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Campaign to Save the Long Island City Clocktower from Demolition
The Long Island City Clocktower building, also known as the Bank of Manhattan building, is under threat of demolition following
The Frick Collection’s Expansion Would Replace Landmarked Pavilion and Viewing Garden
Last June, The Frick Collection announced its plans to build a new six-story addition to its 1913 building that
Architect James Polshek Reflects on His Life and Buildings from Brooklyn Museum to Rose Center
Architect James Polshek has written his memoir, Build/Memory (Monacelli Press), with all the substance, drive, and élan that made
The Many Lives of NYC’s Historic Prince George Hotel, Now Affordable Housing for the Homeless
There aren’t many buildings left in New York like The Prince George that have maintained their luxurious historical roots
Fun Maps: Struggles for Preservation in NYC
From the recently demolished Pan Am Terminal at JFK to the current fight to save the storied Rizzoli Bookstore in
The Uncertain Fate of a Picasso Tapestry at the Four Seasons Restaurant in NYC
After it was announced last week that Picasso’s tapestry, “Le Tricorne,” was going to be evicted from its home
A Look Inside the Beautiful Rizzoli Bookstore on 57th Street, Sign the Petition to Save it from Demolition
After nearly 30 years at its current location, Rizzoli is threatened with eviction once again. The Rizzoli Publishing House, which
Former St. Vincent’s Hospital Building in Greenwich Village to Become Medical Facility Again
In our roundup of nautically-influenced architecture in New York City, the O’Toole Medical Services Building of St. Vincent’
Untapped Mailbag: What’s the Difference Between City, State and National Landmark Status?
Pan Am Worldport in October 2013 Recently, Untapped New York reader Rachel Potter submitted the following preservation query to our
Exclusive Untapped Cities Tour of the Woolworth Building: January 22, 2014
For more than half its life, Lower Manhattan’s iconic Woolworth Building has been off-limits to all but the
What’s at Stake for American Mill Towns like Covington, VA When the Local Economy Doesn’t Change with the Times?
Typical mid-century homes in Covington, Virginia What is a “mill town“? A town near the type of old-fashioned
Untapped Mailbag: Is this Gaslight Lamppost in Murray Hill, NYC Original?
An Untapped reader left us a comment on our piece about the last 19th century gaslight lamppost in the city,