April 2014, Volume 11, Number 5
In this issue:
- A New Landmark For Brooklyn !!
- Life In Reel New York- HDC Film Series
- Murals of New York City Book Talk
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Brooklyn Is About To Get A New Landmark!!
The City Council’s Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses voted unanimously on Wednesday April 23rd to uphold the Landmarks Preservation Commission vote to landmark the 4th Police Precinct Station House (now 88th), 298 Classen Street (aka 414-420 Dekalb Avenue)
This beautiful Romanesque Revival building was designed by George Ingram and was completed in November 1890. The imposing structure is faced in red pressed brick and sandstone and features a four story tower rising above the entrance porch, along with rounded windows with transoms. The 4th Police Precinct Station House is truly an architectural gem which undoubtedly deserves to be a New York City landmark; and we thank LPC and the subcommittee for voting in favor of it.
The next stops are approval from the City Council’s Committee on Land Use, then the full City Council. Stay tuned for more information.
Read HDCs testimony
Read the designation report
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Life in Reel New York: An HDC Film Series
Join HDC and James Sanders for a unique look into the
New York City of the movies.
Tuesday May 6, 2014 at 6:30pm
The first program of this series is an exciting illustrated lecture by James Sanders. Utilizing his extensive personal archive of production images, including many not included in Celluloid Skyline, Mr. Sanders will discuss the importance of New York City as the living background of more than a century of motion pictures. The evening will also include a viewing of the 1948 documentary In the Street. This evocative short, jointly created by photographer Helen Levitt, Janice Loeb, and James Agee, depicts life in Spanish Harlem in the 1940s in a beautifully edited visual narrative.
Friends of HDC $5/ General Public $10
For more information and to purchase tickets click here
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Murals of New York City
Join HDC for an Illustrated Book Talk
Murals of New York City
Thursday May 15, 2014
6:00pm
Collector’s Room in the
Alexander Hamilton Custom House
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Murals of New York, authored by Glenn Palmer-Smith and photographed by Joshua McHugh, is a richly presented collection of New York’s most well-loved and iconic murals. Spanning the five boroughs, more than one hundred years and locations as diverse as federal buildings, public schools, historic bars and street corners, these murals display the vibrant and ever-changing cultural and artistic tastes of New Yorkers in the 20th century. Presenting among the ornate wood paneling and beautiful maritime murals of the U.S. Customs House Collector’s room (usually closed to the public), Glenn Palmer-Smith will discuss the creation, life, and ongoing preservation of these New York treasures. After the talk, attendees will have a chance to explore the Custom House Rotunda, which boasts its own beautiful murals featured in the book.
Suggested Donation $10
All attendees MUST RSVP prior to the talk.
Space is very limited.
To RSVP, click here