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Washington National Cathedral awarded $100,000 by Partners in Preservation
Immense, powerful, sublime, tranquil… these are the words which propagate within each person as they step into the Washington National
The Abandoned Ellis Island South Side Hospitals [Photos]
The well-known autopsy amphitheater, with an 8-cadaver refrigerator (in the slideshow below). Photo by Clara Ward. The abandoned
2012 Partners in Preservation Winners
Thanks to your readership and voting, four winners have been selected in the 2012 Partners in Preservation popular vote. Check
The Monumental Doors of the Brooklyn Public Library
Olmstead and Vaux’s 1865 proposal for Prospect Park in south central Brooklyn provided a cultural community anchor for the
Weeksville Heritage Center: one of NYC’s first free black pre-Civil War communities
Weeksville Heritage Center is a vibrant space nestled in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. Upon entry, one is greeted by
Partners in Preservation: The Apollo Theater
View of the auditorium from the balcony. The Apollo Theater opened on December 15, 1913 as Hurtig & Seamon’s
The C-47 Skytrain, A World War II Plane at Floyd Bennett Field
Opened in 1931, Floyd Bennett Field briefly served as New York City’s first municipal airport before its conversion to
Tiffany Stained Glass at the Brown Memorial Baptist Church
The landmark neighborhood of Clinton Hill, designated in 1984, is the proud home to some of the most remarkable late
The Brilliance of East Flatbush: Erasmus Hall
Nestled in the middle of Brooklyn lies one of New York’s most precious yet unrecognized treasures — Erasmus Hall. Arguably
Partners in Preservation: Congregation Beth Elohim
Every day so far on the Partners in Preservation initiative, I’ve looked at the public voting and thought, Congregation
Partners in Preservation: Jefferson Market Library
The Jefferson Market Library, formerly the Jefferson Market Courthouse has been a staple of Greenwich Village since 1874. After a
Celebrating 100 Years of the Helen Hayes Theatre
Once appropriately known as the Little Theatre, the Helen Hayes Theatre is the smallest Broadway theatre with just over 600