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Mapping the Italian South Village
…the second of its kind in New York City. This designation came after legendary activism by Jane Jacobs and fellow activists when the city proposed a series of over a…
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New Oral History: Rob Mason and RPM Studios – A Quarter Century of Incredible Music History #SouthOfUnionSquare
…from Jane Jacobs to Jonas Mekas, David Amram to Penny Arcade. Rob’s oral history is also part of our ongoing effort to document, celebrate, and protect the special architectural and…
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Happy Anniversary, Gansevoort Market Historic District!
…the Meatpacking District goes back to at least Jane Jacobs’ days, when advocates sought landmark designation for all of Greenwich Village, including the Hudson River waterfront, the Meatpacking District, and…
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Civil Rights History and Diversity
…Frances Goldin Barbara Kahn Jane Jacobs Barbara Kahn Wolf Kahn Maria Kenny Michael E. Levine Peter Longo Gloria McDarrah Jonas Mekas Marlis Momber Valerio Orselli Andrew & Romana Raffetto David…
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Washington Square Arch: Then AND Now
…Claire Tankel, Edith Lions, and Jane Jacobs on the GVSHP website. While this recreated image captures how the architecture surrounding the Arch at Washington Square Park has stayed relatively the…
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The Origins of Historic Preservation in Academia
…notable persons in the profession, I was particularly struck by Jane Jacobs’s lack of qualified training in city planning. This revelation sparked a curiosity in the origins of historic preservation…
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A Five Year Milestone for Far West Village Landmarking
The Far West Village As early as 1963, Jane Jacobs urged that a fledgling NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) protect and designate the Greenwich Village waterfront and the Far West…
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Ada Louise Huxtable and More Than A Century of Preservation, Architecture, and Liveable Cities
…the city and the building were only as good as the people it welcomed, nurtured, and supported (aligning her with her contemporary, Jane Jacobs). Learn much more about Huxtable and…
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100 Years of Preservation: A Conversation with Anthony C. Wood
…galvanized significant public support and organized efforts for the passage of the Landmarks Law. Wood attributed the rise of the city’s preservation movement, with powerful activists such as Jane Jacobs…
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Village Preservation East Village Oral History: Marilyn Appleberg
…people. Even Jane Jacobs got involved at some point, so there was a lot of activism. But there was a lot of drugs. And that whole, you know, the St….
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Weehawken Street Historic District, Part III
…Christopher Street. In 1963 Jane Jacobs, on behalf of the West Village Committee, wrote to the newly formed New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1963 (prior to the passage…
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From Parking Lot to Car Free Washington Square Park
…years, including today, many community members, need to be involved. One was Washington Square Park committee member Shirley Hayes, her efforts were also featured by Jane Jacobs in “The Death and Life of…
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Long Lost Cache of Early SoHo Photos Raises Awareness, Funds to Fight City Plan
…artists, urban pioneers, and preservationists like Jane Jacobs and Margot Gayle not saved them from demolition. As SoHo and NoHo face another plan from city leaders that would help lead…
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Village People, Halloween Edition: Shirley Jackson
…do its own fair share of parenting. Many times neighbors would return children to the house after they had wandered off through the neighborhood on their own. (Hey, Jane Jacobs…
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More is More: Greenwich Village Historic District Extension
…Greenwich Village Historic District, and only the second new historic district in Greenwich Village since 1969. As early as 1963, Jane Jacobs wrote to the chair of the New York…
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Important SoHo/NoHo Updates — Opposition Grows, Mayoral Candidates Opine, Plan To Move Monday
…outreach in Chinatown (see here and here), partnering with local groups to spread the word about this plan’s true impact. Additionally, former NYC Landmarks Preservation Commissioner and Jane Jacobs-collaborator Roberta…
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Celebrating the Greenwich Village Historic District
…a list of oral histories in our collection with notable preservationists like Jane Jacobs and Doris Diether, many of whom were involved with the original Greenwich Village Historic District designation…
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Beverly Moss Spatt Oral History: the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s First Woman Chair
…you can find include Jane Jacobs, Rick Kelly, Mimi Sheraton, Ralph Lee, Fred Bass, Peter Ruta, Richard Meier, Merce Cunningham, Matt Umanov, David Amram, Verna Small, Marlis Mober, Jonas Mekas,…
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2020 Village Preservation Public Programs Roundup
…follow-up in 2021! (video) (event description) Virtual Plaque Unveiling: The Home of Jane Jacobs, 555 Hudson Street This iconic Villager and Preservationist wrote, lived, and changed her community while living…
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Politicians, Playwrights, and Parades: The Irish legacy of the East Village and Greenwich Village
…the bar became a center for New York’s literati, with local residents James Baldwin, William Styron, Norman Mailer, Anaïs Nin, Jack Kerouac, Jane Jacobs, and Allen Ginsberg, among others, frequenting…
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John Guare Oral History: a Writer of the Theater, and of Greenwich Village
…can find in our collection, with prominent preservationists, activists, planners, artists, community, and business leaders. Some others you can find include Jane Jacobs, Rick Kelly, Mimi Sheraton, Ralph Lee, Fred…
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Greenwich Village Historic District 50: The Making of the Greenwich Village Historic District
…the district extended all the way west to the Hudson River, as Jane Jacobs wanted? Panelists include: * Andrew Berman, Executive Director of Village Preservation * Susan De Vries, Preservation…
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All we want for the holidays is TO SAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!
…houses but pier operations were already withering, creeping blight seemed to destine the whole area to urban renewal by bulldozer and high-rise development. Activists led by Jane Jacobs, the writer…
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Historic Preservation 101: What is a Landmark?
…number of protests whose participants included architect Philip Johnson, art critic Aline Saarinen (widow of the late architect Eero Saarinen), and urban advocate Jane Jacobs. Its ultimate demise at the…
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Cats and the Village
…seen a great deal, from the protests of Jane Jacobs to throwing parties with very well-known literary figures. Like Otis herself, Otis’s oral history conducted with GVSHP is a treasure…
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Many Layers of History, and Beyond the Village and Back: Penn Station
…our history and helped establish the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). Jane Jacobs, Greenwich Village’s patron saint of preservation, helped lead some of the demonstrations to save Penn Station. The…
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Remembering Margot Gayle, In Her Own Words
…our oral history collection. It includes a ‘preservation pioneers’ collection consisting of oral histories with Jane Jacobs among others; a Westbeth collection that includes oral histories with Richard Meier and…
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“Our Village is Star in an Uptown Exhibit” — September 26, 1990
…Village Committee, founded by activists including Jane Jacobs to fight Robert Moses’ urban renewal plan. And, as demonstrated here, the archive reveals Village Preservation’s own historic documents, spanning from the…
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New Historic McDarrah Photos Added to Historic Image Archive
…New York City mayor) Ed Koch. © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. The patron saint of Village Preservation, Jane Jacobs, wearing a ‘Kill the Xpressway Now’ sign at a demonstration…
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Penny Arcade’s Village Preservation Oral History – Chronicles of the Queen of Downtown
…memory and memoir. Penny Arcade’s oral history is one of about 50 in our oral history collection. It includes a Preservation Pioneers collection consisting of oral histories with Jane Jacobs…
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Twelve Essential Reads About Greenwich Village and the East Village
…of local independent bookstores where you may be able to order these or other fine reading material. THE DEATH AND LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN CITIES by Jane Jacobs. Perhaps the…
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FutureCity: The Past, Present and Future of New York with Jason Haber
…Jason Haber will explore the perils and possibilities facing New York, and will inspire us to fulfill Jane Jacobs’ visions of a dynamic, supportive city. This event is fully accessible….
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Greenwich Village Historic District TheaterJam
…actor Kathleen Chalfant, James Scruggs’ “A Voluptuary Life,” and Peculiar Works’ “In Her Words: 2 Jane Jacobs,” and works from Cherry Lane Theatre, HB Studio, HERE, New Ohio Theater, and…
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The Devil’s Mile: The Rich, Gritty History of the Bowery
…for its future. Alice Sparberg Alexiou is a contributing editor at LILITH Magazine. Her books include Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary; The Flatiron: The New York Landmark and the Extraordinary City…
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Who Tells Your Story?: Women in Preservation
Who Tells Your Story?: Women in Preservation From the Daughters of the American Revolution to Jane Jacobs to preservationists today, women have long played a prominent role in preserving our…
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The Past and Future City with Stephanie Meeks, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
…to the 21st century. Join Stephanie to discuss how these tactics relate to the Village, and how figures like Jane Jacobs have shaped the movement. After the presentation, have Meeks…
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Neighborhood History
…Street, Individual Landmark Jefferson Market Library, Individual Landmark Jane Jacobs Oral History GVSHP Preservation Oral History Archives Related Issues: Provincetown Playhouse and Apartments PS 64 Back to Top Greenwich Village…
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Leticia Kent
…of an interview Kent was scheduled to conduct with Jane Jacobs and also covers the community’s opposition to the proposed Lower Manhattan Expressway, the creation of artists’ housing in the…
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Otis Kidwell Burger
…She rented a room to Jane Jacobs in the 1950’s, during which time she wrote “The Death and Life of Great American Cities,” and threw parties at her home attended…
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Elected Officials, Preservationists, Tenant Advocates Condemn Plan by Madison Realty Capital to Demolish Landmarked 1848 Greenwich Village Building for 244 ft. Tall Pied-a-Terre Tower for Super-Rich
…profits for their investors, and our community is not going to roll out the welcome mat for their blatant greed. Just as Robert Moses found out when Jane Jacobs led…
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How the Elevated Train and the Streetcar Both Began In Greenwich Village
…the New York School of artists and poets, the “new urbanism” pioneered by Jane Jacobs, among many other trailblazing firsts. Less closely associated with the Village, however, are radical and…
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Archive Exploration Made Easy On Our New Website
…Histories are organized chronologically, so our newest releases are easily found. Groundbreakers like Jane Jacobs, Merce Cunningham, David Amram, and dozens more can be found here. Each oral history has…
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11 landmarks of immigration in Greenwich Village
…Jane Jacobs, and Jack Kerouac, the White Horse was established as an Irish longshoremen’s bar in the 19th century, and gained fame in the late 19th and early 20th century as a…
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Testimonials
…government circles.” – Roberta Brandes Gratz, author of The Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs and former New York City Landmarks Commissioner…
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VILLAGE VOICES: A New Interactive Art and History Exhibit
…African-American talent and the first racially integrated nightclub in the U.S.), and Jane Jacobs, a journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics, and whose book…
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Matt Umanov: Guitar Hero, Sharing Musical Musings and Memories
…can find include Jane Jacobs, Rick Kelly, Mimi Sheraton, Ralph Lee, Fred Bass, Peter Ruta, Richard Meier, Merce Cunningham, David Amram, Verna Small, Marlis Mober, Jonas Mekas, Margot Gayle, Wolf…
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New Oral History: Playwright John Guare and 60 Years of Life In Greenwich Village
…East Village of the last half century, from Jane Jacobs to Jonas Mekas, Merce Cunningham to Margot Gayle, Chino Garcia to Penny Arcade. Read or Listen to John Guare’s Oral History HERE Check Out All 60+ Oral Histories HERE…
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Women’s History Month — Tell Us Who Means the Most to You!
…work do you most admire? Was it revolutionary urbanist and preservationist Jane Jacobs? Iconic photographer Berenice Abbott? Folk singer and activist Joan Baez? Playwright and civil rights leader Lorraine Hansberry?…
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Tootsie’s Step Detail, 555 Hudson Street
555 Hudson Street is the former home of Jane Jacobs, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here (watch the video of the unveiling here)….
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Tootsie’s, 555 Hudson Street
555 Hudson Street is the former home of Jane Jacobs, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here (watch the video of the unveiling here)….
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New Oral History: Playwright John Guare and 60 Years of Life In Greenwich Village
…East Village of the last half century, from Jane Jacobs to Jonas Mekas, Merce Cunningham to Margot Gayle, Chino Garcia to Penny Arcade. Read or Listen to John Guare’s Oral History HERE Check Out All 60+ Oral Histories HERE…
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Block of 551-567 Hudson Street (l. to r.)
This block includes both the White Horse Tavern and the former home of Jane Jacobs, 555 Hudson Street, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here…
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555-557 Hudson Street (l. to r.)
555 Hudson Street is the former home of Jane Jacobs, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here (watch the video of the unveiling here)….
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Explore Village Preservation’s New Website-Wide Search Function
…elements of our website quickly and easily and in one place. Want to see everything we have on Jane Jacobs? Search for information based upon an address? Explore African-American or…
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Happy Anniversary to Far West Village Landmark Victories!
…more and more of the old industrial buildings and row houses were being replaced with new glassy condos. As early as 1963, Jane Jacobs wrote to the chair of the…
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David Amram: Inspiring Musicians in the Village, and Throughout the World
…including Jane Jacobs, Merce Cunningham, Marlis Momber, Jonas Mekas, and so many more — read and listen to them all here. David once quipped, “One of the things I always liked…
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Thank You and Goodnight, Mrs. Maisel!
…Gaslight Cafe to polish her comedic skills. At one point in the first season, she even steals the stage at a rally held by Jane Jacobs in Washington Square Park…
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Charles Mingus Plaque Unveiling this Wednesday May 31 at 6pm with Musical Performances and Speakers — Register Now
…Wednesday May 31 plaque unveiling, CLICK HERE This is our 22nd plaque unveiling. Our program has honored and marked the homes of local figures from Jane Jacobs to James Baldwin…
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The Long Road To Our Landmarks Law
…his plans to connect Fifth Avenue with his planned Lower Manhattan Expressway through Washington Square Park. Jane Jacobs, one of the most widely known preservationists, famously fought for the pedestrianization…
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Join Us To Explore, Celebrate, and Advocate to Preserve Women’s History
…our neighborhoods of the last 25 years, from Jane Jacobs to Mimi Sheraton, Marlis Momber to Penny Arcade, and many more. Among our Women’s History Month programs: “Hotbed – the Secret Club that Sparked Modern Feminism”…
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555 Hudson Street Facade Detail
555 Hudson Street is the former home of Jane Jacobs, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here (watch the video of the unveiling here)….
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New Oral History: Shirley Wright and the Founding of the West Village Nursery School
…to our collection of over 60, with preservationists like Jane Jacobs and Margot Gayle; merchants like the Strand’s Fred Bass and Romana Raffetto of Raffetto’s; choreographers like Merce Cunningham; activists…
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New Oral History: East Village Photography Pioneer Alex Harsley
…to Alex’s oral history — CLICK HERE This latest oral history adds to our collection of over 60, with preservationists like Jane Jacobs and Margot Gayle; merchants like the Strand’s…
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New Oral History: Westbeth Artist Christina Maile
…Winter Show. CLICK HERE to watch the program This latest oral history adds to our collection of over 60, with preservationists like Jane Jacobs and Margot Gayle; merchants like the…
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Plaque Honoring Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and the Beats Unveiled
…former homes of Jane Jacobs, James Baldwin, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lorraine Hansberry, Frank Stella, Martha Graham, Frank O’Hara, and Elizabeth Blackwell; the headquarters of the NAACP and The Crisis Magazine; Julius’…
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Historic Plaque Unveiling Thursday, October 6 at 5:30 pm Honoring Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and the Beats — RSVP Today
…plaque unveiling on Thursday, October 6 — CLICK HERE Learn more about our historic plaque program, honoring figures from James Baldwin to Jane Jacobs, Jean-Michel Basquiat to Elizabeth Blackwell, here….
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VILLAGE VOICES II Launches September 18th
…racially integrated nightclub in the U.S.), and Jane Jacobs, a journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics, and whose book The Death and Life of Great…
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Book Talk – AGBANY: Capturing a Moment in the Historic Preservation Movement
…at the proposed demolition of Penn Station. This organization had noteworthy voices such as Mies Van Der Rohe and Jane Jacobs on their side. The group’s leadership also included post-modern…
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Plaque Unveiled at 70 Fifth Avenue Honoring Civil Rights History: Video and Photos
…honored figures from James Baldwin to Jane Jacobs; Lorraine Hansberry to LeRoi Jones; Anaïs Nin to Alex Haley; painter Jean-Michel Basquiat to “Picasso of Dance” Martha Graham (next door to…
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Speakers Announced for Tuesday 6 pm Plaque Unveiling at 70 Fifth Avenue Honoring the NAACP and Early 20th Century Social Justice Organizations
…Sip-In, our plaques have honored figures from James Baldwin to Jane Jacobs; Lorraine Hansberry to LeRoi Jones; Anaïs Nin to Alex Haley; painter Jean-Michel Basquiat to “Picasso of Dance” Martha…
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Continuing Education Spring Sessions Begin May 17 — Limited Space Still Available
…and history of our neighborhoods and New York City; how preservation and development are regulated and determined; what forces shape housing and urban renewal; how activists like Jane Jacobs remade…
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Plaque Unveiling Tuesday May 10 at 70 Fifth Avenue, Former NAACP Headquarters and Center for Social Justice Activism
…our plaques have honored figures from James Baldwin to Jane Jacobs; Lorraine Hansberry to LeRoi Jones; Anaïs Nin to Alex Haley; painter Jean-Michel Basquiat to “Picasso of Dance” Martha Graham…
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New Oral History: Calvin Trillin and More than a Half Century in Greenwich Village
…preservationists, artists, writers, activists, business owners, and other impactful figures of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo since the mid-1990s. These include Jane Jacobs, Chino Garcia, Penny Arcade, David…
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555 Hudson Street
555 Hudson Street is the former home of Jane Jacobs, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here (watch the video of the unveiling here)….
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555 Hudson Street (3)
555 Hudson Street is the former home of Jane Jacobs, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here (watch the video of the unveiling here)….
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Roy Lichtenstein Plaque Unveiling
…is our 23nd plaque unveiling. Our program has honored and marked the homes of local figures from Jane Jacobs to James Baldwin and Jean-Michel Basquiat; Allen Ginsberg to Charles Mingus;…
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Plaque Unveiled for 128 East 13th Street with Frank Stella and the Whitney Museum
…to learn more about all our historic plaques, marking sites that housed great figures including James Baldwin, Jane Jacobs, Lorraine Hansberry, Martha Graham, LeRoi and Hettie Jones, and many more….
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David Amram: Artist, Composer, and Beloved Villager
…is one of more than sixty we’ve conducted over the years with leading activists, artists, preservationists, and business and community leaders from our neighborhoods, including Jane Jacobs, Merce Cunningham, Marlis…
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Oral History Highlight: Colette Smith Douglas
…can find include Jane Jacobs, Rick Kelly, Mimi Sheraton, Ralph Lee, Fred Bass, Peter Ruta, Richard Meier, Merce Cunningham, Matt Umanov, David Amram, Verna Small, Marlis Mober, Jonas Mekas, Margot…
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New Oral History: Ayo Harrington and the Struggles for Civil Rights, Urban Homesteading, Community Gardens, and Educational Equality
…artists, activists, preservationists, business owners, and community leaders of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, including Jane Jacobs, Merce Cunningham, Marlis Momber, Jonas Mekas, and Chino Garcia, among many…
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Oral History: Ayo Harrington’s East Village
…histories we’ve conducted which you can find in our collection, with prominent preservationists, activists, planners, artists, community, and business leaders. Some others you can find include Jane Jacobs, Rick Kelly,…
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555 Hudson Street Step Detail
555 Hudson Street is the former home of Jane Jacobs, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here (watch the video of the unveiling here)….
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New Oral History: Calvin Trillin and More than a Half Century in Greenwich Village
…preservationists, artists, writers, activists, business owners, and other impactful figures of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo since the mid-1990s. These include Jane Jacobs, Chino Garcia, Penny Arcade, David…
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New Oral History: Playwright Barbara Kahn Brings Neighborhood History to Life
…architecture, the arts, activism, small business, and civic life. Prior subjects include Jane Jacobs, Merce Cunningham, Marlis Momber, Jonas Mekas, and so many more. Explore All Our Oral Histories HERE…
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555 Hudson Street (2)
555 Hudson Street is the former home of Jane Jacobs, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here (watch the video of the unveiling here)….
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New Historic Image Collection Documents Change and Continuity in the West Village
…to huge changes like the demolition of the Women’s House of Detention, as well as familiar landmarks like the White Horse Tavern, Jane Jacobs’ house (555 Hudson Street), 233-37 Bleecker…
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555 Hudson Street From Interior
555 Hudson Street is the former home of Jane Jacobs, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here (watch the video of the unveiling here)….
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The Linda Yowell Image Collection: Capturing the West Village’s Charm and Evolution Over the Decades
…and the Historic House Trust of New York City. This iconic stretch of Hudson Street features both the renowned White Horse Tavern (No. 567) and the former home of Jane…
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555 Hudson Street Door Detail
555 Hudson Street is the former home of Jane Jacobs, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here (watch the video of the unveiling here)….
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555 Hudson Street Open Door Detail
555 Hudson Street is the former home of Jane Jacobs, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here (watch the video of the unveiling here)….
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555 Hudson Street Tootsie’s Storefront
555 Hudson Street is the former home of Jane Jacobs, where in 2020 Village Preservation placed a plaque honoring her time here (watch the video of the unveiling here)….
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Before the duel: Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton’s NYC haunts
…because they were developed in rapid succession once Burr, in cooperation with John Jacob Astor, prepared the land for development. The Bayard House, north of Jane Street The real Bayard…
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Celebrating Even More Women Artists #SouthOfUnionSquare
…Union Square. Jo Baer, Glass Slippers, 1960, Gouache and pencil on paper (recto); Pencil on paper (verso). Courtesy MoMA. Jane Freilicher For nearly four decades beginning in 1965, Jane Frielicher…
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Annual Meeting and Village Awards
…Award: 64 Jane Street; Greenwich Village Singers; Jane Street Garden; Miriam Lee; The White Horse Tavern. 2005: Abingdon Square Park Restoration; Biography Bookshop; Keith Crandell (presented in memoriam); Knickerbocker Bar…
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Titanic Connections
…American Seamen’s Friend Society Sailors’ Home and Institute (now the Jane Hotel). Source: Real Estate Record & Guide, July 13, 1907 via LPC Designation Report copy. Jane Hotel before renovation…
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49-51 Fifth Avenue: Trailblazing History Behind a Genteel Facade
…Village Preservation’s own “Greenwich Village Stories.” Jane Freilicher. Photo courtesy of Hamptons Art Hub. Jane Freilicher, Twelfth Street and Beyond, 1976, oil on linen, 50 by 60 inches (courtesy Tibor…
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POPS goes the Village!
…these spaces. 99 Jane Street 99 Jane St. Photo courtesy of Kayden et al. 99 Jane St. is a market rate development in the Far West Village just south of…
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Theater for The New City: 2018 Village Awardee
…the upscale Jane Hotel, back then it was a seaman’s hotel in a run-down area by the piers (read about the Jane Hotel’s Titanic connections here). TNC helped revitalize the area, and…
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