Historic District, Historic Districts Council, landmark, New York City, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side
Edith Wharton lives on!Today, the Historic Districts Council and the Historic Landmarks Preservation Center honored the memory of celebrated author and New Yorker Edith Wharton with the installation of a commemorative cultural medallion at 14 West 23rd Street,...
preservation, Upper West Side, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
Got questions? Get answers! The Upper West Side may soon be home to 800+ new landmarks, as the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) seriously considers landmark designation expansion in the area between Broadway and Riverside Drive, from 70th to 107th Street...
Landmark Feast, parks, photography, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Sincere thanks to photographer Henrik Olund for capturing the truly magical spirit of Landmark Feast. More photos to come!
architecture, Individual Landmark, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West-Park
Last month, LW! staffers dove head first into the mind boggling and totally engaging world of the psychological play “The Tenant”, an experiential theater production by the Woodshed Collective, taking place at the landmarked West-Park Presbyterian...
American Museum of Natural History, Historic District, Individual Landmark, parks, photography, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Yesterday marked the inaugural Landmark Feast, an Upper West Side dining event like none other. Gathering with hundreds of our friends, new and old, LW! toasted and tasted on the Arthur Ross Terrace at the American Museum of Natural History as the sun set over...
architecture, Columbus Avenue, intern, Landmark Feast, LYL, preservation, street fair, Upper West Side, UWS, West-Park
REPORT from the FIELDBy Cristiana PeñaThis past weekend brought the annual Columbus Avenue Festival to the Upper West Side. Events like this are right up LW’s alley — it gives us the opportunity to escape the four walls of our office and mix...
architecture, Columbus Avenue, New York City, photography, preservation, street fair, Upper West Side, UWS
This weekend, let’s make a deal!This Sunday, September 18th, is the annual Columbus Avenue Festival, sponsored by the West Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. LANDMARK WEST! will be there! The street fair is a great opportunity for us to share...
architecture, C of A, Calvert Vaux, parks
By Intern Kate G. Whenever you hear about Central Park, a 843 acre urban oasis, the names that immediately come to mind are Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. And rightly so, since they are the designers/brains behind the Greensward Plan, Central...
