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Iron in the Sky
28 July 2011 3:06 PM | 3 CommentsOne facet of the streetscapes that we encounter each day but may not give much...
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A Sad Farewell to Joe’s Dairy:
After 60 years, Joe’s Dairy, a small South Village institution specializing in fresh mozzarella (plain, salted, and smoked) will cl -
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The Backstory on Backhouses: One of the many wonderful things about our neighborhoods is the seemingly limitless possibility for surprises. Though small in scale a From the ‘Off the Grid’ Archives
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Mad Men’s Village People
05 April 2013 4:41 PM | No CommentsThis Sunday, the Season 6 premiere of Mad Men will transport us back to late...
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Vinyl in the Village
Posted on February 28, 2013 | 1 CommentOn Monday evening, GVSHP and the New School for Public Engagement hosted a film screening,... -
Welcome to NYC, Dylan Thomas
Posted on February 20, 2013 | No CommentsOn this day in 1950, the Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas arrived in New... -
Children’s Education by GVSHP
Posted on February 12, 2013 | No CommentsDid you know that since 1991, the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation has offered... -
Happy Birthday Abraham Lincoln!
Posted on February 12, 2013 | 1 CommentOn this day in 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Serving as the... -
Radical History in the East Village
Posted on February 4, 2013 | 2 CommentsTomorrow evening GVSHP will be holding a special event at one of the East Village’s... -
Grand Central Grandeur, in the Village
Posted on January 31, 2013 | 3 CommentsTomorrow, February 1, Grand Central Terminal will celebrate its Centennial. A year-long celebration of events... -
My Mom and Pop: 9th Street Bakery
Posted on January 21, 2013 | 2 CommentsOn Friday, EV Grieve broke the news that 9th Street Bakery would be closing after... -
Before the 21 Club: Greenwich Village Speakeasies
Posted on January 16, 2013 | No CommentsOn this day, January 16, in 1919, Prohibition took effect, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or... -
In Memoriam: Ada Louise Huxtable
Posted on January 8, 2013 | No CommentsYesterday, legendary architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable died at the age of 91 at Memorial... -
Newest Library Acquisition
Posted on January 4, 2013 | 2 CommentsOver the summer we told you about the 1959 Greenwich Village Guide book published under...
