Springtime is a Great Time to Dive into Village History
Village Preservation recently released a raft of wonderful new resources that highlight and bring to life the Village’s rich history.
Category: History
BOOK REVIEW – Celebrating Big Dreams and The Second Avenue Subway
This lushly-illustrated coffee table tome, Second Avenue Subway: Building New York City’s Most Famous Thing Never Built, is a paean to big dreams and big infrastructure, a welcome reminder that big isn’t necessarily bad.
New Deals
Soon after he was elected president in 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) unveiled his New Deal program to save the nation from the Great Depression.
Grove Street – Then And Now (Part 2)
How is it possible that one tiny street in Greenwich Village could have such an impact on history, pop culture, film, literature and lifestyle?
New York City Monuments of Black Americans-New Guidebook Offers Surprises and Wrenching Stories
Don’t bother looking — there are no monuments to Black Americans in Greenwich Village.
“What Now?” – Panelists Ponder Preservation and the Press in the New Administration
Blame Donald Trump. If your favorite major media outlet isn’t reporting New York City historic preservation news as often as you’d like, one reason might be the constantly breaking national news stories that “bigfoot” local coverage off the page.
Faded Memories of Macy’s
We received a letter in response to the Village View’s November article The Transformation of Sixth Avenue at 14th Street, and our question about Macy’s origins.
Open My Heart and You Will Find Michio’s Pizza
Once upon a time very long ago there was a magical place in New York City called Greenwich Village. It was unfashionably far downtown and supposedly filled by lurking Italians with big mustaches and pistols. Polite people stayed away.
How the World Transformed Elie Wiesel — and How He Transformed the World
Elie Wiesel, having experienced one of the darkest periods in human history, dedicated his life to ensuring that the horror imposed upon Jews under the Nazi regime was never forgotten, and championed the cause of human dignity writ large. The following quotes illustrate his vision.
The Carnegie Hall of Classic Rock—The Fillmore East and Legendary Promoter Bill Graham
I recently walked in the East Village to 105 Second Avenue where the former Fillmore East is now a bank. It wasn’t a bank that killed the beast it was greed and power or something like that.
- The Story of Rupert & Lulu
Rupert Pupkin and Lulu Bean both hail from the great state of Texas, arriving one year apart via a rescue group called Peyton’s Safe Haven. They’re Heelers born to herd, manage, supervise, and occasionally micromanage ─ and they take this responsibility very, very seriously.