From our colleagues at Preservation Alumni:
Twice a year, members of Preservation Alumni, the Columbia University Historic Preservation Masters Program's alumni association, lend a helping hand to special places in the NYC vicinity as part of volunteer work days.
For this year's Fall Work Day, volunteers will be rolling up their sleeves in service of a historic site in need on the Upper West Side. Now, the preservation community which rallied for its protection has the opportunity to demonstrate its sustaining commitment to West-Park Presbyterian Church. WHO: Members of Preservation Alumni, congregants of West-Park Presbyterian Church, members of Friends of West-Park, and anyone who wants to be a part of the Church's revitalization is welcome!
WHEN: Saturday, December 4th 10:00am-4:00pm (whether it's one hour or six hours, any amount of time you can give is greatly appreciated!)
WHERE: West-Park Presbyterian Church 165 West 86th St @ Amsterdam Ave
WHAT: Pick up a rag, push a broom, wrangle a shop vac. Help give the interior of this amazing structure a good cleaning.
RSVP or with questions: treasurer@preservationalumni.org
For more info about the Church and its designation, click here. For more info on Preservation Alumni, visit www.preservationalumni.org.
Past Preservation Alumni work days have been held at Manitoga/The Russel Wright Design Center in Garrison, NY, and the giant Texaco map inside the New York Pavilion at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens.
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UPDATE :: 2010 Map Newsletter is Here!
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Just in time for Thanksgiving!
The 25th Anniversary Issue of the LW! Map Newsletter is hot off the presses! (Be sure to check out the fun cover image by Steve Harmon of the Thanksgiving Day Parade, an iconic Upper West Side event!)
The pages offer a circa-2010 snapshot of the area's 72 Individual Landmarks, 3 Scenic Landmarks, 7 Interior Landmarks, 9 Historic Districts, plus 25 priorities for future designation. We hope that the updated Map Newsletter will be a constant companion to you in your real-life and armchair travels throughout the Upper West Side.
If you haven't received your copy in the mail- or want extra copies to distribute to friends & neighbors- let us know and we'll make a special delivery. The newsletter is also available on our website.
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