Preserving Preservation's Past in NYC.
New York, NY
Joined May 2010
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Frank Gilbert was a preservationist who fought to spare Grand Central Terminal from the fate that befell Penn Station. He has died at 91. nyti.ms/3LzwYCi
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The battle between #JaneJacobs+#RobertMoses is historic, and preserving its memory has special meaning for us. Dive into our new #PreservationHistoryArchive which records the formation of the Committee to Save the West Village led by Jacobs OTD in 1961: gvshp.org/blog/2020/02/25/th…
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UPDATE: Thank you for your thoughts and prayers as we attempt to understand next steps re: the fire that devastated MOCA’s archives at 70 Mulberry St. We have recovered back-ups of 35,000 objects digitized from our collections. We anticipate a long road ahead. We will update you.
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So important that collections find the right archive. Great addition to @NYHistory nyti.ms/2QyHBMb
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#OTD in 2000, we designated The Studebaker Building an individual landmark. Constructed in 1920 by the Studebaker Corporation, the four-story building is a reminder of Brooklyn's "Automobile row"
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OTD in 2012, we ask NYS to find @JULIUSBARNYC eligible for the State&Nat’l Registers of Historic Places, when only two sites were listed for #LGBT history anywhere. They agreed, paving the way for recognition for these and other critical LGBT landmarks: gvshp.org/blog/2017/12/05/ju…
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#OTD in 1783, General George Washington bid officers farewell as he resigned from the Continental Army at the landmarked Fraunces Tavern. You can still experience this historic site today! #NYCLandmarks #nychistory
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#OTD in 2016, we designated the Graybar Building an individual landmark. Completed in 1927, this 30-story office building was among the last structures built as part of “Terminal City” in East Midtown and is considered an integral part of Grand Central Terminal. #NYCLandmarks
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Check out @urbanarchiveny's new story "An Ode to Concrete" to see photos from the #NYTMCollection, and learn about the #ConcreteJungle we call home.
urbanarchive.org/stories/h9z…
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OTD in 1926, the 1st performance takes place at the Yiddish Art Theatre at 2nd Av&12th St. Now a multiplex movie theater and a rare designated interior+exterior #NYClandmark, it was one of the grandest purpose-built #YiddishTheaters on the #YiddishRialto: gvshp.org/_gvshp/pdf/Louis%2…
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A little bit of hidden history rediscovered.
#NYC Penn Station renovations reveal Guastavino ceilings in lost Gimbel’s passageway untap.nyc/2CE4G8m
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TOMORROW: Get the low down on the stone that's brown. BHS explores the history and iconic symbolism of brownstone architecture in NYC. bit.ly/35sviq5
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Boy do we have a lot happening this week! Join us tomorrow at @MuseumofCityNY for 1919: Year of Upheaval, and then Friday at the Graduate Center for a discussion of Eric K. Washington's Boss of the Grips: The Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal
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OTD in 1958 #WashingtonSquarePark is finally closed to car traffic, thanks to activists like #JaneJacobs and #StanleyTankel, helping to end #RobertMoses’ reign. Here’s an image of it from our historic image archive. More at archive.gvshp.org and gvshp.org/_gvshp/resources/o…
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#Gowanus has five new individual landmarks! This morning, the Commission voted to designate these 5 architecturally distinctive and historically significant buildings.
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Celebrating new signage recognizing 19th-C. African-American community Seneca Village in what is now @centralparknyc with @columbia community scholars Eric Washington, Melanie Edwards and John reddick
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We are proud to share the news that our founder & ED @CSSalguero is being honored today as one of the #SpiritsofMcAneny. She founded our #nonprofit to foster a more #maritime oriented revitalization of #NYC #waterfront & #waterways, more #BLUEspace focus in #urbanplanning
Don't forget! George McAneny's 150th birthday celebration — at which we'll honor some of New York's finest contemporary civic leaders as the "Spirits of McAneny" — is coming up next week on Thursday, October 17th.
RSVP now: eventbrite.com/e/celebrating…
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This morning, 150 civic leaders will be named as "Spirits of McAneny" at @FederalHallNPS in a ceremony to be held from 10:00 am - 11:15 am.
I'm very honored to have been named a "Spirit of McAneny", together with 149 other of my fellow New Yorkers.
Come celebrate with us!
Don't forget! George McAneny's 150th birthday celebration — at which we'll honor some of New York's finest contemporary civic leaders as the "Spirits of McAneny" — is coming up next week on Thursday, October 17th.
RSVP now: eventbrite.com/e/celebrating…
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Change of venue for McAneny event Thursday morning: FEDERAL HALL at 10 am.
EVENT UPDATE: Due to anticipated gale force winds tomorrow morning, tomorrow's #GeorgeMcAneny event will be held indoors at FEDERAL HALL NATIONAL MEMORIAL.
New location: 26 Wall St, New York, NY 10005
Time: 10:00 - 11:15AM
We'll see you there bright and early to celebrate!