Events in June 2020
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Preservation School-Reading Architectural Drawings
Preservation School-Reading Architectural Drawings
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Jun 4, 2020Architectural drawings and renderings illustrate the often complicated design and construction plans for proposed building projects. This class will teach participants how to evaluate such documents in order to understand and analyze an upcoming construction project.
Instructor: Brendan Coburn
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50th Anniversary Lecture Series - In the Thick: Our best war stories, how certain districts/landmarks came to be
50th Anniversary Lecture Series - In the Thick: Our best war stories, how certain districts/landmarks came to be
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Jun 11, 2020This panel will be presented via zoom- register for more information
Designation is only the beginning is a common saying amongst preservation advocates; but claiming designation is step one is somewhat of a fallacy. In reality, we know the process of designation has many, many steps. Advocates work for years to have their neighborhood or building Landmarked. In this panel, three leaders of community groups will discuss their experiences obtaining Landmark Designations for their neighborhoods and describe how HDC helped. Jeffrey Kroessler will talk about Sunnyside Gardens, Queens; Lynn Massimo will talk about Sunset Park, Brooklyn; and Ethel Tyus will talk about Crown Heights North, Brooklyn.
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Six to Celebrate Virtual Gowanus Walking Tour
Six to Celebrate Virtual Gowanus Walking Tour
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Jun 16, 2020June 16
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Join us for a walking tour of newly-designated individual landmarks in the long-spurned but burgeoning neighborhood around Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal. Brad Vogel, Gowanus resident and co-founder of the Gowanus Landmarking Coalition, will explain what was designated and what remains to be done – with a side dish of Gowanus rezoning discussion and some superfund cleanup details for dessert.
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Grassroots Virtual Tour of LGBT sites in Greenwich Village
Grassroots Virtual Tour of LGBT sites in Greenwich Village
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Jun 24, 2020Wednesday, June 24, 2020
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project are one of the 2020 Grassroots Preservation Award winners for their incredible work gaining recognition for LGBT sites in New York City. Since we were unable to hold the Grassroots Preservation Awards in person this year we have spilt up the celebrations in various ways. What better way to showcase what the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project has done than by a virtual walking tour!
In celebration of gay pride month, HDC is sponsoring a virtual walking tour focusing on LGBT sites in Greenwich Village led by preservationists Andrew Dolkart and Ken Lustbader, founders of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project. They will discuss gay and lesbian bars such as Stonewall, Julius’, and the Duchess; homes of important LGBT individuals including photographer Berenice Abbott and playwright Lorrraine Hansberry; and sites of important events including the kickoff location of the first gay pride march, fifty years ago this June.
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Urban Vanguard Happy Hour with HHT
Urban Vanguard Happy Hour with HHT
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Jun 25, 2020
June 25, 2020
5:00 pm.
Join HDC in a Zoom happy hour with Historic Richmond Town CEO & Executive Director Jessica Phillips. Jessica has been taking advantage of the empty buildings in Historic Richmond Town and exploring sections not even she has seen before. During this happy tour Jessica will virtually lead us through some closed-to-the-public buildings and discuss what virtual content the museum has developed during the Covid-19 PAUSE.