tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:41:16 +0000Woodshed CollectiveTom BrokawNYCHAWilliamsburg High School for Architecture and DesignCafe 82Josef SzendeNY Daily NewsHermes MalleaMatt FlegenheimerLeroy ComrievandalizedBethesda TerraceLandmarks LawexhibitsHuson RiverNYPLandy warholEleanor RooseveltWHSADWorld Monuments FundHoly Trinity Lutheran ChruchRobert MaklaSave Chelseaflea marketBattle for GothamnewsracksCBSkidsGreenFlea2 Columbus CircleNew YorkAmerican Museum of Natural Historyinterior designAmanda BurdenKPF. architectureApthorp ApartmentsBob CaroengineeringWest Side IndependentWinterBeaux ArtsInternet Week New YorkstonecuttingCurbedMike O'NealOnline Buildings DatabaseBatya LewtonNaumburg BandshellBill de BlasioRenaissanceLe Pain QuotidienChinese New YearLong's BeddingCentral ParkdemolitionKickstarterchurchheritage Roberta Brandes GratzfrickdesignMerchant's House MuseumEl trainNYLCcultural artifact72nd StreettennisAnsoniaTavern on the GreentechnologySamantha DeutschskylineNYCChristine QuinnGreen-Wood CemeteryBoard of Standards and AppealsNY MagparksgridMt. AiryFarrow and BallWall Street JournalMeetUpGino'sMacaulay Honors CollegeDe La Warr PavilionRiverside ParkWest-ParkMetro TheaterFDRlegalizationJohn TauranacRAMSARickshaw DumplingextensionsApthorpPratt Historic Preservation AlumniCrainsSteven RuttenbaumHudson River GreenwayDee RieberMargi Hoferopen spacederelictannual conferenceNew York from the AirHorn and HardartModerismUWSFourth Arts BlockBetsy SmithNational Day of ServiceRoberta Brandes GratzFox 5 NewstwitterRoosevelt IslandSymphony SpacearchitectSeven to SaveWest End AvenueIndividual Landmarksocial mediawalking tourLinus CoraggioNY TimesBarbaralee Diamonstein-SpielvogelPenn StationCalvert VauxPubilc School 166untapped citiesMechanics' InstituteDakotaUpper West Sidelandscape architecturedesign reviewartLandmarks Preservation CommissionGrand CentralGale BrewerpreservationRAPWest Side SpriritKeeping the Past for the FutureMartin EidelbergSeptember IssueVoguePeraAmerican Folk Art MuseumTony RobinsFirst Baptist ChurchProspect ParkschoolsHDCornamentLangham app alertBuffaloappAmerican Youth Hosteluntappedhappy hourDept. of Design and ConstructionTom WolfeRobert A. CaroNoHo Historic DistrictBard BreakfastSt. John the DivineSteelcaseNew York PostCusogeorge Tooman AllenMelissa ElsteinFading AdsJames Barronhouse tourMosette Brodericklive tweet240 Columbus AveEasterThe Ginger ManIHDFPLNYSCIVITASManufacturers Hanover Trust buildingCity CouncilCentral Park WestLincoln CenterREBNYHavanaNY EaterRand PCDept. of Parks and RecreationVictor's CafeEnergy CodeTitanicAnderson SchoolmuseumEmpire State BuildingPasha RestaurantMcKim Mead WhiteBuffalo Central TerminalSeneca Villagefarm-to-tableCPCinstagramWMFHistoric Districts CouncilLa Noche CubanaAmsterdam Avenue Street FestivalRiverside DriveAnthony Wood2CCStanford WhiteMacy'sWish ListR.O. Blechman100th Street Block Associationadaptive reuseUnion StationNYC Park AdvocatesTimes Square PlaywrightsDavid DunlapPeter SalwenMillenium ParkP.S. 166CB7Cutsogeorge Tooman Allen ArchitectsmuralspetitionDakota app alertDonald AlbrechtThe New SchoolChristopher GrayhistoryJohn J. HarveyWunderkammerBeacon TheatreJane GallowayMichael Miscionestables app alertJohn FraserNew York School of Interior DesignEdward Durell Stoneurban planningFrederick Law OlmsteddevelopmentAndrew S. DolkartSave St. Vincent de PaulshoppingMembershiphistoric districtRiverside Church34th St. Partnershipbrownstonehoward chandler christyArlene SimonDowntown DoodlerC of AEdward AngellHalloweenDept. of City PlanningMember ExclusiveMyUpperWestAmerican Planning AssocGreenwich Village Society for Historic PreservationEventsRiverside CenterGrolier ClubBridge Concert SeriesRobert TierneyCentral Savings BankBrad LanderLena DunhamLYLNora EphronColumbia UniverstiystreetscapesA Walk in the Park blogAPALand Use CommitteeFrank Lloyd WrightBernice AbbottFamily DaymuralJacqueline Kennedy OnassisPat KiernanrailwayStacy C. HollanderLeslie AlbrechtEthical CultureCouncil member James VaccaEnglandstreet faireducationinterngarden tourExtellAmsterdam HousesThen and NowCafe TallulahDamian SansonettiVictor GonzalezAwards CeremonyOutstanding in the FieldFriends of the UESadvocacyJeffrey KroesslerCubagreenFashion CenterDavid ToddLadle of LoveCommunity Board 7Thom and WilsonNYFWManhattanNorman MarcusChicagoNational Trust for Historic PreservationCentral Park ConservancyScenic LandmarkLynne FunkNew York MagazineBryant Park CorporationWest Side SpiritDept. of TransportationAstor ApartmentsO'Neal's Restaurant25th AnniversaryFriends of Straus ParkJonathan BennoRobert MosesphotographyBSAtoursNew York CityautomatN-YHS app alertMonadnockNYPAPIsaiah ShefferWest End Preservation SocietyLandmark FeastJohn HartP.S. 199City Planning CommissionI Have a Dream FoundationGVSHPJackie-oPressAGBANYRichard DattnerDNAInfo.comThe New York ObserverLandmarksMilton GlaserlandmarkMuseum of the City of New YorkEl DoradoHudson RiverinteriorsRuth ReichlMIchael LynchMichelle YoungUnsung HeroesNYNancy SperoBroadwayLangham ApartmensSave the PowerhouseBrian LehrergreenwaySheep Meadoweyesore from hellsocial orgMail OnlineTramAnthony Robinssix to celebrateThe Great OutsideWest End Presbyterian ChurchPublic AdvocateMLK DayMy Modern MetLamb and RichSt. Vincent de PaulfireboatIWNYNearSayplaygroundCity RoomdrinksCalvert Vaux Preservation Alliancearchitecturecalhoun schoolYoungLWNina GrayGerald LynasVan LeeuwenColumbus AvenueNew York City Park AdvocatesNew York HarborUpper East SidememorialAIAAdrian BenepeFrancis Morronecultural medallionFranklin Delano RooseveltStraus ParkDavid Rubenstein AtriumBill TelepanRobert QuinlanHigh Line parkJane Jacobsbike tourWEANew York Fashion Weekrow housesParsonsUrban Green CouncilPowerhouseHotel EndicottSwanke Hayden Connel Architectsbook signinghyperlocalSpringslide lectureDorothy MinerNPRCentral Park app alertBernadette MokePresidioEphemeral New YorkAIA New YorkiPhone appguest blogBetsy Pinover SchiffLouis KahnIRT PowerhouseNew YorkerGotham GirlFlatiron BIDGilbert A. Schellengergreen spaceBelvedere Castle75th BirthdayLPCValentine's DayAnthony TungFrank JumpPreservation AlumniWorld Trade CenterSan FranciscoHistoric Landmarks Preservation CenterRobert AM SternWest 72nd StreetMuseum of Modern ArtPHPOPreserving the best of the Upper West Side's neighborhood character and architectural heritage.http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)Blogger497125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-4435209304729190900Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:37:00 +00002013-06-17T12:39:08.072-04:00EventsBeaux Artsslide lectureFrancis MorroneNYPL NYPL Rose Reading Room (photo by Paul Lowry) Noted architectural historian Francis Morrone delivered a beautifully illustrated slide lecture on the architecture and decoration of the 42nd Street Library to LANDMARK WEST! guests and fellow advocates for the 42nd Street Library last week. Co-authored with the late great Henry Hope Reed, Francis Morrone's book, The New York Public Library: The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/QLA4oMqKIQw/nypl-wows-with-francis-morrone-as-guide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/QLA4oMqKIQw" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/06/nypl-wows-with-francis-morrone-as-guide.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-5462642210566873178Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:25:00 +00002013-06-14T16:25:59.521-04:00Thom and WilsonderelictNY Daily NewslandmarkUpper West SidePressNYCeyesore from hellbrownstoneWest Side Spirit <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0inhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/JcbNcjAGXr8/blight-on-upper-west-side-daily-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/JcbNcjAGXr8" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/06/blight-on-upper-west-side-daily-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-4528246517017214591Fri, 10 May 2013 20:58:00 +00002013-05-10T16:58:20.208-04:00preservationpetitionManhattanlandmarkarchitectureNYPLadvocacyNew York CityAs reported by intern Melissa Doherty  Protestors on the steps of the NYPL Yesterday, a rally was held at the 42nd street New York Public Library in protest of the Central Library Plan (CLP), during a meeting of the library’s trustees. This plan, proposed by architect Norman Foster, claims to be restoring one of Manhattan’s most beloved landmarks, when, in actuality, it is endangering the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/g5CrFpvYAnA/rally-to-save-new-york-public-library.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 5th Avenue East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036, USA40.7519554 -73.9817904999999915.2299209 -115.29038449999999 66.2739899 -32.67319649999999<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/g5CrFpvYAnA" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/05/rally-to-save-new-york-public-library.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-3713032310647594975Thu, 09 May 2013 14:54:00 +00002013-05-09T10:54:46.600-04:00preservationinternManhattanLandmarksarchitectureNYCadvocacy My name is Melissa Doherty and I just completed my sophomore year at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. I am currently an Art Major and I have a great passion for architectural preservation and architectural history. I grew up visiting Manhattan on a regular basis and its historic sites have always intrigued me. I was fascinated, early on, by structures in my own hometown of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/CMXSwflzEXY/meet-newest-addition-to-lw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/CMXSwflzEXY" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/05/meet-newest-addition-to-lw.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-2330296652119379341Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:36:00 +00002013-04-15T16:36:19.652-04:00preservationschoolsEdward Durell StonedemolitionUpper West SideModerismP.S. 199New York City Click here to send an email "postcard" to Hon. Robert Tierney, Chair of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Committee (LPC) and urge the LPC to hold an emergency public hearing to designate P.S. 199 an official NYC Landmark..It is especially urgent that Commission act now to save P.S. 199. Designed by internationally-acclaimed architect Edward Durell Stone in 1963, P.S. 199 is currently threatened http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/LLyU_ZoBgdw/ps-199-call-to-action.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/LLyU_ZoBgdw" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/04/ps-199-call-to-action.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-7398225094153399820Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:56:00 +00002013-03-29T15:56:44.847-04:00preservationinternNew York CityRachel Levy joined the LW! team as a Graduate Intern in January and will continue working at LW! this summer. She is a first year (almost second year!) student in Columbia University's graduate program in historic preservation. Though originally from the small coastal town of Falmouth, Maine, Rachel loves New York City's buildings and neighborhoods and has lived here for four years. She is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/xfx_JPe_T1E/meet-and-greet-your-graduate-intern.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/xfx_JPe_T1E" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/03/meet-and-greet-your-graduate-intern.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-2426411648882084414Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:53:00 +00002013-03-12T11:55:00.836-04:00Riverside DriveWest End AvenueLandmarks Preservation CommissionUpper West SideLandmarksarchitectureLandmarks LawRiverside Parkhistoric districtNew York City   A picture is worth a thousand words.    Question: How could this out-of-context building get built?   Answer: These 4 rowhouses were not designated NYC Landmarks when the then-owner of 2 Riverside Drive built on this site. The moral of the story? Please do not take your neighborhood for granted. 2 Riverside Drive is proof of what can happen. It is urgent that you tell the LPC to "Vote http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/mM0ww-oJM1I/a-picture-is-worth-thousand-words.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/mM0ww-oJM1I" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-picture-is-worth-thousand-words.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-1783458626275520587Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:29:00 +00002013-02-28T10:39:39.012-05:00Riverside DriveWest End AvenueextensionsJacqueline Kennedy OnassisUpper West SideLandmarksJackie-oLPChistoric districtadvocacyNew York Cityandy warhol If Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis could do it, so can you. Please SIGN LW's PETITION to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) Chair Tierney and ask for the designation of the extensions to Manhattan's West End Historic Districts (HDs). Here's why. In 1985, when LANDMARK WEST! was founded to advocate for long overdue protection of our neighborhood's architectural heritage, the Upper http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/9To3BJsNI_g/in-spirit-of-jackie-o-designate-west.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/9To3BJsNI_g" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/02/in-spirit-of-jackie-o-designate-west.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-8143550452900589581Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:15:00 +00002013-02-14T17:15:54.069-05:00Riverside DriveNew YorkWest End AvenueLandmarks Preservation CommissionManhattanJacqueline Kennedy OnassisUpper West SideLandmarksarchitectureWEALandmarks LawNew York City In 1985, when LANDMARK WEST! was founded to advocate for more widespread protection of our neighborhood's architectural heritage, the Upper West Side only had 337 designated landmarks. With the recent Riverside-West End HD Extension I designation, approximately 194 new landmarks have been added to the West Side's noble roster.Take a moment to join us in relishing the pure pleasure of a job http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/niquOMMQCag/from-lw-archives1987-letter-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/niquOMMQCag" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/02/from-lw-archives1987-letter-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-6236025976027551792Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:00:00 +00002013-02-05T17:00:11.070-05:00World Trade CenterAnthony Robinsslide lectureMacaulay Honors CollegeGrand CentralNew York Citybook signing 1978 image of the World Trade Center by Balthazar Korab. Korab was one of the leading architectural photographers in the period after World War II. He died at the age of 86 and his life was remembered in the New York Times obituaries on January 27th, 2013.  The World Trade Center  Illustrated Lecture and Book Signing with West-Sider Anthony W. Robins Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 at 6http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/Hf-eKGAQz1I/its-twofer-world-trade-center-and-grand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/Hf-eKGAQz1I" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/02/its-twofer-world-trade-center-and-grand.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-7340362733472627590Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:54:00 +00002013-01-29T15:57:10.972-05:00tourspreservationarchitectureNYCGrand CentralNew York City   Last Saturday, January 26th, LANDMARK WEST! and friends joined noted guide Justin Ferate for an engaging tour of one of New York's most majestic and welcoming buildings, Grand Central Terminal. Beginning the tour across Park Avenue and gradually making our way inside, Justin highlighted small yet significant aspects of the building that create a sense of grandeur for visitors. Sets of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/7Y7Li1WoAs0/grand-central-terminal-tour-recap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/7Y7Li1WoAs0" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/01/grand-central-terminal-tour-recap.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-7398030808742688501Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:36:00 +00002013-01-25T17:36:14.533-05:00New YorkexhibitsmuseumGrolier ClubWunderkammerRenaissanceNew York City Guests attend LANDMARK WEST!'s "A Wunderkammer Evening" at a private residence in the West 67th Street Artist's Colony Historic District on December 4, 2012. During the European Renaissance, objects reflecting the genius of man as well as the caprice of nature were assembled into collections; they could be remains of huge, monstrous beasts or the sculpted virtuosity of an artistic master. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/TG2JrQg2JPk/lw-on-cutting-edgeof-wunderkammers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/TG2JrQg2JPk" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/01/lw-on-cutting-edgeof-wunderkammers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-7182724021070870316Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:24:00 +00002013-01-23T11:24:07.634-05:00drinksartValentine's Daylandmarkmuralshappy houradvocacyhoward chandler christy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/qrw0us88aAQ/join-lw-for-valentines-celebration-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)01 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023, USA40.773515 -73.9788409999999915.251480500000003 -115.28743499999999 66.2955495 -32.67024699999999<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/qrw0us88aAQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/01/join-lw-for-valentines-celebration-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-4893754896987082157Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:21:00 +00002013-01-07T15:21:58.940-05:00 Next Stop: Grand Central Terminal! Saturday, January 26th 2013 1:00 PM On August 2, 1967, New York City's recently established Landmarks Preservation Commission designated Grand Central Terminal as an official New York City landmark.  Join LANDMARK WEST! and noted Tour Leader Justin Ferate as we discover just why this impressive structure is so very worthy of that designation. A http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/mOJVkhu75tg/next-stop-grand-central-terminal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/mOJVkhu75tg" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2013/01/next-stop-grand-central-terminal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-3048707034377875701Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:17:00 +00002012-11-26T18:17:38.565-05:00NYmemorialManhattanUpper West SideLandmarksModerismRoosevelt IslandUpper East SideskylineLouis KahnMt. AiryTramEleanor RooseveltFranklin Delano RooseveltNYCFDRlandscape architecture LANDMARK WEST’s First Roosevelt Island Visit: FDR Four Freedoms Memorial Park  Kyle Johnson leading LW! and friends beneath the Queensboro Bridge, en route to the Memorial You read correctly…on Nov. 14th, 2012 LANDMARK WEST! left the Upper West Side for a sunny afternoon with friends to explore the new FDR Memorial on Roosevelt Island. Kyle Johnson, Co-Chair of the AIA NY http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/Kdq3CjdDpT0/landmark-west-on-roosevelt-island.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0Roosevelt Island, New York, NY, USA40.7621612 -73.949964440.7501342 -73.9697054 40.774188200000005 -73.9302234<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/Kdq3CjdDpT0" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2012/11/landmark-west-on-roosevelt-island.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-341974482256784441Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:28:00 +00002012-10-11T09:28:38.898-04:00Individual Landmarkadaptive reuseWest-Park Since even before its designation as a New York City Individual Landmark in May 2010, West-Park Presbyterian Church (Amsterdam Avenue at West 86th Street) has set the stage for an exciting array of community events.   From experimental theater productions (twice!) to concert series, to craft fairs and film screenings, West-Park's programming (all the while remaining a house of worship for its http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/dtbXLFNRjuU/west-park-to-host-us-premier-of-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/dtbXLFNRjuU" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2012/10/west-park-to-host-us-premier-of-film.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-4568291657829603402Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:01:00 +00002012-09-24T13:01:35.589-04:00West End Preservation SocietyWest End AvenueLandmarks Preservation CommissionCity Planning CommissionWEACity CouncilInforming your elected officials of the issues that matter to you--to your neighborhood--is critical.  Whether you send an email, mail a letter or pick up the phone and speak to a member of staff, your neighborhood needs you to take action! Consider this post your one-stop shop for contacting your elected officials. STEP ONE: Determine who are your elected officials. It's easy to learn who is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/q-azEcd8C-c/advocacy-how-to-writing-to-your-elected.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/q-azEcd8C-c" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2012/09/advocacy-how-to-writing-to-your-elected.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-6227047253032311349Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:23:00 +00002012-09-21T14:23:35.639-04:00Ethical CultureFading AdsFrank Jump Fading Ads of New York City  An illustrated lecture and book signing with author Frank Jump Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 at 6:00PM New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street "[Fading Ads of New York City] showcases Mr. Jump's loving record of hand-painted 'ghost signs' that lasted long enough to go from eyesore to historical asset."              --David Dunlap, New http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/azhrk-bL2Po/ghosts-of-past-fading-ads-illustrated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/azhrk-bL2Po" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2012/09/ghosts-of-past-fading-ads-illustrated.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-579730138647383147Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:17:00 +00002012-09-20T16:18:47.820-04:00photographyplaygroundCentral Park app alertRichard DattnerCentral Parklandscape architectureThe first official day of the Fall season may not be until tomorrow, but this morning's beautiful weather tempted us to celebrate a day early.  With blue skies on our side, we took a mid-morning romp through the Adventure Playground, located just a stone's throw from the LW! office, inside Central Park (at West 67th Street). Tree houses in the Adventure Playground, Central Park. It's no http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/ZFiY_iufh0U/a-morning-at-play.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/ZFiY_iufh0U" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-morning-at-play.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-4282118962015764333Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:20:00 +00002012-09-19T11:20:19.267-04:00Hermes MalleaHavanaCubaEthical Culturearchitecture"Say the word Cuba and most people think dictators, the prison at Guantánamo Bay, and Communism with palm trees. Architect Hermes Mallea believes there is so much more to the country and has the pictures to prove it." -- Architectural Digest   This evening, LANDMARK WEST! hosts the illustrated slide lecture "Great Houses of Havana", featuring architect and author Hermes Mallea.  In his http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/h1Ghbgg--10/tonight-experience-architecture-of-cuba.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/h1Ghbgg--10" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2012/09/tonight-experience-architecture-of-cuba.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-4344155575489829810Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:48:00 +00002012-09-17T13:48:56.293-04:00Apthorp ApartmentsAstor ApartmentsFirst Baptist ChurchtwitterinstagramCentral Savings BankNora EphronMid-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 as the longtime object of the late Nora Ephron's affections. Head to our Twitter media grid to check out more photos from today's meanderings (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/Qh4sU6_sJmg/monday-meanderings-captured-in-instagram.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/Qh4sU6_sJmg" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2012/09/monday-meanderings-captured-in-instagram.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-6713968015341969597Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:12:00 +00002012-09-11T17:12:33.366-04:00Riverside DriveChristine QuinnWest End Preservation SocietyWest End AvenueGale Brewerhistoric districtCity CounciladvocacyThe 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 it!  Click on the map to read the LPC's designation report. Your letter is absolutely essential to let the City Council members know just http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/j5cslKa_PAA/countdown-to-city-council-sub-committee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/j5cslKa_PAA" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2012/09/countdown-to-city-council-sub-committee.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-7963136678873360271Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:30:00 +00002012-09-10T11:35:55.966-04:00appLangham ApartmensiPhone appSeptember IssueLangham app alertVogueNYFWwalking tourNew York Fashion WeekIt's Fashion Week in New York City.  And, more specifically, on the Upper West Side!  Lincoln Center has transformed, for the seven days between September 6th and 13th, into a kaleidoscopic blend of avant garde people and fashions.  It's an exciting week to be on the West Side! From Vogue's September issue, Kennedy Fraser's article "The Tented Room" chronicles 1980s movers and shakers at Jean http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/UK3Mxi6XJGQ/what-lw-iphone-app-has-in-common-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/UK3Mxi6XJGQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-lw-iphone-app-has-in-common-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-2368213167900755813Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:56:00 +00002012-09-06T10:56:34.204-04:00internIHDFWHSADI Have a Dream FoundationWilliamsburg High School for Architecture and Designguest blogLW! 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 introduced to people, organizations, and history. I learned about a building's primary purpose, and discovered how influential a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/6ewwfrPaaIk/back-to-school-means-farewell-to-interns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/6ewwfrPaaIk" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2012/09/back-to-school-means-farewell-to-interns.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694687286673897473.post-8988261620423860843Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:27:00 +00002012-08-31T11:27:18.944-04:00internIHDFGilbert A. SchellengerUpper West SideI Have a Dream FoundationarchitectureNYCguest blogOnline Buildings Database 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 having trouble finding something that really stood out. Right when I was about to start looking for another kind of building, I noticedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~3/6SMqxTfqwcg/an-unexpected-find-on-west-70th-street.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LANDMARK WEST)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LandmarkWest/~4/6SMqxTfqwcg" height="1" width="1"/>http://landmarkwest.blogspot.com/2012/08/an-unexpected-find-on-west-70th-street.html