via zoom “Lost Jewel: Tracking Down the Spanish Pavilion of the NY World’s Fair”
ONLINE! Upper Called the “Jewel of the Fair”, the Spanish Pavilion by Javier Carvajal leads us on a fascinating, twisting, modern-day preservation hunt. What happened to the “Jewel” after the gates closed? LW! Executive Director Sean Khorsandi and AIA Kansas...
April is National Poetry Month! Meet Sara Teasdale, Upper West Sider and Pulitzer Prize Winner
By Claudie Benjamin and Andra Moss Born in St. Louis Missouri in 1884, Sara Teasdale lived a sheltered life, but from a young age was committed to writing lyric poetry. She was also determined to one day live in New York City. Deciding to marry St. Louis...
The Many Lives of Riverside Park via Zoom
Upper West Siders love their Riverside Park and appreciate it even more these days. But before the gardens and ballfields, there were forests and rocky bluffs roamed by the likes of Poe. But soon came the trains and the noise…and the politics. Hear how industry and...