The Historic Districts Fall Lecture, Film
and Tour Series:
“Landmarks of Labor” presents a series
of programs exploring New York City’s 20th century buildings
where workers and organizers lived, workers, and staged notable
events for the labor movement. Learn about the history and future
of New York’s labor buildings – including homes, factories,
and public squares – and discover the preservation efforts
currently underway to save some of these spaces.
•Tuesday, November 29, 2011, Tour
at 5:30pm, Panel at 6:30pm: Panel Discussion and Tour
•Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 6:30pm, Film Screening: On the
Waterfront
•Sunday, November 13, 2011, 10:30am, An Educational Walk
Through the East Village
RESCHEDULED!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011, Tour at 5:30pm,
Panel at 6:30pm
General
Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen,
20 West 44th Street, Manhattan
PANEL DISCUSSION:
REMEMBERING THE SPATIAL HISTORY OF LABOR: WHERE
ARE OUR LANDMARKS?
This panel will examine the built environment of
the labor movement, discussing how and why to preserve significant
buildings and sites associated with labor history. Panelists will
delve into both cultural and social history such as waterfront laborers
and the labor movement among different immigrant groups. Speakers
include Richard A. Greenwald, dean, School of Arts and Sciences
at St. Joseph's College; Joyce Mendelsohn, author and historian;
and Mary Anne Trasciatti, professor, Hostra University.
All event attendees are invited to a free pre-program
tour at 5:30pm of some of the little-accessed spaces at the General
Society with executive director Clinton W. Blume III. The General
Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York was
founded in 1785 by the skilled craftsman of the City. Today, this
225-year old organization continues to serve and improve the quality
of life of the people of the City of New York through its educational,
philanthropic and cultural programs including Mechanics Institute,
The General Society Library, and The New York Center for Independent
Publishing.
$15/$10 for Friends of HDC
Space is limited for all programs. Reservations required.
Tuesday, November 8, 6:30pm
FILM SCREENING: ON THE WATERFRONT
Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue, Manhattan
Elia Kazan’s acclaimed film depicts midcentury
working conditions along the mob-controlled piers of the Hudson
River. The film is based on a 24-part Pulitzer prize-winning series
in the New York Sun exposing corruption and racketeering characterizing
operations on the water. Noted architectural historian Francis
Morrone will speak after the film about its significance in New
York City history and culture.
$15/$10 for Friends of HDC
Sunday, November 13, 2011, 10:30am
GREENWICH VILLAGE: LABOR HISTORY IN BOHEMIA
Tour with Justin Ferate
Greenwich Village has a long and distinguished
history in American Labor History. This walking tour will address
the 10,000 marchers in the first Labor Day Parade (1882), the
Socialist-led Rand School of Social Science, the founding site
of the ILGWU, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the Uprising
of 20,000, the Catholic Worker, Cooper Union, and sites associated
with Emma Goldman, John Reed, Margaret Sanger, Clara Lemlich,
and Samuel Gompers. Come learn from one of New York City’s
foremost tour guides about these significant sites.
$35/$25 for Friends of HDC
Space is limited for all programs. Reservations
required.
