Sunday, May 15 at 10:30AM
Until the 1940s, a portion of First Avenue was known as “Bohemian Broadway”, heart of the area that was home to tens of thousands of Bohemian, Moravian, and Slovak immigrants who started to settle on the Upper East Side in the late 19th Century. Join Joe Svehlak, tour guide and Czech-American, to hear about the Czech and Slovak immigrant experience, and see important remnants of this once vibrant community, including St. John Nepomucene Church, Jan Hus Presbyterian Church, Bohemian National Hall, and the gymnastic society’s Sokol Hall.
Friends/ Seniors $10
General Admission $20
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Join us at this meeting to learn what we are doing and how you can help.
Representatives from the Historic Districts Council will discuss the architectural, cultural and economic benefits of historic districts and address misconceptions about the impacts of designation on operating and repair costs.
Come and meet your neighbors as we help our community.
Introducing the 2016 Six to Celebrate!
Six to Celebrate annually identifies six historic NYC neighborhoods that merit preservation. These will be priorities for HDC’s advocacy and consultation over a yearlong period.
To honor our new Six to Celebrate we will be hosting a party at the South Street Seaport Museum’s Melville Gallery at 213 Water Street on January 28th at 6 pm!
Join the Crown Heights North Association
and the Historic Districts Council
for a walking tour of this beautiful and historic
neighborhood in the heart of Brooklyn.
The tour will be led by architectural
historian, CHNA Board member and
Brownstoner blogger (pseudonym: “Montrose Morris”),
Suzanne Spellen!
Date: Saturday, September 26
Time: Scavenger Hunt starts at 2:00PM; Reception at Rambling House starts at 4:00PM
Location: Meet at the Work Gate, East 233rd Street between Katonah Avenue and Vireo Avenue (across from 329 E. 233rdStreet and one block west of Woodlawn’s main entrance at Webster Avenue)
Cost: $10 per team (up to 4 people per team) (Click here to register )
This fun-filled scavenger hunt of The Woodlawn Cemetery will celebrate some of this National Historic Landmark’s most famous residents, landscapes, and monuments, as well as the adjacent Woodlawn Heights neighborhood, one of the Historic Districts Council’s 2015 Six to Celebrate!
Choose from five themed trails in search of some of the cemetery’s most famous memorials and sites. Each trail covers 1.5 miles (no hills!) of the cemetery’s picturesque lanes, and will last roughly 60-90 minutes.
Saturday, October 24, 2015
1PM-3PM
Highlighting the transformation of the rural town of Flatbush into a planned community of great spatial and aesthetic coherence, Brooklyn native and tour guide, Norman Oder, leads a walk through Dean Alvord’s Prospect Park South.
Reservations are required:
$15 Friends & Young Preservationists (Under 30)
$20 Non-Members
Click here to register
PLEASE NOTE:
Starting points will be provided after tickets are purchased.
All walking tours will proceed rain or shine.
Space is limited.
Co-sponsored with Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities
Long Island City
Tuesday, June 30 at 6:00PM:
Join us for a tour of the ever-changing Queens Plaza in Long Island City, where 350 years of history exhibit New York City’s cutting-edge spirit. From the Dutch Kills Green millstones to Sunnyside Yards, from loft buildings to new towers and tech industry, the area is both dynamic and connected to its past. Queens Plaza opened in 1909 to accommodate the connection of the Queensboro Bridge to Queens, and once served as the borough’s transportation hub and financial and business center. While major redevelopment plans are underway in Queens Plaza, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has just designated its most beloved architectural jewel, the former Bank of Manhattan Building, affectionately known as the “Clock Tower,” as the city’s newest Individual Landmark. Historian and Greater Astoria Historical Society trustee Richard Melnick will lead us on a walk around Queens Plaza to learn about its history and plans for its future.
To register for this and other walking tours click here
South Street Seaport
Thursday, June 18 at 6:00PM:
As the nation’s most important port for over 100 
years, the South Street Seaport, through its historic buildings, harbor views and tall ships, provides an important link to New York City’s fascinating and multi-layered origin story. As Manhattan’s oldest intact neighborhood, the Seaport derives its distinct sense of place from its 200-year old mercantile buildings, Belgian block paving and views of the Brooklyn Bridge. For many generations, it has been a destination for those with a passion for history. With major development pressures threatening to irreversibly and insensitively distort its character, advocates are working hard to protect this unique district. Join us as urban historian and author Francis Morrone illuminates the early history of the Seaport, its evolution over time and proposed plans for its future.
To register for this and other tours click here
Join Preservation Greenpoint for a walking tour led by professor, author, and architectural historian Andrew Scott Dolkart (who is back by popular demand!). The group will explore the architecture, history, and development of Brooklyn’s Greenpoint, from the industrial heritage that remains as a reminder of the neighborhood’s role as a powerful industrial center, to the delightful array of residential structures in a wide variety of styles. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about Greenpoint from one of New York City’s preeminent architectural experts!
When: Wednesday June 17, 6:00PM
Where: Meet in front of St. Anthony St. Alphonsus Church at 862 Manhattan Ave Brooklyn, NY 11222 (one block south of the Greenpoint Avenue G train stop)
RSVP: info@preservationgreenpoint.org
(tour is free, but space is limited; please rsvp to ensure a spot)
Matthew Coody & Jennifer Schork
PRESERVATION GREENPOINT
