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From The Barbary Coast to Jackson Square, An Historic Neighborhood Transformed
Jackson Square buildings built circa 1855. Moving through any big city can feel like a test of the will. San
The Manhattan Waterfront Greenway Part II: The East River
Welcome back to Part II of Benjamin Waldman’s walk around the island of Manhattan. Yesterday we explored the Waterfront
An Inside Look at Rome’s Villa Medici
The Villa Medici is the home of the Académie de France in Rome founded under Louis XIV and moved to
Inside the Upper East Side Member’s Only Cosmopolitan Club
The first thing you notice about the Cosmopolitan Club (aka Cos Club) is that it looks like no other building
Remnants of When Horses Roamed the City
St. Nicholas Place and West 155th St. Until the 1910s, horses outnumbered automobiles in New York City. Today, outside of
Morgantown: In The Shadow Of Industry
Swallow Café and other businesses on Bogart Street How does a sparsely inhabited industrial zone become one of New York
A Critical Look at Central Park’s Design
On June 18th, Landmark WEST! hosted one of its annual summer tours with Andrew Dolkart, professor of Historic Preservation at
Unexpected Architecture: Gustave Eiffel in La Paz
La Paz, Bolivia: a city full of juxtapositions. Aymara women with bowler hats and colorful aguayos on their backs cross
Follow the Red Brick Road: San Francisco’s Underground Water Supply
They might catch your eye as you hike up the hills near Dolores Park, walk through the Richmond fog, or
Marx Brothers Place: A Block’s Plea for Preservation
179 East 93rd Street – the childhood home of the Marx Brothers East 93rd Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues, is
Behind the Scenes at the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
There are those moments which form the core of your urban memory. For some, they serve as reminders of why
From Forge to Skyscraper: the story of 120 Park Avenue
120 Park advertises itself as “Spectacular Views, Extraordinary Location, Extraordinary Opportunities.” This “extraordinary location” is a post-modern skyscraper located at