WEPS (West End Preservation Society) announced a newly proposed area designation as defined by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on September 15, 2010. WEPA has been trying for years to designate West End Avenue a historic landmark district. Through efforts of saving landmark buildings from the wrecking ball and campaigning for a West End Avenue historic district an even larger area is being proposed and considered.
This district is larger than previous proposals. Due to the enormity of the area proposed, a total of 790 buildings, the LPC will divide the district and the hearings into 3 geographical areas, extending the existing historic districts. The Upper West Side already boasts some 2,035 landmarked buildings. By expanding the existing districts, the commission will also protect more buildings on the side streets. The result will be two-miles of almost uniterrupted pre-war grandeur. One of the most pristine stretches of pre-war architecture in the city. The hearings will take place in October.
New West End Avenue Historic District 'LPC' Map Unveiled:
West End Ave: 70th - 107th Streets
Riverside Drive: 70th - 109th Streets
Parts of Broadway (WS): 70th - 109th Streets
Much of the Cross Streets: 70th - 109th
from Riverside Drive to West Side of Broadway
Download Map from Landmark Preservation Commission
related blogs:
Preservationists Want West End Avenue Designated a Historic District
Manhattan Residential Architecture: Townhouses to Apartments
West 86th Street Gilbert Townhouses
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