NEWS: View Upper West Side Architecture From a Second-Grader’s Perspective
from LANDMARK WEST!, www.landmarkwest.org
We encourage you to stop by Council Member Gale Brewer’s district office at 563 Columbus Avenue (at 87th Street) to see neighborhood buildings created by P.S. 166* students as part of our education program, “Keeping the Past for the Future.” LANDMARK WEST! educators instructed second-graders in
interpreting their neighborhood and environment, and students identified and recreated specific building types, businesses, and “street furniture”—all essential parts of a functional and lively neighborhood. This newsworthy event also made “Page 6” of the June 29 West Side Spirit.
Special thanks go to Gale Brewer for providing the exhibit space and taking time to meet with the students.
Landmark West’s education program, “Keeping the Past for the Future” continues to be a huge success. In 2005-2006, we reached 1000 students in eight Upper West Side schools —more than ever before! At no cost to public schools, we held in-class lessons focusing on architectural styles, completed art projects involving the past, present, and future of the
neighborhood, and led students on walking tours through the Upper West Side.
If you would like to learn more about our education program or make a contribution to ensure its future, please contact our office.
*P.S. 166 students have the good fortune to attend school in an individually landmarked building. Located at 132 West 89th Street, this Collegiate Gothic-style was designed by C.B.J. Snyder, built in 1897-98, and is one New York’s most impressive school buildings. Stop by to appreciate its momentous glazed terra cotta façade. P.S. 165 (West 108th Street), the French Renaissance showpiece, was also designed by Snyder and is on LANDMARK WEST’s wish list of significant buildings that deserve landmark status. With the design of this building, Snyder perfected the H-plan, which permitted the construction of midblock schools with maximum light and air. The design was a prototype for his later contributions.