GVSHP Newsletter:Chelsea Market Tower Plans

Town Hall on Chelsea Market Tower Plans     Image of proposed addition to Chelsea Market This Thursday, November 10 from 7 to 9pm there will be a Town Hall meeting on the plans to add a commercial office tower and hotel to the historic Chelsea Market complex.  All are strongly encouraged to attend this […]

FILM SCREENING: ON THE WATERFRONT

  Come watch a movie with Francis Morrone as part of HDCs Fall Lecture, Film and Tour Series!!!!! Tuesday, November 8, 6:30pmFILM SCREENING: ON THE WATERFRONT http://hdc.org/FallLectureSeries.htm

November 2nd Panel on Landmarks of Labor Postponed

~November 2nd Panel on Landmarks of Labor Postponed~   We’re sorry to announce that our upcoming panel discussion: Remembering The Spatial History Of Labor: Where Are Our Landmarks?  scheduled for Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 6:30pm is being postponed. If you have pre-registered, we will be following up with you directly.   The panel will […]

Delving into Isham Park's Past with Sidney Horenstein

Sunday, October 30, 2011 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Isham Park Manhattan Northeast corner of Seaman Avenue & Isham Street  Free Join Sidney Horenstein, geologist and Educator Emeritus, American Museum of Natural History, as he leads his first geology, history and natural history walk through Isham Park.  Stroll through the park with Sid and discover its historical features, […]

Fall Series:

~The Landmarks of Labor~ Film, Tour & Panel! “Landmarks of Labor” is a series of programs exploring New York City’s 20th century buildings where workers and organizers lived, worked, and staged notable events related to the labor movement. Learn about the history and future of New York’s labor buildings – including homes, factories, and public […]

Preservation Industries: Behind-the-Scenes Tours of Artisan Studios

Preservation Industries: Behind-the-Scenes Tours of Artisan StudiosFriday, October 14, 2011, 3pm Join HDC for a special look at some of the local craftspeople who help preserve New York City’s historic buildings. We will visit these nodes of production, rarely seen by the general public, that create structural features and ornaments stylizing for New York’s historic […]

Preservation Industries: Behind-the-Scenes Tours of Artisan Studios

Preservation Industries: Friday, October 14, 2011, 3pm Join HDC for a special look at some of the local craftspeople who help preserve New York City’s historic buildings. We will visit these nodes of production, rarely seen by the general public, that create structural features and ornaments stylizing for New York’s historic architecture. Among the stops […]