Mariners' Gate, Mariners' Playground, Plan for Play, public design commission, Scenic Landmark, Spector Playground, Watch List, West 85th Street, When the Process Works
The Central Parks Conservancy is planning to overhaul their playground near the Mariners’ Gate entrance, 85th Street and Central Park West. Designed for 2-5 year olds, the playground renovation is part of the Conservancy’s “Plan for...
American Museum of Natural History, Gilder Center, Landmarks at Risk, Teddy Roosevelt Park, Theodore Roosevelt Park, Watch List
No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedienceTheodore Roosevelt from “Latitude and Longitude among Reformers” (1900) Kate Wood addressed a letter to American Museum of Natural History President Ellen Futter outlining some of the...
adventure playground, architect, P.S. 166, playground, Playground 89, Richard Dattner, The New York Observer
Singer-Songwriter legend Carlos Santana wasn’t necessarily singing about Playground 89, on West 89th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam when he wrote “Let the Children Play” in 1976, but the playground, adjacent famed architect C. B. J....
Friends of the UES, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, Intro. 775, landmark, Landmark West, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
Landmark West!, Historic Districts Council, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, and Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts wrote to Council Members to express serious concerns about Intro. 775. We share the desire for a swift,...
Columbus Avenue, intern, Lamb and Rich, Terra Cotta, Upper West Side
This Upper West Side Townhouse was built in 1888-90 (NB- 1500-1888) by two commonly known architects Lamb and Rich and owned by Elizabeth Milibank. Significantly made with granite and iron spot brick, this Terra-Cotta designed townhouse is on the market for $29...
Authors, Columbus Avenue, Tours and Events, urban planning
Above: Photo of Uptown New Orleans by Eric Bouler Please join LANDMARK WEST! as we remember Hurricane Katrina (2005) and celebrate 10 years of steady urban regeneration in the historic city of New Orleans.Wednesday, September 9, 6:30PMA Book Talk...
architecture, Board of Standards and Appeals, Carrere and Hastings, Individual Landmark, landmark, Landmarks at Risk, New York City, Upper West Side, Watch List, Zoning
Landmark West! wishes to comment on the application to the Board of Standards and Appeals for the conversion of the former First Church of Christ, Scientist (Carrère and Hastings, 1899-1903, an Individual Landmark designated in 1974) into a 39-unit residential...
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, George & Edward Blum, Terra Cotta, the Admaston, the Evanston, the Phaeton, UWS
Source: Office of Metropolitan History by Shannon Brown George and Edward Blum aka the Blum Brothers studied at the Ecole des Beaux- Arts during the 20th century. After their studies, they created the Admaston...
architectural, architecture, Landmark West, new orleans, Roberta Brandes Gratz, Tours and Events
Dear Friends of LANDMARK WEST!:We have some exciting events coming up here at LW! to get you through these dog days of summer. Here is a sampling of our programs taking place in September:Learn the ABCs of Central Park with Gerald Lynas! Central ParkMonday,...
Historic District, Neo Renaissance, Riverside West End Avenue Historic District
This image shows the buildings West exterior.by Shannon Brown The Mulliken and Moeller building was originally commissioned by North Holding Co, and designed by Harry B. Mullikenwho, after studying at Columbia University, started his career working with the...
