It’s difficult to imagine New York as the city we love and know without its famous skyline and infrastructure. Landmark West invites New Yorkers to its upcoming event called “Loveable New York: Buildings c. 1830-1930” on October 2nd at SPACED: Gallery of Architecture at 542 West 110th Street from 5-8 PM.
The free event will feature an exhibition of prints, photographs, and paintings of New York buildings from 1830-1930. Some of these buildings may be recognizable to some because these structures still stand today. That’s because almost half of them are officially landmarked.
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Take a virtual trip down memory lane with these famous buildings such as: Trinity Church (1836) in Wall Street, the Upper West Side’s own Dakota Building (1884), the Chrystler Building (1930) in Midtown. Monuments such as Grant’s Tomb (1897) in Morningside Heights and the Maine Monument (1913) located at Columbus Circle will also be included.
Grant’s Tomb, issued in 1897. c/o New York Public Library
Former Dakota resident John Lennon’s print will also be among the vintage photographs and maps. Audiences can also expect to see works from architectural printmakers Armin Landeck, Anton Schultz, Mark Freeman, and Joseph Pennell; Edward Chrystie, modern artists such as David Macaulay, Richard Haas, and Michael Kirk. Photographer Bernice Abbott’s work will also be in the exhibit.
A portion of the exhibit sales will be donated by SPACED gallery to support Landmark West. This award-winning non-profit organization works to achieve landmark status for individual building and historic districts on the Upper West Side (such as James Baldwin’s apartment last week). Their mission is to protect these historical structures from insensitive change and demolition. Since 1985, Landmark West has been proud stewards of over 3,200 designated architectural and cultural landmarks.
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