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James Wall Finn

James Wall Finn   The celebrated American muralist and decorative artist James Wall Finn lived here from 1900 until his death, first as a boarder, and then with his wife, Florence Lee Quinn, and...

James Wall Finn   The celebrated American muralist and decorative artist James Wall Finn lived here from 1900 until his death, first as a boarder, and then with his wife, Florence Lee Quinn, and...

  • james wall finn
  • muralist
  • ny public library
  • morgan
  • west 9th street

This Historical Lampost

Plaque via Jack Curry's site Dedicated NYC. Original page here.

Plaque via Jack Curry's site Dedicated NYC. Original page here.

  • dedicatednyc
  • greenwich village
  • washington s...
  • nyc
  • jack curry
  • edison

First Presbyterian Church -- NYC

LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK  FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH  THE CITY'S EARLIEST PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION  ORGANIZED IN 1716, BUILT THIS CHURCH IN 1845  FROM PLANS BY JOSEPH C. WELLS AFTER WORSHIPING  FOR...

LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK  FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH  THE CITY'S EARLIEST PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION  ORGANIZED IN 1716, BUILT THIS CHURCH IN 1845  FROM PLANS BY JOSEPH C. WELLS AFTER WORSHIPING ...

    Lorraine Vivian Hansberry

    Lorraine Vivian Hansberry May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965 The first African America woman to write a play performed on Broadway, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry bought her Greenwich Village home in...

    Lorraine Vivian Hansberry May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965 The first African America woman to write a play performed on Broadway, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry bought her Greenwich Village home...

    • lorraine hansberry
    • waverly place
    • greenwich village
    • the ladder
    • to be young ...
    • the daughter...
    • robert nemiroff
    • a raisin in the sun

    Alexander Lyman Holley

    ALEXANDER LYMAN HOLLEY BORN IN LAKEVILLE, CONN., JULY 20TH 1832DIED IN BROOKLYN N.Y., JANUARY 29TH 1882 IN HONOR OF ALEXANDER LYMAN HOLLEYFOREMOST AMONG THOSE WHOSE GENIUSAND ENERGY ESTABLISHED IN...

    ALEXANDER LYMAN HOLLEY BORN IN LAKEVILLE, CONN., JULY 20TH 1832DIED IN BROOKLYN N.Y., JANUARY 29TH 1882 IN HONOR OF ALEXANDER LYMAN HOLLEYFOREMOST AMONG THOSE WHOSE GENIUSAND ENERGY ESTABLISHED...

      Tisch Fountain

      TISCHFOUNTAIN THE RESTORATION OF THE FOUNTAIN AND PLAZAWAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FAMILIES OFLAURENCE A. TISCH AND PRESTON R. TISCH 2008 Submitted by: Andrew Henninger

      TISCHFOUNTAIN THE RESTORATION OF THE FOUNTAIN AND PLAZAWAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FAMILIES OFLAURENCE A. TISCH AND PRESTON R. TISCH 2008 Submitted by: Andrew Henninger

      • washington s...
      • tisch fountain

      Winfield Scott House

      WINFIELD SCOTT HOUSEHAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   1974 NATIONAL PARK...

      WINFIELD SCOTT HOUSEHAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   1974 NATIONAL...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • greenwich village
      • winfield scott
      • landmark
      • 1974

      Edward Hopper

      Submitted by latalksalot

      Submitted by latalksalot

      • nighthawks

      Dedicated NYC Plaque

      Plaque via Jack Curry's site Dedicated NYC. Original page here.

      Plaque via Jack Curry's site Dedicated NYC. Original page here.

      • dedicatednyc
      • greenwich village
      • washington s...
      • nyc
      • jack curry

      NYU Community September 11 Tree

      THIS TREE WAS PLANTED BY THE NYU COMMUNITY AS A SYMBOL OF LIFE AND HOPE TO COMMEMORATE THE TRAGIC EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001Submitted by @lampbane

      THIS TREE WAS PLANTED BY THE NYU COMMUNITY AS A SYMBOL OF LIFE AND HOPE TO COMMEMORATE THE TRAGIC EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001Submitted by @lampbane

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • greenwich village
      • nyu
      • washington s...
      • tree
      • 9/11
      • 2001

      Willa Cather and Richard Wright

      WILLA CATHER 1878-1947  RICHARD WRIGHT 1908-1960  Willa Cather, author of  My Antonia, wrote her first novel,  Alexander's Bridge, here in 1912  Richard Wright, author of Native Son,  wrote his...

      WILLA CATHER 1878-1947  RICHARD WRIGHT 1908-1960  Willa Cather, author of  My Antonia, wrote her first novel,  Alexander's Bridge, here in 1912  Richard Wright, author of Native Son,  wrote...

      • 1812
      • 1945

      Martha Graham

      Martha Graham (1894 - 1991)The renowned pioneer of modern dance created radical new dances and rehearsed her company in this building during the 1930s and 40s. Graham also taught in a studio later...

      Martha Graham (1894 - 1991)The renowned pioneer of modern dance created radical new dances and rehearsed her company in this building during the 1930s and 40s. Graham also taught in a studio later...

      • martha graham
      • fifth avenue
      • greenwich village
      • nyc
      • new york city
      • martha graha...
      • graham technique
      • 20th century...
      • appalachian spring
      • aaron copland
      • isamu noguchi
      • 1994 documentary

      Judson Memorial Church

      LANDMARKS OF NEWW YORK JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH   CONSTRUCTED IN 1892, THIS BAPTIST CHURCH, NAMED IN MEMORY OF ADONIRAM JUDSON, WAS DESIGNED IN A GRECO-ROMANESQUE STYLE BY MCKIM, MEAD AND WHITE,...

      LANDMARKS OF NEWW YORK JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH   CONSTRUCTED IN 1892, THIS BAPTIST CHURCH, NAMED IN MEMORY OF ADONIRAM JUDSON, WAS DESIGNED IN A GRECO-ROMANESQUE STYLE BY MCKIM, MEAD AND...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • washington s...
      • greenwich village
      • church
      • 1892
      • 1811
      • 1963

      Loeb Student Center

      LOEB STUDENT CENTER On this site from 1958 to 1999 stood the Loeb Student Center, erected in tribute to the memory of Carl Morris Loeb and his wife Adeline Moses Loeb through the generosity of...

      LOEB STUDENT CENTER On this site from 1958 to 1999 stood the Loeb Student Center, erected in tribute to the memory of Carl Morris Loeb and his wife Adeline Moses Loeb through the generosity of...

      • new york
      • brooklyn
      • greenwich village
      • washington s...
      • nyu
      • new york university
      • carl morris loeb
      • adeline moses loeb
      • 1958
      • 1999

      27 Christopher Street

      27 CHRISTOPHER STREET   1911 CONSTRUCTED AS THE MARGARET AND SARAH SWITZER INSTITUTE FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF WOMEN 1926 PURCHASED BY ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1977 SITE OF THE...

      27 CHRISTOPHER STREET   1911 CONSTRUCTED AS THE MARGARET AND SARAH SWITZER INSTITUTE FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF WOMEN 1926 PURCHASED BY ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1977 SITE OF THE...

      • new york
      • manhattan
      • west village
      • 1911
      • 1926
      • 1977
      • 1979

      Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

      There are three plaques on the building marking very different interpretation. Submitted by @AmeliaTGrabow

      There are three plaques on the building marking very different interpretation. Submitted by @AmeliaTGrabow

        The Brown Building

        THE BROWN BUILDING THIS TEN-STORY NEO-RENAISSANCE LOFT BUILDING, DESIGNED BYNEW YORK ARCHITECT JOHN WOOLLEY, WAS BUILT IN 1900-01 FORJOSEPH J. ASCH. THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY OCCUPIEDTHE...

        THE BROWN BUILDING THIS TEN-STORY NEO-RENAISSANCE LOFT BUILDING, DESIGNED BYNEW YORK ARCHITECT JOHN WOOLLEY, WAS BUILT IN 1900-01 FORJOSEPH J. ASCH. THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY...

        • triangle shi...
        • brown building

        Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (ASCH Building)

        TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY (ASCH BUILDING) HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE,IN WHICH 146 WORKERS DIED,OCCURRED HERE ON MARCH 25, 1911. THIS...

        TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY (ASCH BUILDING) HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE,IN WHICH 146 WORKERS DIED,OCCURRED HERE ON MARCH 25, 1911....

        • triangle shi...

        Triangle Fire

        TRIANGLE FIRE ON THIS SITE, 146 WORKERS LOST THEIR LIVES INTHE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST COMPANY FIRE ONMARCH 25, 1911. OUT OF THEIR MARTYRDOM CAMENEW CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ANDLABOR...

        TRIANGLE FIRE ON THIS SITE, 146 WORKERS LOST THEIR LIVES INTHE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST COMPANY FIRE ONMARCH 25, 1911. OUT OF THEIR MARTYRDOM CAMENEW CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY...

        • triangle shi...

        Alex Haley

        Alex Haley (1921-1992) Alexander Murray Palmer Haley lived and maintained a writing studio here. Beginning in 1963 he conducted many in-depth interviews with Malcolm X for his first book, The...

        Alex Haley (1921-1992) Alexander Murray Palmer Haley lived and maintained a writing studio here. Beginning in 1963 he conducted many in-depth interviews with Malcolm X for his first book,...