7/13 | 7/20 East Village Historic District Walking Tour
Photo: DNAinfo Grab a coffee and a bagel and join Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation’s Director of Preservation & Research, Elizabeth Finkelstein, for a breakfast walk around the...
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GVSHP Launches “Save the South Village” Video Campaign
Jay DiLorenzo (center), President of the Preservation League of NY State with Andrew Berman (left), GVSHP’s Executive Director, in front of the demolished 1861 row house at 178 Bleecker St. Courtesy...
View ArticleDrugs, Booze and Rock & Roll: Get Crazy and the East Village music scene in...
Still from the film of Get Crazy (Photo Courtesy of Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation) Reel Rockers: Come Get Crazy in the East Village, an event sponsored by the Greenwich Village...
View ArticleHistoric House from Men in Black May Face Wrecking Ball
Anyone who grew up in the ’90s (or earlier) will be sad to learn that the house on 54 MacDougal Street, in SoHo, might soon face the wrecking ball. The house’s address may not ring a bell, but its role...
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History of NYC Streets: The Battle Between Jones & Great Jones Streets
Looking at a map of the East and West Village around Washington Square Park, the name “Jones” seems to jump out more than once. There’s Jones Street, a single block that links Bleecker and West 4th...
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The East Village Historic Libraries Tour: Mulberry Branch, Bond Branch,...
New York Free Circulating Library Bond Street Branch at 36 Bond Street. Source: NYPL. While the iconic Jefferson Market Library in the West Village is the most well known to preservationists, many...
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Untapped Mailbag: What’s the Difference Between City, State and National...
Recently, Untapped Cities reader Rachel Potter submitted the following preservation query to our mailbag: I have a question about landmark preservation rules – recently I saw the article about the ‘64...
View ArticleFun Maps: Greenwich Village Society Historic Photo Archive Covers Three NYC...
Fans of OldNYC will be excited to see another historical photo mapping tool. The Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation (GVSHP) has released its historic photo archive. Though it...
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The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Webster Hall
Today’s exterior. Image via flickr by Emilio Guerra Webster Hall, located in Manhattan’s East Village, is today known, more or less, as a concert venue for young New Yorkers. But this concert hall has...
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The Top 10 Secrets of the Washington Square Arch in NYC
We previously brought you the hidden history of Washington Square Park, but now get a closer look at one of the park’s and city’s most famous monuments: the Washington Square Arch. Standing at the...
View ArticleGVSHP Launches “Save the South Village” Video Campaign
The Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation launches its "Save the South Village" video campaign to urge city leaders to make the South Village a historical landmark. Read More
View ArticleDrugs, Booze and Rock & Roll: Get Crazy and the East Village music scene in...
The film Get Crazy gives a snapshot of the East Village counterculture era of the late 60s, the best rock n' roll and new wave that formed a generation. Read More
View ArticleHistoric House from Men in Black May Face Wrecking Ball
A historic house on MacDougal Street faces demolition as part of the Hudson Square Rezoning project; the house was featured in the 1997 film, Men in Black. Read More
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History of NYC Streets: The Battle Between Jones & Great Jones Streets
There were two Jones Streets in NYC before one man one-upped the other and called his "Great Jones." Great Jones later became a site of gangster battles and drug overdoses. Read More
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5 Historic East Village Libraries in NYC: Mulberry Branch, Bond Branch,...
While the iconic Jefferson Market Library is the most well known to preservationists, many former libraries in the East Village also have a rich history. Read More
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Untapped Mailbag: What’s the Difference Between City, State and National...
An Untapped reader asks what's the difference between landmark laws at city, state and national level, and what will happen to the '64 World's Fair buildings Read More
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Fun Maps: Greenwich Village Society Historic Photo Archive Covers Three NYC...
The Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation (GVSHP) has released its historic photo archive, a growing collection of vintage NYC photos. Read More
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The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Webster Hall
Since 1887, Webster Hall has one of NYC's oldest performance venues. Take a look at these top 10 secrets for some insight into its wonderfully colorful history. Read More
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The Top 10 Secrets of the Washington Square Arch in NYC
NYC's Washington Square Park has one of the city's most recognizable monuments: the Washington Arch. Learn more about this historic arch with our 10 secrets. Read More
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Historic Plaque Marks the NYC Home of Playwright Lorraine Hansberry
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation honors playwright Lorraine Hansberry with a historic plaque on her NYC home in Greenwich Village. Read More
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