthusiastic...
