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LPC Application
2 Fifth Avenue
APPROVED 10/01/2013 CB2 hearing: 09/16/2013 LPC hearing: 10/01/2013 Greenwich Village Historic District Between Washington Square North and West 8th Street —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: A…
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LPC Application
39 Fifth Avenue
APPLICATION APPROVED Greenwich Village Historic District Between East 10th and 11th Streets —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: An apartment house with Spanish Renaissance style details designed…
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45 Fifth Avenue
APPROVED on 04/07/2015 CB2 hearing: 03/16/2015 LPC hearing: 04/07/2015 Greenwich Village Historic District Between West 11th and 12th Streets —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: An apartment…
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Latest Landmark Applications: 69 Gansevoort Street, 3 Clarkson Street, 657 Greenwich Street, 118 Greenwich Avenue, 15 Greenwich Avenue
Village Preservation provides an ongoing record of all applications for changes to landmarked properties in our neighborhoods (Greenwich Village, NoHo, Gansevoort Market, the South Village, and the East Village) that…
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LPC Application
323-325 Sixth Avenue, 327 Sixth Avenue, 14-16 Cornelia Street (IFC)
APPROVED with modifications 06/12/2018 CB2 hearing: 05/21/2018 LPC hearing: 06/12/2018 Greenwich Village Historic District Between West 4th Street and Carmine Street —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the CB2 agenda:…
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LPC Application
470 Sixth Avenue (466 to 470 Sixth Avenue)
APPROVED with modifications on 07/08/2014 CB2 hearing: 06/30/2014 LPC hearing: 07/08/2014 Greenwich Village Historic District Between West 11th and 12th Streets —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda:…
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Loew’s Avenue B Theater, 62-66 Avenue B, southwest corner of 5th Street, demolished 1968 (1)
Visit our blog for more information about this and other lost theaters of the East Village…
Posted June 2, 2020
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21 Greenwich Avenue, c. 1940 tax photo (left); 21 Greenwich Avenue, and the Almanac House at 130 West 10th Street, c. 1941 (l. to r., middle); and c. 1940 tax photo (l. to r., right)
For more information on the application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission associated with this image, click here. …
Posted June 2, 2020
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Loew’s Avenue B Theater, 62-66 Avenue B, southwest corner of 5th Street, demolished 1968 (3)
Visit our blog for more information about this and other lost theaters of the East Village…
Posted June 2, 2020
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Looking northwest along Greenwich Avenue, showing 26-70 Greenwich Avenue (r. to l.), with the Loew’s Theater and the old St. Vincent’s Hospital (demolished) visible in the background
The four-story building in the center, five buildings from the right, is the old PS 41, demolished in the 1950s to make way for the new PS 41 and its…
Posted September 14, 2020
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Loew’s Avenue B Theater, 62-66 Avenue B, southwest corner of 5th Street, demolished 1968 (2)
Visit our blog for more information about this and other lost theaters of the East Village…
Posted June 2, 2020
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48 Ninth Avenue, 44 Ninth Avenue, and 351-353 West 14th Street, c. 1940 tax photos
For more information on the application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission associated with this image, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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North side of East 10th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B
12/04/2018 LPC hearing date. For more information regarding this application, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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Looking south on the south side of Greenwich Avenue from Perry Street to Sixth Avenue
3/7/2017 LPC hearing. For more information about this application, click here. Also included in 4/23/2013 application, here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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Ninth Avenue Elevated Rail (demolished), looking north along Ninth Avenue at the corner of West 13th Street, 1915
For more information on the application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission associated with this image, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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April 2024 Programs: Vanished Mansions, the Birth of Seventh Avenue South, and More
…Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue (at 12th Street) Co-sponsored by the Salmagundi Club Library Committee. Opened in 1824, Fifth Avenue originally vied with several other locations for social supremacy, including…
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Sixth Avenue Extension – Before & After
…of Sixth Avenue at Bleecker Street, looking north up the Avenue toward the elevated train that used to veer east on West 3rd Street. What used to be Max Moscowitz’s…
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23 Third Avenue: An Interesting History and Uncertain Future
…quirky but charming building at 23 Third Avenue, also known as 1 St. Mark’s Place. 23 Third Avenue. Painting by Patricia Melvin No. 23 Third Avenue stands alongside two equally…
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Many Layers of History at 7th Street and 2nd Avenue
…align with some neighborhood intersections. In honor of today’s date, we are taking a look at some of the buildings and history around the intersection of 7th Street and 2nd Avenue ….
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What’s In a Name?: Pear Tree Place, 105 Third Avenue
…the company was located at 105 Third Avenue until 1958, moving then to 107 Third Avenue for fear of 105 Third Avenue being demolished. Thankfully, this did not happen. The…
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Tragedy on Second Avenue
…2009. 110 Second Avenue 1940s tax photo via NYC Municipal Archives 112-114 Second Avenue 112-114 Second Avenue This Gothic Revival-style church was built in 1891-92 and designed by architect Samuel…
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Then & Now: 3rd Avenue & East 10th Street, Part 3
Last week we talked about the history of the building at 48 3rd Avenue and left you wondering about the rest of the block of 3rd Avenue between 10th &…
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Beyond the Village and Back: Chicago’s “L” and the New York City “El”
…the “East Village”). IRT 6th Avenue El The Sixth Avenue El in Greenwich Village, 1935. Photo courtesy of Berenice Abbott. The Sixth Avenue El was constructed during the 1870s by…
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From Banking to Biscuits: 143-145 Avenue D, Part 5
…parts one, two, three and four. 143-145 Avenue D If you’ve been following our forays into the rich and storied history of 143-145 Avenue D, you’re aware of its transformation…
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The Decline of the Dry Dock District: 143-145 Avenue D, Part 3
…the functioning of the shipbuilding industry that once lined this portion of the East River. 143-145 Avenue D 143-145 Avenue D But by 1848, 143-145 Avenue D had ceased to…
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Movie Theaters of the East Village: Loew’s Avenue B
…on nearby Second Avenue in 1927, the Avenue B venue began to lose this new local competition for moviegoers. Unable to compete with multi-screen movie theaters with the space and…
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2014 Year In Review: GVSHP Programs
…Village Stories: The Art of Frederick Brosen A slideshow and talk with the artist Tuesday, December 9 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Free; reservations required Theatre 80, 80 St. Marks Place,…
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101 Avenue A: From German Bars to DayGlo Stars
…first brewery on this Avenue A property. The brewery in 1858 moved uptown to 55th Street and First Avenue. Until at least the mid-1930s, the ground floor of 101 Avenue…
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Why Isn’t This Landmarked?: 112 Fourth Avenue
…have to ask: why isn’t this landmarked? 112 Fourth Avenue, 2020. Ridabock & Co. First on the long list of noteworthy one-time occupants of 112 Fourth Avenue is Ridabock & Co.,…
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Alabaster Bookshop & the Bibliographic Legacy of Fourth Avenue
In honor of Small Business Week, we’re delving into the history of Alabaster Books, at 122 Fourth Avenue. Alabaster Books shines as a cultural remnant of Fourth Avenue Book Row…
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First Avenue Estates Win A Big Victory for Preservation Everywhere
…First Avenue Estate and Concerned Citizens of E64th and E65thSts-First to York Avenues, two tenant groups who have advocated for the preservation of their homes for more than 25 years,…
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The Strange Case of Seventh Avenue South
…story in 1933. As further described in the designation report, “Seventh Avenue was extended southward in 1919 from Greenwich Avenue by cutting through the blocks to the south of it….
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Second Avenue Mansions of Yesteryear
…for 70 years before moving to Fifth Avenue & 79th street in 1912. That same year, a permit was filed to replace the mansion with a movie theater. Newspaper articles…
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Retracing The East Village’s Historic Little Italy
…Street Starting north and moving south along the First Avenue spine, the first stop is this 6-story office building between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. Built in 1919, it originally housed…
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#SouthofUnionSquare — Dance Tour
…a pioneering dance and arts school got its start. “Virtual Village” Dance Tour, 2020. 80 Fifth Avenue 80 Fifth Avenue, 2020. The International Workers Order (IWO) was located at 80…
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The Second Avenue El
…Street, 1942 First Avenue looking north from East 9th Street, 1942 First Avenue looking south from East 9th Street, 1942 First Avenue looking north from East 12th Street, 1942 For…
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149 Second Avenue
…oldest building on its blockfront, Second Avenue between East 9th & East 10th Street, and one of the only early houses on the avenue to retain its original stoop and…
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Groundbreaking Gadgets on 4th Avenue
133 Fourth Avenue as it appears today The following post was originally written five years ago to showcase one of our neighborhood buildings with an interesting history, 133 Fourth Avenue….
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The Slow Death of 523-527 Sixth Avenue and 104-106 West 14th Street
…heavily rusticated details. 523-527 Sixth Avenue/104-106 West 14th Street circa 2014 523-527 Sixth Avenue/104-106 West 14th Street circa 2016 In 2010, all four buildings came under joint ownership. All lie…
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Honoring and Preserving 101 Avenue A, Home of the Pyramid Club
On October 30, 2007, GVSHP submitted a request to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission that they consider 101 Avenue A (6th/7th Streets) in the East Village as an individual New…
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Stranger’s Hospital: 143-145 Avenue D, Part 4
…parts one, two and three) 143-145 Avenue D It’s been a while since we’ve shown some love to one of our favorite buildings over at 143-145 Avenue D, the oldest…
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What’s In a Name?: The Petersfield, 113-119 Fourth Avenue
…north to East 23rd Street with the western boundary at the Bowery (4th Avenue) and the eastern boundary in a line between what’s now 1st Avenue and Avenue D. Petersfield,…
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Business of the Month
Every month, Village Preservation combs through nominations from the public and other resources to choose a special independent store to honor in Greenwich Village, the East Village, or NoHo. Please…
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Many Layers of History at St. Marks and 2nd Avenue!
“Man pulling piano down street, St. Marks Place just west of 2nd Avenue,” Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Image Archive, part of Carole Teller’s Changing New York collection. This…
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A Walk Down 5th Avenue – An Exclusive Walking Tour Member Event
…book Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park. This walking tour will focus on the architectural journey through Greenwich Village that Hennessey presents in the book. All registered attendees…
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The Voice of Italian Anti-Fascism at 80 Fourth Avenue
…founded and published by a prominent member of the Democratic Socialist Party of Italy. 80 Fourth Avenue, 2020. The eight-story loft building at 80 Fourth Avenue was designed in 1898…
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Big Demolitions Coming to 14th Street, Sixth Avenue, and Broadway #SouthOfUnionSquare
…Street and Sixth Avenue, and the west side of Broadway between 11th and 12th Streets. Plans have been filed to demolish the four buildings at 519 and 523-27 Sixth Avenue/100…
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