Society for Clinton Hill May General MeetingWednesday, May 16, 2007, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., (refreshments at 7:00, meeting 7:30)St. Luke’s Church, Parish House, Washington Ave. (DeKalb/Willoughby) AGENDA7:30 House Tour Report – Jim Barnes & Linda Scher. (A great success that broke all previous records!)7:35 Clinton Irving Jones: Brooklyn in 1900, by David Sokosh, Photographer Jones […]
From Eric McClure, Park Slope Neighbors, [email protected] Please Attend Thursday’s CB6 Meeting and Voice Support for 9th Street Traffic CalmingThis Thursday, Community Board 6’s Transportation Committee will meet to continue its discussion of the Department of Transportation’s well conceived plan for calming traffic on 9th Street from 3rd Avenue to Prospect Park West. We urge […]
On this LESJC tour, your knowledgeable guides will take you inside some of the area’s best known sacred sites, from the spectacular to the plain and simple. You’ll see where immigrants went to shul (synagogue) and how a new generation is carrying on these traditions. Date: Sunday, May 27, 2007 Time: 11:15 a.m. (tour takes […]
Hidden neighborhood, home to 4 historic districts and 100’s of turn-of-the-century houses with elegant yards and expansive porches, to open their doors for historic house tour. BROOKLYN, NY, MAY 13, 2007 – The 2007 Victorian Flatbush House Tour includes interiors from many of the hundreds of turn-of-the-century homes, all with wide porches and dazzling yards, […]
From the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, www.gvshp.org South Village District Eligible for State & National Register of Historic Places: As part of our ongoing campaign to preserve and honor the South Village, GVSHP has sought to place the proposed South Village Historic District on the State and National Register of Historic Places. Placement […]
From Courier-Life 05/05/2007Railroad redux – Duffield St. holds tight to Underground R.R. claimsBy Helen Klein Critics say that the Empire Development Corporation “trivialized” key pieces of data regarding Duffield Street’s connection to the historic underground railroad.A report that sought to discredit claims that downtown Brooklyn buildings scheduled for demolition were connected to the Underground Railroad […]
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry…. HDC’s “Friend in the Media” Curbed brings us this exclusive… http://www.curbed.com/archives/2007/05/11/exclusive_184_kent_design_makeover_revealed.php More info at http://www.rkf.com/listings/NEW/184KentAve_main.asp
Celebrate Historic Jackson Heights Sponsored by the Jackson Heights Beautification Group Join the JHBG in celebrating Jackson Heights, the first planned garden and cooperative apartment community in America – and a City, State, and Federal Historic District Saturday, June 9th Rain date for Garden Tour: June 16th – all other events rain or shine Slide […]
At The Museum of the City of New YorkWednesday • May 23 • 6:30 PM Since Robert Moses’ time, there has been a paradigm shift in the way development takes place in New York City. This panel will address that shift and discuss how present-day developers and public agencies approach such key issues as the […]
Too bad that the article didn’t draw attention to the fact that $1 million – which is all we’re asking for the LPC – is the same amount that the developer spent to buy a historic house for demolition!New condo taking place of old house in St. GeorgePreservation League president decries fate of 138-year-old home […]
