For those of you who were wondering – one stable was landmarked, the other taken off the calendar. Here’s the story: A Tale of Two Stables A public meeting was held today to determine the landmark designation of the Mason (a.k.a. Dakota) Stable and the New-York Cab Company Stable, both located on the Upper West […]
The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical Americaand Rizzoli New York Present Architecture of DemocracyAllen Greenberg in conversation with Witold Rybczynski The third in a series of conversations with significant voices in American architecture, Mr. Greenberg and Mr. Rybczynski will explore how America’s architectural tradition and political ideals are deeply connected, the theme of Mr. […]
The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore Monday, November 206:30 p.m. Museum of the City of New York1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street During the first three decades of the 20th century, the architectural firm Warren & Wetmore produced more than 300 major projects, including Grand Central Terminal and the New York Yacht Club. Architect Peter […]
NOTE: Due to rain, this event (originally set for Nov. 12) has been rescheduled to Sunday, Nov. 19. We hope you can join us. —————————————– Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione invites you to A TRIBUTE TO ANDREW H. GREEN, NYC’S FORGOTTEN CIVIC GIANT Join us in Central Park on Sunday, November 19th as we raise […]
Urban Center Books presents: Jane Jacobs: Urban VisionaryMonday, November 20, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Alice Sparberg Alexiou brings long-overdue attention to Jacobs’s far-reaching influence as an original and prescient thinker in her recent biography, Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary (Rutgers University Press, 2006). The author will give a brief presentation introducing the book and ideas on […]
Upcoming Programs from the Greenwich Village Society for Historic PreservationPlease call 212-475-9585 x 34 or email [email protected] for reservations to these events. The Dutch in New Amsterdam: a lecture by Jaap Jacobs Sunday, November 192:00-4:00 p.m.St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery Parish Hall131 East 10th Street at 2nd AvenueFree and open to the publicReservations required. Historian Jaap Jacobs’ […]
IMAGES OF AMERICA: MAPLE GROVE CEMETERYby Arcadia PublishingAvailable November 27th, 2006 This is an exciting book on the history of the cemetery from its inception to the current events of today. It contains more than 200 photographs and interesting text that follows the 130 year history of the cemetery . It is written by Nancy […]
People might remember the protests when St. Thomas the Apostle was closed down (see http://www.nationaltrust.org/Magazine/archives/arch_story/111204.htm for a sample story). It’s sad that the Church wasn’t as receptive to its Harlem parshioners as it seems to be here. From Catholic New York: http://www.cny.org/archive/ld/ld110906.htm Thinking Big: Ground Broken on New Church For Fast-growing LaGrangeville ParishBy MARY ANN […]
Democrats Regain Control of House and Senate in Mid-Term ElectionTuesday’s mid-term election gave Democrats the majority in both chambers of Congress, ending 12 years of GOP control in the House and four years of Republican dominance over the both chambers. The Trust is re-shaping its legislative program for the remainder of this year and developing […]
From Landmark West! [email protected] STABLES UPDATE: LANDMARKS COMMISSION TO VOTE We have just learned that, tomorrow, Tuesday, November 14, at 12:30 PM, the Landmarks Preservation Commission will take its vote on whether or not the former Dakota Stable and New York Cab Company Stable, survivors of Amsterdam Avenue’s 19th-century “Stable Row”, deserve to be designated […]
