E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL
September 2014, Volume 11, Number 4
MADISON SQUARE NORTH, MANHATTAN
In 2001, the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Madison Square North Historic District, 96 buildings from roughly 25th to 29th Streets between Sixth and Madison Avenues. While this designation was very welcome, it did not encompass several key areas of existing historic buildings in the neighborhood, including the surviving buildings of Tin Pan Alley on West 28th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, where the American popular music publishing industry was headquartered between roughly 1890 and 1910. Recently, several important and beautiful historic buildings such as the Bancroft Building on West 29th Street were demolished and there’s much more unfortunately to come.
Community members and preservationists including the 29th Street Neighborhood Association are currently advocating for an extension to the district, to encompass roughly 150 buildings from 23rd to 34th Streets and Sixth to Park Avenues. Over the past year HDC has been working closely with the members of the community and neighborhood stakeholders to advocate for the district extension. You can show your support for the designation by signing a petition to the Landmarks Preservation Commission by clicking here, or writing a letter to Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan. Please address the letter to Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan Landmarks Preservation Commission 1 Centre Street, 9th floor New York, NY 10007 but mail the letter to 29th Street Neighborhood Association 115 East 34th Street, #366 New York, NY 10156. The 29th Street Neighborhood Association wishes to have copies of each letter, which will then be sent to Chair Srinivasan.
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