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A Tale of Two Times Articles

…voice to “The Proponents” and the other to “The Opponents.” Unsurprisingly, given its many recent attacks on landmarking, the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) was prominent among the…

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31 Literary Icons of Greenwich Village

…speaking across the globe, author and activist James Baldwin had a profound impact upon 20th-century culture beyond just the written word. He was part of the 1963 March on Washington…

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The Vice Presidents of the Village

…in 1817 Burr sold it back to Astor, who promptly developed the property. Read the Charlton-King-VanDam Designation Report for more information on this charming and important preserved district. A sketch…

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Aaron Copland and Friends

Charlton and Sixth Avenue, the Greek Revival brick row house sits on the edge of the Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District. While Copland only lived in our neighborhoods for a couple of…

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Stormé DeLarverie: Village Guardian

A self-proclaimed “gay superhero,” Stormé Delarverie (≅ December 24, 1920 – May 24, 2014, Pronouns: she/her in public, he/him in performance) was a drag king, bouncer, and neighborhood activist who…

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A Civil Rights Activist and the Café Society

…segregation on interstate busing. Early on Rustin recognized the strength of Martin Luther King Jr.’s leadership and helped organized the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, of which King was the first…

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Ghost Sign: 310-312 East 11th Street

…automobile age the stables on East 10th Street were converted into a parking garage for cars in 1924. This was quite common at the time. Early parking structures were generally…

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Surprises of Our Spring House Tour Benefit!

…Henry J. West, a clerk.  All three men were also volunteer firefighters.” Hugh King In 1881 Hugh King, an Irish immigrant, purchased both townhouses and converted them into a general storefront…

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A Look at Past and Upcoming Programs

…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…

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Westbeth Announced: August 7th, 1967

…some of the greatest innovations in sound technology of the last hundred years had taken place, and breathed new life and a groundbreaking new layer of cultural and historic significance…

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For Sale: 264 East 7th Street

…cross the Atlantic Ocean. With one swing of the wrecking ball, 170 years of history were obliterated. 326 & 328 East 4th Street The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is considering…

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Preserving the Past is Female!

…in the 1930s through to the mid-1950s. In the 1960s, Haynes began curating a collection of drawings, photographs, sketches, and building descriptions for Greenwich Village, the (future) Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District,…

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Oral History Highlight: Colette Smith Douglas

…against Robert Moses’ proposed Lower Manhattan Expressway, which would have destroyed the neighborhoods of SoHo, Little Italy, and the South Village. Presently she lives on Charlton Street. According to Douglas:…

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GVSHP Oral History: Paula DeLuccia Poons

…thieves would know that there weren’t any electronics inside – only paintings. “I was making art. Probably the same way I’m making art now, just making art. I really didn’t…

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Willem de Kooning at Home

…East 10th Street served as both art studio and home. Here, de Kooning turned his attention to his Woman series, including Woman I, which he had been working and re-working

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Kitty Genovese and the Village

…his home seeking another victim. The alley behind Kitty Genovese’s building in Kew Gardens. Genovese parked her car in the nearby Long Island Railroad station parking lot and walked towards…

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My Favorite Things: Archive Edition

…me looking through the archive of Robert Otter, a photographer who captured the Village’s vibrant and bohemian character from 1960 to 1972. I was happy to spend time looking through…

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Greenwich Village at the White House

‘Christopher Street’, 1934 by Beulah Bettersworth. This picturesque wintry scene of Christopher Street was painted by Greenwich Village resident and artist Beulah Bettersworth in 1934. Looking west from Hudson Street…

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Meet the Interns, Fall 2021

…City Planning course) spurred me to get involved with Village Preservation. I’m looking forward to learning the inner workings of such an incredible advocacy non-profit, but more importantly I’m looking

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Meet the Fall 2023 Interns!

Village Preservation’s team is a strong one – we’re lucky to have a group of interns who are looking to gain experience in historic preservation in a non-profit environment. We usually…

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A Sketchy Greenwich Village

Anthemions atop the fence posts, at 30 Leroy Street. Original to the 1830s building. If you’re walking down the sidewalk and see someone with a small notebook, staring up at…

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Changing Fashion of New York

…5, & The Godfather Part II). Delancey Street looking north on Orchard Street, with Cohen Fashion Opticals in the 1960s. Carole not only captured the everchanging landscape of New York…

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My Favorite Things: Poets Edition

…writer took the job thinking he would be working on the acclaimed Collier’s Weekly magazine, he ended up being placed in their mail order book department placing shipment orders, work…

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The Oldest Building South of Union Square

…of striking late 19th and early 20th century loft buildings, late 19th century hotels, early 20th century apartment buildings, and mid-19th century institutional buildings. Some buildings are even older, dating…

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Remembering Willem de Kooning

…both art studio and home. Here, de Kooning turned his attention to his Woman series, including Woman I, which he had been working and re-working for two years prior. During…

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What Was Here Before Bagatelle?

…meatpacking industry, and currently, the tech industry, which according to Bloomberg News is now NYC’s second largest industry, employing almost 300,000 people. This undated picture of the building features Ottman…

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The Red Herring at 570 Lex

…ever say anything that would negatively affect affordable housing more than their activities every day trying to gentrify this city. If anything, landmarking supports preservation of existing affordable housing and…

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