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Oscars, Opera and Orson Welles at Onyx Court
25 April 2012 8:00 AM | No CommentsWe always thought the building at 193 Second Avenue at the corner of 12th...
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What NYU Doesn’t Want You to Know About Faculty Housing at Washington Square Village:
NYU’s massive, out-of-scale plan to construct 2 million square feet of new buildings within the Washington Square Village and Silver -
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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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If These Walls Could Talk: Merchant’s House Museum Edition
21 September 2011 2:25 PM | No CommentsAs our program schedule attests, we here at GVSHP love a good renovation story. So...
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Astor Place: Then and Now
Posted on April 19, 2012 | No CommentsAstor Place — in one form or another — has been part of Manhattan’s... -
Titanic Connections
Posted on April 17, 2012 | No CommentsThe Titanic disaster has once again received worldwide attention as we mark the centennial of... -
Researchers Rejoice 1940 Census Released!
Posted on April 3, 2012 | No CommentsYesterday, the National Archives released its records of the 1940 Census. And that’s a big... -
Today in 1860: Lincoln and the Village
Posted on February 27, 2012 | 1 CommentAs I was considering a topic for last week’s Presidents’ Day post, I came across... -
Happy (Almost) Birthday Off the Grid!
Posted on February 21, 2012 | 1 CommentThis week marks the one year anniversary off GVSHP’s blog Off the Grid. We launched... -
What’s in a Name: Bleecker Street
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsIt is hard to imagine Bleecker Street, with its high fashion boutiques, small businesses, cafes,... -
It’s Crunch Time in the Fight Against NYU’s Massive Expansion Plan
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsTonight will be a critical first public hearing in the public review and approval process... -
Gangsters and Artists on Great Jones Street
Posted on January 5, 2012 | No CommentsWe often receive research requests here at GVSHP that ask a very particular question about... -
East 9th Street Then and Now
Posted on December 7, 2011 | 1 CommentYesterday we explored some of the history of elevated train lines in the Village. Today... -
Happy 20th Anniversary, Blue Man Group!
Posted on November 17, 2011 | 1 CommentTwenty years ago today, on November 17th, 1991, Blue Man Group “Tubes” opened at NoHo’s...
