education, Keeping the Past for the Future, kids, KPF, KPF. architecture, Landmark West, New York City, P.S. 163, Upper West Side, UWS
Set back on the wide sidewalk of West 97th Street are the pale bricks and primary colors of a minimalist mid-century school. Though you’ll find PS 163 wrapped in scaffolding these days, it’s been a cheery presence on the block since 1958, bringing with it...
Amsterdam Avenue, Arturo Schomburg, Central Park West, Columbus Avenue, Robert Moses, UWS
by Megan Fitzpatrick A new exhibit is now on display at the Bloomingdale Library rediscovering a lost community on West 98th and 99th Streets between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West. Created by Rob Garber for the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group, the...
Central Park West, Spirit of the City, Upper West Side
By Megan Fitzpatrick I catch Shayna’s attention in the golden-hued lobby of the historic synagogue of Congregation Rodeph Sholom, walking past a myriad of smiling children beaming with excitement on a Friday morning. She has just finished her morning Shabbat...
Central Park, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, LPC, Scenic Landmark, UWS
by Megan Fitzpatrick The Mineral Springs building is a 1950s design which currently houses La Pain Quotidien. Its name derives from the original 19th-century pavilion that sold park goers mineral water. The immediate need for publicly accessible mineral water came...
Advocacy, Riverside Drive, Unsung Heroes, UWS, walking tour
by Megan Fitzpatrick This past Saturday, LANDMARK WEST! was invited to attend an event at 370 Riverside Drive to celebrate not only the birthday of Hannah Arendt, but to see the recently installed medallion honoring her memory and work while she lived in the...
