This year marks the 30th anniversary of the start of our Historic Image Archive, which began in 1996 with an incredibly generous donation of several dozen images by then-Village Preservation President Judith Stonehill from the New York Bound Bookshop, which she co-owned. Three decades later, the archive now contains almost 6,000 images in 75 collections, […]
Since 1980, Village Preservation has worked tirelessly to preserve, protect, and advocate for the historic, cultural, and architectural heritage of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. And while the boundaries of our neighborhoods are mostly pretty easy to define, stretching from the East River to the Hudson River, and from 14th Street to Houston […]
Countless women have made important contributions to the arts in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. Many have made direct contributions of their art to Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive, documenting decades of architectural and cultural history. Today we explore some of the earliest contributions to our archive. These women were not just artists […]
On September 21, 1965, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) held its very first public hearing. Twenty-eight buildings were on the agenda, including five in Brooklyn, fifteen in Manhattan, one in the Bronx, and seven in Staten Island. Eight of the properties are located in GVSHP’s catchment area between Houston and 14th Street. We have written extensively about […]
