The landmark Bronx General Post Office on the Grand Concourse is for sale once again…
Landmarks
Woodlawn Lake, The Bronx: A History
The following was originally published over at Hidden Waters Blog, a companion blog to the…
Redevelopment of Kingsbridge Armory Into World’s Largest Ice Center Might Finally Happen
Since it was announced in 2013, the redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory into the world’s…
In Search of the Historic King’s Bridge on the Bronx-Manhattan Border
The following was originally published over at Hidden Waters Blog, a companion blog to the…
Old Historic Bronx Building to be Demolished to Make Way for Affordable Housing
The destruction of Bronx history to make way for “progress” is quite fatiguing. This time…
Forced to Flee Washington Heights’s Gentrification, A Man Finally Finds a Place to Call Home in The Bronx
The following is a series written by Diego Robayo of the Historic District Council which…
The Legacy of Casa Amadeo: NYC’s Oldest Latino Music Store
Photo: Diego Robayo The following is a series written by Diego Robayo of the Historic…
See: Rare, Color Photos of Freedomland
Before Co-op City, the world’s largest cooperative development that over 50,000 residents call home was…
Historic District Council Selects Westchester Square & Arthur Avenue For Annual ‘Six to Celebrate’
Each year, New York City’s Historic District Council selects that they believe, “…merit preservation…” and…
The Bronx’s Arthur Avenue Is Declared One of America’s Great Streets
We already knew that New York City’s REAL Little Italy in the Belmont section of The Bronx was the best by a long shot and now, the rest of the country will know Arthur Avenue as one of our country’s great streets.
See: Old Images of The Bronx Vs Today
It’s Throwback Thursday so take a journey down memory lane and see The Bronx as it was almost a century ago and see how it looks today. Some things are basically the same but others have changed drastically, from The Bronx River, to Allerton, and Mott Haven to Woodlawn.
Protecting Our History, Protecting Our Landmarks in The Bronx
Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15th, at the District Office of Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson for a meeting with the Historic District Council and how they can help us help our beloved Bronx landmarks (official and unofficial). Space is limited so PLEASE RSVP to auntermyr[at]hdc[dot]org!
HDC’s Director of Advocacy and Community Outreach, Kelly Carroll and Deputy Director Adrian Untermyer will be attending this meeting and training.