E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL
November 2013, Volume 10, Number 5
St. Anthony Church-tower detail
Greenpoint Brooklyn, Walking tour
Saturday, November 17th
2:00PM – 4:00PM
With Francis Morrone
Following on the success of HDC’s Six to Celebrate tour of Greenpoint back in July, we are pleased to announce a second tour of this fascinating neighborhood! This time, focus will be on the historic industrial waterfront and the challenges and transitions it currently faces, including the 2005 rezoning, development pressures and new open spaces. The tour will also explore the Greenpoint and Eberhard-Faber Pencil Company Historic Districts, with their beautiful displays of wooden houses, apartment buildings, warehouses, brick and brownstone rowhouses, and many remarkable churches.
Join HDC and tour guide Francis Morrone to discover the many treasures of Greenpoint, one of this year’s Six to Celebrate!
$5 for Friends of HDC, students and seniors, $10 For Public
Click here to purchase tickets
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2013 Landmarks Lion Award Ceremony, Reception & Dinner
Honoring Hugh & Tiziana Hardy
Tuesday, November 19, 6:30 PM
The Empire State Building
This year’s event will take place in a private space on the 58th floor of the Empire State Building, featuring panoramic views of the city. Come join us and celebrate Hugh and Tiziana for their leadership in protecting, restoring, reusing and celebrating New York’s significant buildings and neighborhoods.
Tickets start at $500 (dinner for one) and tables as well as congratulatory ads in the Lion Program Book are also available. This year HDC is pleased to be able to offer a Young Friend ticket ($500 for dinner for two, 40 and under, limited availability).
If you have any questions or would like to attend, please contact Frampton Tolbert at 212-614-9107, [email protected] or to purchase tickets directly, click here.
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Grand Central Terminal Tiffany clock
SECRET LIVES TOUR: GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL
Thursday, November 21st
10:00 AM- 1:00 PM
Join the Historic Districts Council for a Secret Lives Tour of Grand Central Terminal. With the Terminal winding down from a year long centennial celebration, come explore the hallowed passageways, grand halls and the secret corners of this gorgeous architectural landmark.
Designed by Warren & Wetmore and Reed & Stem, and completed in 1913, this gateway to the city was perfect example of a Beaux- Arts building. Combining stunning architecture, new advancements in engineering technology and an efficient functionality for a growing city, GCT was and still remains a distinctly New York masterpiece. The exterior of the building was landmarked in 1967 and the interior landmarked in 1980. The fight to save Grand Central in the 1960s and 1970s was distinctive victory for historic preservation in New York City.
This urban adventure is not for the faint of heart. This tour will last for three hours and will including extended walking, standing and some stair climbing.
For more details and pricing please contact: Brigid Harmon 212-614-9107 ext. 14 [email protected]
Meeting location will be provided upon registration. You will be contacted a week before the event
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Sunset Park Walking Tour
Saturday, November 23rd
10:00AM
$10 Donation
Tour the heart of Sunset Park, one of HDC’s 2013 Six to Celebrate! The tour will start at the landmarked courthouse (43rd Street and 4th Avenue) and end in NYC’s third Chinatown on 60th Street and Eighth Avenue. Hear about the history, architecture, development, ethnic diversity, and the potential to become a New York City landmarked historic district, which would protect the historic streetscapes.
To reserve your spot on the tour, click here.
Exact meeting location is available upon registration. Space is limited.
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The Changing Face of SoHo: A Walking Tour with Matthew Postal
Saturday, December 7th
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Take a walk through the iconic streetscapes of NoHo and SoHo as architectural historian Matthew Postal illuminates some of the contemporary responses to this rich commercial neighborhood of cast-iron and masonry structures. Attendees will look at new buildings, recent additions and preservation projects by Aldo Rossi, Beyer Blinder Belle, and Jean Nouvel among others. Come delve in the past, present and ever-changing future of this bustling and well-loved neighborhood, stay for some holiday shopping afterwards!
Click here for more information and tickets
These tours are part of HDC’s 2014 conference “New Design + Old Places”. The conference will showcase projects that broaden traditional perceptions of the field of historic preservation and incorporate contemporary design with historic resources.
These tours are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and New York City Councilmembers Margaret Chin, Inez Dickens, Daniel Garodnick, Vincent Gentile, Sara Gonzalez, Stephen Levin and Rosie Mendez.
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Monday Morning Coffee Talks:
What’s Next for the Landmarks Preservation Commission in a New Administration?
Monday, December 9th
8:30 AM – 10 AM
FREE!
With the results of the 2013 city government elections in, attention now turns toward what might happen next. The new administration will make its selections for agency chairs, including the Landmarks Preservation Commission. In this final Coffee Talk of 2013, the Historic Districts Council’s Executive Director, Simeon Bankoff, will explore these issues and much more.
Reservations are required. For more information on this series or to RSVP, please contact Barbara Zay at [email protected]or 212-614-9107.
Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street New York, NY 10003
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Secret Lives Tour: Hidden Collections at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Monday, January 27 , 2014
2:00 PM- 3:30 PM
Join HDC for a tour of Columbia’s Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library and a unique peek at treasures in the Avery Classics collection of rare books.
Designed by the legendary architecture firm McKim, Mead, and White, Avery Hall was completed in 1912 and for the last 100 years has been home to one of the most comprehensive architecture and fine arts library collections in the world. Andrew Dolkart, Director of the Historic Preservation Program and Carolyn Yerkes, Curator of Avery Classics, will provide a brief tour of the library, followed by a look at some rarely seen and uniquely New York treasures from the library’s impressive collection of drawings, books and ephemera.
$35 for Friends of HDC, students and seniors, $45 for general public
To register, please click here.
If you have any questions, please contact Brigid Harmon at [email protected] or 212-614-9107.
The exact meeting location will be emailed to registrants the week prior to the tour. Space is limited.
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