Aluminaire House-Proposal

The proposal for the Aluminaire  House was created by architects Michael Schwarting and Frances Campani. The proposal is to relocate the reconstructed Aluminaire house originally built in 1931 to a site in the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District.

The Bungalows of Rockaway to Air on Channel 21

Dear friends, The Bungalows of Rockaway  will screen, uninterrupted, on WLIW/21, Long Island public television: Thur. Aug 4, 7 pm Sat. Aug 6th, 3 pm If you’ve not seen it yet, I hope you can catch it! all best, Jennifer Callahan Director www.thebungalowsofrockaway.com

Forgotten New York Tours Maspeth!

On Sunday, July 31st, NHS Vice President Kevin Walsh will lead a walking tour of Maspeth.  Tour is starting early to beat the heat!  Meet Kevin at LIRR concourse at Woodside Station at 10:30am OR at Hamilton Place and Jay Avenue at 11am if you live in the area.  Tour route is here.  Cost is $20 […]

Forgotten New York Tours Maspeth!

On Sunday, July 31st, NHS Vice President Kevin Walsh will lead a walking tour of Maspeth.  Tour is starting early to beat the heat!  Meet Kevin at LIRR concourse at Woodside Station at 10:30am OR at Hamilton Place and Jay Avenue at 11am if you live in the area.  Tour route is here.  Cost is $20 […]

Missing Historic District Street Sign to Return to Jackson Heights

New York City’s historic districts are a heterogeneous bunch – ranging from the modest carriage houses of Shingle homes of Ditmas Park to the Beaux-Arts buildings of the Upper East Side, but most of them have at least one thing in common; terra-cotta street signs. These warm-brown signs, designed by Massimo Vignelli, are the first […]

Missing Historic District Street Sign to Return to Jackson Heights

New York City’s historic districts are a heterogeneous bunch – ranging from the modest carriage houses of Shingle homes of Ditmas Park to the Beaux-Arts buildings of the Upper East Side, but most of them have at least one thing in common; terra-cotta street signs. These warm-brown signs, designed by Massimo Vignelli, are the first […]

On Landmarking the Elridge House in Richmond Hill

Statement of the Historic Districts Council Landmakrs Preservation Commission Designation Hearing, June 28, 2011  Item 13: LP – 2473 BOROUGH OF QUEENS DANIEL ELDRIDGE HOUSE, 87-61 111TH Street The Historic Districts Council is the advocate for New York City’s designated historic districts and neighborhoods meriting preservation. Even in a neighborhood as architecturally rich as Richmond Hill, […]

The Bungalows of Rockaway will air on Channel 13 on June 4th & 5th

The Bungalows of Rockaway will screen: Thur. May 26th, 6:30 pm, free! Tenement Museum, 103 Orchard St and on public television THIRTEEN/WNET Sat June 4 noon Sun June 5th 2:30 pm If you’ve not seen it, check out the trailer & read new comments/oral histories: http://thebungalowsofrockaway.com/index.php?/project/images–trailer/ http://thebungalowsofrockaway.com/index.php?/project/memories/

The Bungalows of Rockaway will air on Channel 13 on June 4th & 5th

The Bungalows of Rockaway will screen: Thur. May 26th, 6:30 pm, free! Tenement Museum, 103 Orchard St and on public television THIRTEEN/WNET Sat June 4 noon Sun June 5th 2:30 pm If you’ve not seen it, check out the trailer & read new comments/oral histories: http://thebungalowsofrockaway.com/index.php?/project/images–trailer/ http://thebungalowsofrockaway.com/index.php?/project/memories/

Comrie holding up designation of Jamaica Savings Bank for owner approval

From the Times Ledger 01/17/2008City in talks with owner to landmark Jamaica bankBy Ivan Pereira The City Council and the Landmarks Preservation Commission are waiting to see whether a landlord will allow his historical building in downtown Jamaica to become a city landmark.For more than 30 years, the city has been trying to make the […]