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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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Map It! Minetta Street, Lane, and…Place?:
We're gearing up for tomorrow's LPC public meeting in which the commissioners will vote to "calendar" the proposed South Village Hi -
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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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Two Great Maps for One Great City
Posted on April 10, 2013 | No CommentsDo you recognize the three-dimensional map in this photo? Hint: half a century ago, the... -
South Village Landmark Proposal — What’s Out?
Posted on April 9, 2013 | 4 CommentsLast week the Landmarks Preservation Commission revealed their draft proposed boundaries for Phase II of... -
Village jazz photo collection finds new home
Posted on April 8, 2013 | No CommentsLast week the New York Times reported that a large collection of jazz photographs, an... -
Mad Men’s Village People
Posted on April 5, 2013 | No CommentsThis Sunday, the Season 6 premiere of Mad Men will transport us back to late... -
King’s Assassination Began Fifteen Year Quest for a National Holiday
Posted on April 4, 2013 | No CommentsForty-five years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot as he stood on the... -
Remembering Jeanne Manford and the Founding of PFLAG
Posted on April 3, 2013 | 2 CommentsGVSHP is proud to be working with PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and... -
Annual House Tour a window into Village History
Posted on April 2, 2013 | No CommentsThe Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation is gearing up for our 15th Annual Village... -
Then & Now: A Home Fit for Fifth Avenue (and Mark Twain)
Posted on April 1, 2013 | No CommentsFor most, lower Fifth Avenue conjures up images of grand early to mid-20th century apartment... -
Take A Visual Trip Through the Art of the Fillmore East
Posted on March 28, 2013 | 1 CommentIt was forty five years ago this month that Bill Graham opened the Fillmore East... -
Decades of Limbo To Finally End for South Village “Almost-Landmarks”?
Posted on March 27, 2013 | No CommentsLast week we received written confirmation from the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) that they intend...






















