The Preservation Diaries

New York City’s Landmarks: Is it Really Just a House of Cards? Friday, June 11, 2010 The Preservation Diaries By Susan Kathryn Hefti Special to The Clyde Fitch Report [email protected] In Stéphane Brizé’s new film, Mademoiselle Chambon, a rugged-looking builder, whose weathered face reads like a tourist map through the life of a man supporting […]

The Preservation Diaries

New York City’s Landmarks: Is it Really Just a House of Cards? Friday, June 11, 2010 The Preservation Diaries By Susan Kathryn Hefti Special to The Clyde Fitch Report [email protected] In Stéphane Brizé’s new film, Mademoiselle Chambon, a rugged-looking builder, whose weathered face reads like a tourist map through the life of a man supporting […]

Historic Coney Walking Tour This Sunday!

  There has been such interest in our walking tour of Coney Island’s historic buildings, that we’ve decided to keep doing them.  So if you missed the first one, you get another chance… The next one will be this Sunday. The guided tour will cover all the historic buildings along Surf Avenue, as well as […]

Last Chance to Save Coney Island's Historic Buildings?

Last Chance to Save Coney Island’s Historic Buildings?       Grashorn Rendering by Save Coney Island It has been a roller coaster ride of a week in the fight to save Coney Island’s historic buildings. Last Weekend – Save Coney Island organized a walking tour focused on Coney Island’s endangered history that drew some […]

Last Chance to Save Coney Island's Historic Buildings?

Last Chance to Save Coney Island’s Historic Buildings?       Grashorn Rendering by Save Coney Island It has been a roller coaster ride of a week in the fight to save Coney Island’s historic buildings. Last Weekend – Save Coney Island organized a walking tour focused on Coney Island’s endangered history that drew some […]

Tin Pan Alley Art Show BY INVITATION ONLY

Earlier, we posted a notice of an Art Show by residents of the historic Tin Pan Alley buildings on West 28th Street in error – admittance to the show is by invitation only. The show is opening on Thursday, June 10 – if you are interested in attending, please call Glen Hansen, the curator at […]

A picture is worth a thousand words: Post-Script on the Grassroots Awards

Hope you were able to join us for the 20th Annual Preservation Party and Grassroots Preservation Awards that took place on Thursday, May 20th in the garden of St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery – objectively speaking, it was a fantastic party. We’ve posted some photos on our Facebook page for you to look at; you don’t […]

Get Your Dancing Shoes On and Get Ready to Preservalapagos!

On Sunday, June 6th, come experience a world of music and fun with HDC in one of Brooklyn’s premier art/music venues, Galapagos Art Space. Doors open at 7pm, and tickets are a mere $20 (prepaid or Friend price), $25 at the door.  This event will benefit HDC and 2 of our colleagues; the 4 Borough […]

Holding Back Thor's Hammer: What Coney Island Could Look Like

Field of rubble or Gateway to America’s Playground? Thor Equities is threatening a “summer of demolition”, starting these historic, REUSABLE buildings on Surf Avenue – Gateway to Coney Island. Now it’s up to the City to decide what Coney Island will be – a living, diverse place or a third-rate, homogenized strip mall masquerading as […]