First Baptist Church, twitter
Mid-morning errands produced a mini-collection of some Broadway gems. Have a look at our “I’m running to Staples for labels, be right back!” album:The Apthorp Apartments, between West 78th and 79th Streets. Known perhaps most readily...
Advocacy, City Council, Historic District, Riverside Drive, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
The Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I continues on the path to achieving bona fide landmark status! City Council has set a date for the public hearing (Wednesday, October 3 — more details here). Now they need to hear from YOU. This is...
guest blog, intern, WHSAD, Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design
LW! bids farewell to our two great high school interns, Jahmauny Monds and Jonathan Ortiz. Here, they offer us some departing words. We wish them all the best on this first day of school!Jahmauny writes …I loved my time here at LANDMARK WEST!. I enjoyed being...
architecture, Gilbert A. Schellenger, guest blog, intern, NYC, Online Buildings Database, Upper West Side
A guest post by IHDF Intern Jonathan Ortiz Last week, I went out looking at buildings, searching for something that caught my eye. As I was walking, I decided to give myself a challenge: try to find a unique row house. I walked past so many of them but I was...
guest blog, Horn and Hardart, intern, NYPL, West 72nd Street
The student becomes the teacher! Recently, LW! graduate intern Kate Gilmore took two of our summer high school interns on a trip to the New York Public Library, to share with them one of the places in New York City that, as a historic preservation student, Kate...
C of A, Green-Wood Cemetery, Merchant's House Museum, vandalized, West End Avenue
Day to day, LANDMARK WEST!’s focus is on the Upper West Side, preserving the soaring apartments and brownstone-lined midblocks from West 59th to West 110th Street, as well as the stunning Scenic Landmarks–Riverside Park and Central Park–bookending...
Ansonia, architecture, Beacon Theatre, 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...
architecture, guest blog, intern, NYC, West End Avenue
A guest post by IHDF intern Jonathan OrtizMy favorite building on the Upper West Side is 640 West End Avenue, at West 91st Street. It is my favorite because it stands out from a mile away. One side of the building is almost completely covered in ivy, which in my...
