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New York City Places and Spaces

Collected by: Columbia University Libraries

Archived since: Jan, 2010

Description:

A growing collection of websites selected by the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library staff for web archiving preservation by the Columbia University Libraries' Web Resources Collection Program. Website captures began in 2010 and are ongoing; in 2020, to reflect the collection's evolving subject focus, the collection title was changed to 'New York City Places and Spaces' (from the original 'Avery Library Historic Preservation and Urban Planning'). The collection's principal thematic focus is documenting the evolution of the built environment and public spaces in and around New York City through the interaction of historic preservation efforts and new development projects within urban planning debates. Selected websites are mostly published by non-profit groups or individuals based in the New York City area, including historic preservation groups, neighborhood associations, community development groups, public policy organizations, parks and open space conservancies, and both sponsors and critics of ongoing development projects.

Subject:   Arts & Humanities Government - Cities Society & Culture Community development Public spaces Parks City planning Historic preservation Architecture

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Title: Ditmas Park Association

URL: http://ditmas-park.info/

Description: "The Ditmas Park Association was founded in 1908 and is said to be one of the oldest homeowner associations in the country. In 1981, Ditmas Park was designated an historic district by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission."

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Subject:   Historic districts ,  Ditmas Park (New York, N.Y.) Community development Neighborhood planning

Title: My Inwood

URL: http://myinwood.net/

Description: Website about the history of the Inwood section of Manhattan, featuring photo galleries of historical and contemporary images.

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Subject:   Inwood (New York, N.Y.),  Historic districts

Title: Myrtle Ave Bklyn, Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn

URL: http://myrtleavenue.org/

Description: "The Partnership is comprised of two entities, the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project LDC (MARP) and the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Business Improvement District (BID), working together to assist the small businesses located along the Avenue and improve the quality of life of the surrounding neighborhoods. Our primary focus is to promote the district."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning,  Historic districts

Title: Washington Street Historical Society

URL: http://savewashingtonstreet.org/

Description: "The Washington Street Historical Society is a New York State-chartered educational institution. The charitable mission of the organization is to foster education and awareness about the history of migration to the "Washington Street" neighborhood of the financial district of Manhattan, also known as the "Lower West Side" or "Little Syria." The historical society maintains artifact collections; works to install plaques, memorials, and signs in the neighborhood; supports local historic preservation campaigns; and advances independent historical research.

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Subject:   Historic preservation Historic buildings,  Historic districts

Title: Audubon Park Historic District

URL: http://www.audubonparkny.com/

Description: "This website, which takes the form of a virtual walking tour, grew out of the successful effort to establish an Audubon Park Historic District on land in northern Manhattan that had once been part of John James Audubon's farm Minniesland. That effort was one of many community-focused initiatives undertaken by a group of people who have since coalesced into the Audubon Park Alliance. The Audubon Park virtual walk--or, actual walk if you live nearby and visit in person--focuses on Audubon Park’s history from about 1841 to 1915 and traces its development from farm to suburb to cityscape."

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Subject:   Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration,  Historic districts

Title: West 104th Street Block Association

URL: http://www.bloomingdale.org/

Description: "The block association was founded to promote the safety and general welfare and to preserve and improve the quality of life of our immediate community. The residents of West 104th Street celebrate our neighborhood by keeping our block a friendly, safe and beautiful place to live."

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Subject:   Historic districts

Title: Discover New York City Landmarks

URL: http://www.landmarks.nyc/

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Subject:   Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration Historic sites,  Historic districts ,  Historic preservation

Title: Bloomingdale history

URL: https://bloomingdalehistory.com/

Description: Blog about "history of the Bloomingdale area on Manhattan's Upper West Side"

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Subject:   Historic districts

Title: Carnegie Hill Neighbors

URL: https://www.carnegiehillneighbors.org/

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Subject:   Historic districts ,  Community development

Title: Oyster Bay Historical Society

URL: https://www.oysterbayhistorical.org/

Description: "The Society's sworn duty is to collect, preserve, and make accessible to everyone artifacts, books, documents, records, photographs, and other materials pertinent to the history and development of Oyster Bay."

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Subject:   Oyster Bay (N.Y.),  Historic districts

Title: Save Tin Pan Alley!

URL: https://www.savetinpanalley.org/

Description: "The preservation of Tin Pan Alley, 28th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue, was aided for many years by the absence of development in that area of New York City...With the recent rise in popularity and development of the area, this has all changed ... all of the remaining buildings that constitute Tin Pan Alley--45, 47, 49, 51, 53, and 55 West 28th Street, have been sold as a parcel to a real estate developer. Because of the large size of the parcel and the buyer’s experience in New York City real estate development, it is likely that all of Tin Pan Alley will be demolished to make room for high-rise development in the near future."

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Subject:   Historic preservation Historic sites,  Historic districts

Title: Washington Street Historical Society

URL: https://www.wshsnyc.org/

Description: "The Washington Street Historical Society (WSHS) aims to restore to the Great American Story the forgotten history of the earliest Arabic-speaking community in the United States. Our mission is to foster education and awareness about the history of Arab migration to the lower Washington Street neighborhood of Manhattan, once known as the Syrian Quarter."

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Subject:   Historic preservation Historic buildings,  Historic districts ,  Arab Americans

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