The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation still has limited space available for the following program.
Please call 212.475.9585 x 34 for reservations and meeting place.
The Ghosts of Greenwich Village: An Enlighteningly Creepy Walking Tour with Marilyn Stults
Sunday, October 30 @ 2:00 pm - Tour is approximately 2 1/2 hours
GVSHP members $10; All others $15
Space is [...]
Monthly Archive for October, 2005
Remember When?
Posted in Residents, culture, history, in the news on Oct 24th, 2005
In a fantastic essay published in The Villager, Patricia Fieldsteel reminisces about a time when the village was affordable
Many of her memories revolve around Horatio street, where she had her first apartment in the West Village. Most shocking (striking?) to me was the following description of Horatio Street:
When I lived on Horatio, crazy, obese Lucille, [...]
A Fire In the Subway - West 14th & West 4th
Posted in Notifications, in the news on Oct 21st, 2005
All service has been restored from this morning’s electrical fire, according to ABCNews.
Additional Coverage:
The New York Times
CANCELLED: Meeting regarding New Hotel at 848 Washington
Posted in 848 Washington, Preservation Alert, real estate on Oct 20th, 2005
REMEMBER 848 Washington at West 13th and Washington in the Meat Market?
Several years ago a 32 story residential Tower (Jean Nouvel architect) was being planned at this site but the project was defeated by the community. Now a hotel called the Standard is being built there by Hotelier Andre Balazs.
Curious about this new Hotel??. Then [...]
The one that closed down the GWB…
Posted in Our buildings on Oct 15th, 2005
For all the poop on your new neighbors hiding behind the massive metal sheet at 829 Greenwich, check out the NY Magazine scoop.
Apparently, to get that 40-by-14-feet sheet of metal into Manhattan, they had to close the inbound lanes of level on the GWB! Wowsa!
LAST CHANCE TO BUY TICKETS FOR FLORENT / HIGH LINE BALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, AT ROXY
Buy your tickets now for Florent’s Bi-Decade{nt} Ball and Miss Meat Market Gown Contest, this coming Saturday, October 22, at the Roxy. The event celebrates 20 years of Restaurant Florent and the wild celebrations, drag shows, and Bastille Day performances [...]