…ready! Archival images from the Urban Archive’s “My Archive” page, including images from GVSHP’s Historic Image Archive What is Urban Archive’s “My Archive”? Dig into your family archives and join…
Read MoreNorthern end of the Bowery where it splits to 4th and 3rd Avenues, from the GVSHP Historic Image Archive, NY Bound Bookshop Collection The Bowery is Manhattan’s oldest street, predating…
Read MoreNews clippings and historic images from the new Evelyn G. Hayes Collections We have some wonderful new additions to our Preservation History Archive and Historic Image Archive to share from…
Read MoreWhen Architecture Could Fashion a Nation: A Lecture on the Architecture of McKim, Mead & White by Professor Mosette Broderick As America matured in the mid 19th century, the architectural…
Read MoreEdward LaGrassa was an architecture student in 1969 when he took these photos of cast iron buildings and structures, largely in SoHo and Tribeca, as well as in Harlem and…
Read More…in March and get a little rowdy, punching each other over the hearts of jill hares. Thus the Irish expression, mad as a march hare; as in, you’d have to…
Read More…in that search. For example, a search for the word “arch” will yield all our photos of the Washington Square Arch, which you can find here. Also, if you love…
Read More…Archives at NYU, along with donated papers to be found at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research). Thus, digitizing files from that legal archive would be a separate, worthwhile project!…
Read More…the 1960s Vandercook Letterpress that lies within belong to Archie Archambault, who was drawn to the arduous process of letterpress printing during a course in college, and who was then…
Read More…the twin towers make frequent appearances in our Historic Image Archive. While the archive contains many images of the destruction of the World Trade Center, the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist…
Read More…Arch Wrapped by Artist Francis Hines. From the Village Preservation Image Archives.1980. Teller. Eldridge Street Garden with Mr. Purple, 213-215 Eldridge Street. From the Village Preservation Image Archives. circa 1980….
Read MorePreservation History Archive This archive contains printed materials from organizations and individuals involved in historic preservation and other local community efforts, particularly those connected to Greenwich Village, the East Village,…
Read More…Street and 3rd Ave. Improved Search Function The image archive search function is available on our main collections, images, and map pages. You can type any name or address into…
Read More…The Washington Square Arch ca. 1905 — the Washington Sculptures flanking the archway were not completed until 1916 and 1918. The temporary arch, created with wood and plaster, proved to…
Read More…recently, an art gallery was added on East 1st Street. La Mama’s Archive The La MaMa Archive, overflowing Established in the early 1970s, La MaMa Archives collects, preserves, and exhibits…
Read More…Square Arch was dedicated. The above image shows what the arch looked like that year. Designed by Stanford White of McKim, Meade & White, the arch has become one of…
Read MoreAda Louise Huxtable (March 14, 1921 – January 7, 2013) loved architecture, New York and its neighborhoods, preservation, and the gifts to society that built environments shape. It is this…
Read More…GVSHP Image Archive. Ca. 2003 Stop 4: The five-story building at 53-61 Gansevoort Street dates to 1887 and was designed by architect Joseph M. Dunn (who was responsible for many…
Read More…regarding architecture of the second half of the 20th century. Huxtable, who became the New York Times’ first full-time architecture critic in 1963, had the uncanny ability and excellent foresight to…
Read MoreWashington Square Arch in Washington Square Park The Washington Square Arch in Washington Square Park is in some ways the heart of the Village. The white marble structure was designed…
Read More…us for a panel discussion about Roth’s architecture, work, life, archive, and legacy. Andrew Dolkart is a professor of Historic Preservation at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning…
Read More…or peruse the archive before attending our Annual Meeting and Village Awards, time spent with these archives will further one’s insight into the impact the architecture and history of The…
Read More…however, is a remarkable and unrivaled ensemble of architectural works designed by one of 19th century America’s greatest architects, whose family roots were deep in this neighborhood and spent much…
Read More…ago. Equally popular has been the accompanying, in-depth report on the East Village by architectural historian Francis Morrone entitled, “A History of the East Village and its Architecture” and you…
Read More…Tuesday, March 5 at 6 pm The Peculiar Story of Doesticks and the Fortunetellers, Thursday, March 7 at 6 pm Black History in Greenwich Village: Session 4 — Evolution of…
Read More…through a little makeover this summer, and we’ve got Greenwich Village-based design firm Archigrafika to thank for it. Archigrafika was founded in 2009 by Pratt Institute graduate (and now professor)…
Read MoreEvery month has an “Ides,” but only the month of March is known for it. The Romans did not number days of a month from the first to the last…
Read More…Square Park, photograph by Ruth E. Cushman. Both images are from Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive. One of Greenwich Village’s most recognizable views is that of the Washington Square Arch,…
Read More…here. Black History in Greenwich Village: Session 3 – Civil Rights, Women’s Suffrage, and the Great Migration 1870 – 1950 Monday, March 4, 2024 6 pm Zoom webinar Free Pre-registration required…
Read MoreImage via Missy S. This post is part of the Looking Up series, which explores the unique architectural and historical stories that can be discovered when we raise our…
Read MoreGood news, all Off the Grid-ers: we’ve made it to March! In addition to marking the near-end of winter, March is the month for two important celebrations – Irish Heritage…
Read MoreRichard Morris Hunt, in a portrait by John Singer Sargent. Today we take for granted that every building has an architect behind it. You need an architect to create a…
Read More…Peter, Paul, and Mary (l.) and Odetta (r.) performing at the March Perhaps less immediately apparent, the chief organizer of the March on Washington, Bayard Rustin, also had deep Greenwich…
Read More…manifests in the area’s powerful architecture. German-born and second-generation German architects designed many of the loft buildings which give this area its unique sense of place. These lofts have stood…
Read Morewith Francis Morrone Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 6:00pm The Greek War of Independence, which began on March 25, 1821 and is celebrated each year throughout Greece and the Greek…
Read More…archives, and libraries in an easy-to-use resource built for discovery. Since 2017, Village Preservation has partnered with Urban Archive to increase access to our image archives and resources, recreate historic…
Read More…least a portion of the buildings on my route, disguising or distracting from their architectural details. In order to best imitate the designation photos, I tried to align the architectural…
Read More…particular passion of hers. Access the Evelyn G. Haynes Archive of our Preservation History Archive HERE It’s the latest addition to our growing Preservation History Archive. Access our full Preservation…
Read More…for purchase with proceeds benefitting GVSHP. Explore all the images on our archive here or by map here. The archive is filled with other fascinating stories — explore a family’s view of…
Read More…Village Preservation, let us know! Email Sam Moskowitz to ask about adding your photos to Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive. Prints from the archive are also available for purchase here….
Read More…six so-called ‘Arch Conspirators’ then spread out blankets, hung Chinese lanterns, tied red balloons to the arch’s parapet, sipped tea, shot off cap pistols, and conversed until dawn.” “Arch Conspirators”…
Read More…Historic Image Archive. Nathan’s Famous was founded by Polish immigrant Nathan Handwerker in 1916. The original still stands in Coney Island on the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues. Since…
Read More…the City of New York’s Collections Portal, and the LaGuardia and Wagner Archive all have extensive photography collections. While it is tempting to search using the street number and address, we have…
Read More…There are plenty of other resources out there for finding out more about the architecture of your building. If this search tips here are not leading you in the right…
Read More…the streets. So they targeted what then, as now, was the symbol of Greenwich Village itself – Washington Square Arch. While New Yorkers were not allowed to climb to the…
Read More…photos, Village Preservation maintains a large archive of many historic neighborhood images from a variety of different photographers and historic sources. Visit our online archive to browse all of Carole’s…
Read MoreIt’s disappointing but hardly surprising — NYU destroying a small but important piece of the Village’s architectural heritage and character. What is puzzling, however, is how utterly unnecessary the destruction…
Read MoreAnthology Film Archives is an international center dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of film and video, with a particular focus on independent, experimental, and avant-garde cinema. GVSHP is…
Read More…the above research, Professor Broderick is the Director of the London MA Programme in Historical and Sustainable Architecture, as well as the Director of the Urban Design and Architecture Studies program. Click here…
Read More…Evolution of Arts, Culture, Activism and The Fight for Civil Rights 1950 – 2020: Monday, March 11 at 6 pm via Zoom Patchin Place: History and Literary Connections: Monday, March…
Read More“Arch Conspirators” by John Sloan. Courtesy of NYU’s Bobst Library. Ninety-six years ago today a group of artists gathered at the top of the Washington Square Arch. Poet Gertrude Drick,…
Read MoreStonewall50: A Drag March Storyslam: Tales of Glamour and Resistance! This year is the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riot, and the 25th Anniversary of Drag March, which was founded…
Read More…historic district, such as 74-76 8th Avenue, are a little harder for the average person to research. Although GVSHP plans on eventually putting all our research online, if you want…
Read More…links to online directories, photo archives, maps, and more from city, state, library, educational, and other organizations — including our own — all for your research endeavors. “Knowledge is power…
Read More…the Grid often features images from GVSHP’s Preservation Archive and Oral History Project. The image archive includes approximately 300 images from ten different collections that document the architecture, cultural history,…
Read More…the 1960s to our Historic Image Archive here. 9-29 Vandam Street Ca. 1971 from the Evelyn Haynes Collection of the Village Preservation Historic Image Archive Much of this archival material…
Read More…looking for about what you’re looking for can be, well, a little challenging. It just got a lot easier. With our new website-wide search function, you can search through all…
Read MoreArch Conspirators Centennial Celebration One hundred years ago this month, a group of Greenwich Villagers felt so alienated by the developments in the city, country, and world around them they…
Read More…archive itself, where she’ll take the opportunity to show off her favorite items, both in their current home in the archive and in archival footage of some of La MaMa’s…
Read MoreWest 14th Street has a multi-layered history, preserved in its architecture, which reflects the development of the surrounding area as well as New York City itself. West 14th Street is…
Read More…by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and as a result the neighborhood’s historic architecture can still be appreciated today. Walking through this historic neighborhood, one finds a wide array of beautifully…
Read MoreWhen it comes to modern urban design and planning, perhaps no name figures more prominently than that of Le Corbusier. A Swiss born French architect, he was one of the…
Read More…issued permits for construction, you may be wondering how we conducted our research. New York City has a bevy of resources for building research, and we used them all: If…
Read More…streetscapes is the “ghost sign,” of which Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive contains a record of many. Ghost signs are the faded, hand-painted advertising signs found on historic buildings, usually…
Read MoreThe Hunt: East Village Urban Archive Scavenger Hunt Urban Archive is a location-based mobile platform that holds multiple digital collections, including VP’s Historic Image Archive. The app is built for…
Read More…more recent photo More important to GVSHP’s mission and history is renowned architecture critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Ada Louise Huxtable, who would have celebrated her 94th birthday March 14th…
Read More…led by Merchant’s House board member and expert Anthony Bellov. Bellov will delve into little-known or rarely noticed fine points of the architecture of the 1832 brick-and-marble rowhouse, an exterior…
Read More…ornamentation despite the profit-driven utilitarian nature of these buildings. As the eclectic Queen Anne style of architecture surged in popularity in the design of freestanding private residences, tenement architects began…
Read More…Image Archive collection, “Pandemic and Protest, 2020-2022: the Marjorie Zien Collection” — CLICK HERE This latest addition brings to 64 the number of collections in our archive, and up to…
Read More…The Brant Foundation and Gluckman Tang Architects will receive a Village Award on June 12th for meticulously and thoughtfully renovating a historic building, and bringing a new public arts-oriented purpose…
Read MoreImmigrant Heritage Day East Village Walking Tour with the Urban Archive App On April 17, 1907, more immigrants entered the U.S. through Ellis Island than any other day in history….
Read MoreFirst Presbyterian Church in winter. New York Bound Collection, GVSHP archive, undated. This image from the GVSHP Archive features an idyllic view of people gathering on the sidewalk outside of…
Read More…leading international authority of classical architecture, and as both architect and renowned educator of design, in this book he showcases 20 glorious architectural landmarks across New York City This book…
Read More…upon in his 1923 book Vers une architecture (Toward an Architecture), where he laid out his ‘Five Points of Architecture.’ Pilotis – slim columns to support the building. Free design…
Read More…Mattachine Society of New York’s papers from 1951-1976 have been archived and are readily available for public research. Many of these papers are digitized and give the casual researcher insight…
Read MoreThe Archaeology of Home: A Book Talk by Katharine Grieder In The Archaeology of Home, Katharine Greider tells the story of a single place on earth, tracing its evolution from…
Read MoreArchitect and Innovator James Polshek in Discussion: a Village Preservation Oral History “Architecture is a healing art. Very much in the same way that medicine is a healing art at…
Read MoreAthens in Manhattan: The Role of Greek Revival Architecture in Early New York City Walking Tour & Garden Reception at the Merchant’s House Museum America turns two hundred forty-two this…
Read More…and architectural history, lacks significant landmark protections east of Second Avenue. Village Preservation has long been working toward greater protection for this storied sprawling neighborhood. Prior to the designation of…
Read MoreWe are proud to share with the public the first installment of the online archives of the Village Independent Democrats (VID), donated to Village Preservation in 2023. We have painstakingly…
Read More…preservationists calling for an archeological review for the former cemetery at Mary Help of Christians site. A Roman Catholic Church formerly located at 440 E. 12th St., Mary Help of…
Read More…to custom finishing treatments, EverGreene Architectural Arts creates and preserves art in architectural settings. Past projects in Lower Manhattan include: Church of the Ascension, Eldridge Street Synagogue, and the NYU…
Read More…architectural history that is still intact today. Village Preservation is currently surveying this neighborhood to better understand its architectural resources and character. Join Elizabeth Finkelstein, Village Preservation Director of Preservation…
Read MoreBetween Two Villages: A Walking Tour of NoHo with Architectural Historian Matt Postal Tickets: $10 Village Preservation members; $15 all others Join architectural historian Matt Postal as you explore NoHo,…
Read More…all standing directly across from Tompkins Square Park. And while it may be one of the city’s smallest such districts, it’s certainly not lacking in architectural charms and history that…
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Edward LaGrassa was an architecture student in 1969 when he took these photos of cast iron buildings and structures, largely in SoHo and Tribeca, as well as in Harlem and…
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Read MoreIn celebration of Valentine’s Day today, we thought we would tip our hats to some of our neighborhood’s architectural cherubs. Happy Valentine’s Day. There’s a wonderfully rich supply of them…
Read More…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…
Read More…scores of historic buildings. Today, Susan is a frequent lecturer and consultant on history, research, and historic preservation issues. Her images of early 19th century architecture feel resonant today, but…
Read MoreVillage Preservation continues its research on the unprotected and potentially endangered buildings in our area, particularly the section of Greenwich Village and the East Village south of Union Square we have proposed for…
Read More…W. McDarrah images to our image archive, many of which highlight our mission of preserving and honoring our cultural and architectural history. A few of my select favorites are below-…
Read MoreDocumenting, Celebrating, & Preserving the History & Architecture of the East Village – 6th Street, Avenues B & C and Beyond Learn about Village Preservation’s effort to raise awareness and…
Read MoreVillage Preservation’s Historic Image Archive contains over 4,600 images spanning the late 18th through the early 21st centuries. They center on our neighborhoods of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and…
Read More…latest additions to our Historic Image Archive — CLICK HERE View our entire Historic Image Archive — CLICK HERE If you have images you would like to donate, contact info@gvshp.org….
Read More…upon in his 1923 book Vers une architecture (Toward an Architecture), where he laid out his ‘Five Points of Architecture.’ Pilotis – slim columns to support the building. Free design…
Read MoreDigging Greenwich Village: A Lecture on Urban Archaeology with Diana di Zerega Wall Archaeologists who excavate in and under modern cities face unique challenges, including the techniques that they use…
Read MoreThis Monday, March 11, is the deadline for nominations for the 2024 Village Awards! Want to see one of your favorite local businesses, community groups or leaders, institutions, public spaces,…
Read MorePolice officer with a motorcycle in front of Washington Square Arch, mid-1950s. We recently added a new collection, the Jean Polacheck Collection, to our historic image archive. This collection dates…
Read More…we thought we’d take a look at our historic image archive to see some of the dearly departed buildings whose memory at least we have been able to preserve. Demolition…
Read MoreSouth Village Walking Tour: Architecture and Italian Culture The South Village, south of Washington Square Park, is what many people picture when they think of Greenwich Village. Much of the…
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