E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL
October 2014, Volume 11, Number 1
In This Issue:
Secret Lives Tour: The Loew’s Valencia- THIS SATURDAY October 4
Our Vanishing Legacy: A Screening
Landmarks Lion Award- India House Spotlight
Secret Lives Tour: Loew’s Valencia Theatre
Saturday, October 4, 2014
11:30 AM
Following last year’s successful tour of the Loew’s United Palace Theatre on 175th Street, we are venturing into the grand opulence of another historic movie house, this time in Jamaica, Queens. The Loew’s Valencia opened in 1929 and was the first of the Loew’s “Wonder Theatres,” five buildings lavishly designed to highlight the preeminence of the Loew’s company in and around New York City. (The Kings Theatre, one of the five, is in the midst of a massive restoration and will reopen as a theatre in 2015.) Designed in Spanish Colonial and pre-Columbian styles with spectacular terra cotta facade details, the theatre was once the most successful theatre in Queens. Closed as a movie house in 1977, Tabernacle of Prayer for All has called this building home for more than 30 years.
$30 for Friends of HDC, $40 for general public
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Our Vanishing Legacy: A Screening
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. / Screening at 7:00 p.m.
/ Short program at 7:30 p.m.
You are invited to a rare screening of Our Vanishing Legacy, the first prime-time broadcast advocating preservation efforts in New York City!
First aired on WCBS-TV on September 21, 1961, the short film looks at threats to the City’s architectural heritage prior to the passage of the Landmarks Law in 1965, effectively arguing the need to enact legislation to protect significant buildings. The film explores what were then “unofficial” landmarks, including Carnegie Hall, which had been recently saved from demolition, the prospects for the adaptive reuse of the Jefferson Market Courthouse, and commercial threats to the architectural integrity of Grand Central Terminal. From a vandalized Old Merchant’s House downtown to encroaching white brick apartment buildings uptown, this rarely-seen footage is remarkable to behold.
Following the screening, Gordon Hyatt, the film’s award-winning writer and producer, will answer questions and share reflections on the making of the film. Join us for an evening celebrating how far preservation has come in the past 50 years!
The event will be held at:
The Loft at Professor Thom’s Bar & Restaurant*
219 Second Avenue, btw. E. 13th & E. 14th Sts.
New York City
Free, but reservations are required.
To register, please call 212-988-8379
or email [email protected].
*Food and drinks will be available for purchase
Co-sponsored by the New York Preservation Archive Project, the Neighborhood Preservation Center, Preservation Alumni, and Pratt Historic Preservation Alumni.
This program is part of NYC Landmarks50 Alliance, the multi-year celebration of
the 50th anniversary of New York City’s Landmarks Law.
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Landmarks Lion Award
India House Spotlight
The Historic Districts Council, the citywide advocate for New York’s historic neighborhoods, will present its annual LANDMARKS LION AWARD on November 19 to Andrew Scott Dolkart, Professor of Historic Preservation and the Director of the Historic Preservation Program in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) at Columbia University.
The event will take place at the individually designated India House ( historically Hanover Bank) located within the Stone Street Historic District.Below is an excerpt from the Indian House designation report.
We hope that you will be able to join us on November 19,2014 in this beautiful historic building.
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