…the Hudson Park Library in Greenwich Village. Groups of children reading on the roof of the Hamilton Fish Park Library. Source: The New York Public Library The Hamilton Park Library…
Read More…scene shot in Washington Square Park. The park certainly had a great deal more drug-related activity then. Mayor Giuliani’s anti-crime initiatives eventually blanketed the park with surveillance cameras, and as…
Read More…to grow with the construction of their “NYU 2031” expanded campus on the Washington Square Village and Silver Towers superblocks south of Washington Square. GVSHP’s 2011 Halloween Contest Entry. We…
Read More…the renovation of Washington Square Park, negotiated with the local district manager at the Parks Department to recycle the materials for use in Churchill Square. Now, plants and stones have…
Read More…to resist the march of time, and to the idiosyncratic street pattern which defines the Village. 5. “Squares” that aren’t squares Abingdon Square via Wiki Commons Speaking of triangles, one of…
Read More…the 1830s to the late 1860s, this area, along with the areas around Washington, Union, Stuyvesant, and Gramercy Squares (the area South of Union Square basically fell between Washington and…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read More…of Erik Hawkins and Martha Graham, who both had studios in the neighborhood south of Union Square. Lewis founded her company in 1968. Protect the Neighborhood South of Union Square…
Read More…times as many square feet to develop as the square footage of the site they build upon (this is known as floor area ratio, or FAR). If you acquire air…
Read More…turns contributing their ideas for the future of the park, which included preserving the large number of benches provided in the park and hopes for more greenery. Father Fagan Park…
Read More…opposite Tompkins Square Park. Two children, a boy and girl, were born to the couple during their residency here. Parker first arrived in New York City in 1938 or 1939,…
Read More…located at 78 Fifth Avenue south of Union Square. Flatiron, structural design assited by Marion Parker Whitehall and Annex, structural design by Marion Parker and Elmina Wilson respecitvely Metropolitan Life…
Read More…that the cats were to hold their “…annual Spring Picnic on Saturday night in Washington Park, three blocks north of [their] garden,” with an accompanying image of the Washington Square…
Read MoreProtestors in Washington Square Park on April 9, 1961 On Sunday, April 9, 1961, what has come to be known as the Beatnik Riot, or Washington Square Folk Riot, took…
Read More…relatively short period of time, all circa 1950, and most focus on the activities surrounding Washington Square Park. Sleepers in Washington Square Park. Nat Kaufman Collection, c. 1950 Loungers in…
Read More…than there were in 1969. 29-49 Charles Street Washington Square Park has changed dramatically since the time of designation as well, I realized, walking up and down the park trying…
Read MoreDan Drasin’s ‘Sunday’ documented the ‘Beatnik Riot.’ On Sunday 9 April 1961, Washington Square Park was full of folk musicians and their friends. The park had become a gathering place…
Read More…City landmarks in this almost entirely male-dominated field at the turn of the last century. Marion S. Parker 1895, courtesy of University of Michigan Archives Marion S. Parker graduated from…
Read MoreWest Washington Market, 1936. Courtesy of NYPL Digital Collection On this day in 1954, the West Washington Market, which stood on the west side of West Street at Gansevoort Street…
Read More…Washington Mews. This historic enclave runs from 5th Avenue to University Place between Washington Square North and East 8th Street, and is a private street owned by NYU and bordered…
Read More…That same year the park underwent a long awaited renovation by the Parks Department. Appleberg fought to have the name of the park changed to honor Mr. Lebewohl and she…
Read More…Byron Company, and Jessie Tarbox Beals. The show features historic images of many parks in our neighborhoods, including Tompkins Square, Union Square, Washington Square, and Sheridan Square. The images cover…
Read More…building at the junction of Washington Place and West 4th Street, which still stands, the square was characterized by three- and four-story brick and wood structures. Around this time, in…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read More…Union Square. 22 East 12th Street The area south of Union Square was home to many people who changed the course of history with their life’s work. People like Terrance…
Read MoreIsabel Bishop, Virgil and Dante in Union Square, 1932. Image via Radford.edu. “South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the built environment…
Read More…historic quarter–from good-old classics like the famous stretch of brick rowhouses on Washington Square North to more quirky findings like the “Goodnight Moon” house. 1. Washington Square North Washington Square…
Read More…Emergency Committee to Close Washington Square Park to Traffic. This explicitly named group successfully fought a Robert Moses-led plan to create an expressway through the park. The interview explores the…
Read More…Marijuana March and the Global Marijuana March. According to the NYC Cannabis Parade website, the first ever organized celebration for marijuana took place in Washington Square Park in the 70’s:…
Read More…house was built. New York City directories show the family at this location until 1856, when they moved to an elegant mansion on East 26th Street fronting Madison Square Park…
Read More…coma, is a recurring West Village production every summer. Washington Square at the AXIS Theatre Company The company has embarked upon a new endeavor this spring: a new stage version…
Read More…of Union Square with Broadway between 10th Street (bottom) and 14th Street (top) in the center, circa late 2021 via Bing Maps. The neighborhood #SouthOfUnionSquare can be characterized as a true crossroads…
Read More…click on the link below that. Explore South of Union Square Map + Tours Send a letter supporting landmark designation of this and other historic buildings south of Union Square…
Read MoreThe unprotected area south of Union Square for which we are seeking landmark protections lives at the intersection of commerce, bookselling, publishing, leftist politics, African American civil rights efforts, and so much more. One…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read More…special histories, and reveal their (sometimes hidden) connections to the Village. The Brotherhood Synagogue, ca. 2010. For more than 70 years, The Brotherhood Synagogue, located at 28 Gramercy Park South,…
Read More…building was extended eastward, allowing patrons to enter the library from the newly-constructed Seventh Avenue South. Hudson Park Library facade, 1937 Graced with large windows overlooking James J. Walker Park…
Read More…Tulip Celebration, to raise funds that help make the park so special. As a public park, the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation opens the park in the morning, closes…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read More…is the German History Tour, which highlights sites that connect to the story of German heritage, immigrants, and architecture of sites south of Union Square. The area south of Union Square…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read MoreOur research on the area south of Union Square has revealed treasure troves of rich architecture and history connected to the film, the labor movement, and the arts, among many…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read More…of the NYU Law School. The photo shows the site at the corner of MacDougal Street and West 4th Street/Washington Square South, looking southeast. The entire block between the park…
Read More…across the street from Tompkins Square Park, the building is also marked by a plaque noting Charlie Parker’s time there. Follow this link to see the other sites on the…
Read More…an evergreen has stood in the park at Christmas since before then. Washington Square Park Conservancy volunteer tour guides were kind enough to make time to tell our group a…
Read More…Eleanor Roosevelt, and John Lindsay to instead make the park car-free. Stanley drove the last car through Washington Square Park on November 1st, 1958, and Claire took the iconic photo….
Read More…Washington Square on March 17, 1981. Where were you in 1981? Box: 176 Folder : 5 Item : 4 Filming of “No Small Affair” with Matthew Broderick Washington Square (New…
Read More…information and tickets can be accessed on their website. Unsilent Night is an annual music walk that starts at Washington Square Park and ends at Tompkins Square Park. This year’s…
Read More…square feet of space — the equivalent of the Empire State Building — into the blocks south of Washington Square Park. The plan would not only have an enormous impact…
Read More…legendary presence and marquee historic landmark. In the area south of Union Square, where an unprecedented confluence of labor, political, leftist, and progressive social history took place, it’s an almost…
Read More…home, with about twenty fascinating images of Times Square in the 1990s (scroll down to the bottom of the collection to see where the Times Square images begin, or click…
Read More…Bob Dylan images from Sheridan Square. The Ink Pot Magazine office, located off Sheridan Square Sheridan Square & West 4th Street Bob Dylan on a Bench in Sheridan Square, 1965…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of the…
Read More…you can spot in the area South of Union Square is the preponderance of “L-Shaped” buildings. This building footprint gave developers and investors more square footage while still having a…
Read More…look at some of the historic retail establishments in our area. Last week we looked at Wanamaker’s huge store and annex near Astor Place. Farther north at Union Square, a…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read More…north of Washington Square. The building was designed in 1868-1869 by architect John Kellum, known for his work in the new medium of cast-iron. Kellum incorporated into the design a…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read MoreThis is the latest installation of “South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism,” a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the…
Read More…and in 1973 sold off its cargo division. The facility soon came to be primarily used for vehicular parking (inlcuding for many local residents who were hard-pressed to find parking…
Read More…B, in a now-landmarked building often referred to as the “Charlie Parker House,” from 1950 to 1954. Narrating the audio is actor, comedian, and film producer John Leguizamo. https://soundcloud.com/villagepreservation/charlie-parker-village-voices-audio?utm_source=clipboard&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fvillagepreservation%252Fcharlie-parker-village-voices-audio Click…
Read MoreFather Demo Square Strolling through Father Demo Square at 6th Avenue and Carmine and Bleecker Streets, one might naturally assume that the name of the park has something to do…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read MoreThis installment of Village Preservation’s “South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” series explores how the Mexican Muralists shaped some of the most influential American artists via their…
Read MoreAt 251 West 13th Street, just east of Greenwich and 8th Avenues, sits one of the most beautiful and interesting structures in our neighborhood. What was once the Jackson Square…
Read More…Explore all the buildings in Dylan Chandler’s “The Architecture South of Union Square” here. Explore more about the history of the area South of Union Square here and support landmark…
Read More…the most important American novels and the work which made Crane (who lived nearby just south of Washington Square) a household name. In 1896, the building was purchased by Louis…
Read MoreThe area South of Union Square has drawn artists into its corridors for many decades. From social realist painters of the early twentieth century to contemporary practitioners, this section of…
Read MoreThe area South of Union Square was once the antique center of the country. During the second half of the 20th century, dozens of freight trucks would converge in the…
Read More…Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. — nowhere is his work more represented than in the area south of Union Square, where he designed no fewer than six buildings within a…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read More…buildings south of Union Square. The Hotel Albert – 65-67 University Place The Hotel Albert is one building South of Union Square with an especially impressive history of musical residents. This magnificent…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read More…building at 109 University Place, in the area south of Union Square. Today it is located at 53 East 79th Street between Madison and Park Avenues, a stunning individual New…
Read MoreThe neighborhood #SouthOfUnionSquare can be characterized as a true crossroads — where art, politics, industry, commerce, the New York elite, and the working class collided to create an eclectic built…
Read More…independence is the Washington Square Arch in Washington Square Park, erected between the years 1890 and 1892 to replace the popular wooden arch erected in 1889 to commemorate the centennial…
Read MoreFifth Avenue, one of New York’s defining thoroughfares, stretches from Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village, kicked off (or terminated, depending upon your perspective) by Washington Square Arch. It stretches…
Read More…Preservation, Washington Square Park, the Old Elm Tree, Washington Mews, and the Washington Square Arch. Watch the video and then do the activities on the bottom of the page. Activity…
Read More…School. Washington Square Park was his playground — he traversed it daily on his way to school. Flutist playing for children in fountain at Washington Square Park Elisabeth Irwin had…
Read More…Robert Moses had proposed running a highway through Washington Square, creating an extension of Fifth Avenue called Fifth Avenue South. The last car through Washington Square, November 1, 1958. Photo from…
Read More…I’m talking about the pairs of red-tailed hawks who have built nests overlooking Tompkins Square Park and Washington Square Park. If you’ve been following them in recent years, you may…
Read More…his hands were in soil, Bert took care of the Square as a volunteer with Partnerships for Parks, a group that has given generously to the Square, including support for…
Read More…the area south of Washington Square Park and West 4th Street. The request was the result of four years of exhaustive research on this area by Village Preservation and a…
Read More…A plaque commemorating the events in Martinsburg On July 25, 1877, twenty thousand people gathered in Tompkins Square Park to hear communist orators speak about revolution, the strike, and the…
Read More…Stephen Scott, Cyrus Chestnut, Leon Parker, and Bruce Barth. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historically significant buildings south of Union Square. To…
Read More…of history to this interactive tool. To send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square, click here. Explore South of Union Square…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read More…Union Square, as shown on our interactive map South of Union Square Map. These figures and organizations include one of the largest and most influential women’s groups in the country,…
Read MoreOur South of Union Square map offers an interactive look into this area of Greenwich Village and the East Village that is so rich in history, but also so lacking…
Read More…buildings and area south of Union Square, and our preservation efforts in the area, click here. To explore our film history tour of the area South of Union Square, click…
Read More…South of Union Square. To learn more about the neighborhood, check out our new and frequently updated South of Union Square Map and Tours. Village Preservation has recently received a…
Read More…two buildings are in the heart of Village Preservation’s proposed South of Union Square Historic District. While 813 and 815 are some of the smaller buildings on this stretch of…
Read More…of Union Square. Check out our South of Union Square” Film History Tour, African American History Tour, and Civil Rights and Social Justice Tour to learn more about the extraordinary…
Read More“South of Union Square, the Birthplace of American Modernism” is a series that explores how the area south of Union Square shaped some of the most influential American artists of…
Read MoreIn the later years of the 19th century, the area South of Union Square became a hub of consumerism, bringing in department stores like Macy’s to entertain a new wave…
Read MoreNote: This is an updated version of a post originally written by Drew Durniak Since it opened on December 1, 1904, the Tompkins Square Branch of the New York Public…
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