Channel 11 Covers Missing Historic District Street Signs
HDC’s Simeon Bankoff talks to WPIX’s Stephanie Tsoflias about the lack of terra-cotta historic district street signs in some of New York’s designated historic districts.
Archives for: July 27th, 2011
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 […]
New Place Marking Signs in the Lower East Side
Dear Friends, We’re happy to announce the installation of our new “place marking” signs. Print out our map, take the F train to the Lower East Side, and take a look! Your Guide to the Lower East Side includes 28 new signs at six sidewalk locations that celebrate people, places, and community life on the […]