New Dates Added for Remnants of Penn Station Tour
New dates added for out monthly tour of the remnants of the original Penn Station!
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Nikola Tesla’s Only Remaining Laboratory Named to NY State Register of Historic Places
Nikola Tesla’s 162nd birthday celebration marks a turning point in the restoration of Wardenclyffe, Tesla’s former lab designed by Stanford White.
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There’s a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery Inside this Chelsea Townhouse that the Dalai Lama Has Visited
19 West 16th St. in Chelsea looks like a classic NYC townhouse but hidden inside is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery called Yeshe Nyingpo, located there since 1976.
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The Abandoned School inside Erasmus Hall in Flatbush, Brooklyn and the Stained Glass Gems In the School Complex
Inside Brooklyn’s Erasmus Hall, one of the oldest schools in the country, sits the original wooden clapboard school building that dates to 1786.
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How Buffalo’s Central Terminal Train Station Was Almost Lost
Awaiting redevelopment, Central Terminal in Buffalo was once large enough to accommodate over 3,200 passengers every hour and 1500 employees back in its heyday.
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Inside the Restoration of Washington D.C.’s Historic Union Station
The news coming out of Washington D.C. is a mixed bag these days, but one thing to celebrate is the multi-year rehabilitation and restoration of Union Station.
MoreNew York Gets Three New National Landmarks
The Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday two new national historic landmarks for New York State including one in NYC: the Schomburg Center
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In Flemington, New Jersey An Architectural and Historical Legacy is at Stake
If there is proof that history repeats itself, look no further than the town of Flemington, NJ added to the 2016 List of 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
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Bloomingdale’s is Painting Over Its Historical French-Style Facade in Black on 60th Street in NYC
Bloomingdale’s is painting over a historical French-style section of its flagship store on Lexington Avenue, dating to around about 1886 or earlier, in black.
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The 2015 11 Most Endangered Historic Places List is Out and South Street Seaport is on it
Schermerhorn Row on Fulton Street
New York City has one spot on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list: South Street Seaport. This morning’s announcement was done through Google Hangout on Air and the session was introduced by Germonique R. Ulmer, Vice President of Public Affairs for the National Trust. …
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“Old Places, New Spaces” at Harlem’s Historic House Tour in Mount Morris Park
https://untappedcities.com/2015/06/05/old-places-new-spaces-at-harlems-historic-house-tour-in-mount-morris-park/
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The Traboules of Lyon, France: Renaissance Architectural Gems Inside Hidden Courtyards
The traboules of Lyon, France are a true architectural hidden gem, passageways tucked in inner courtyards that date from the Renaissance and used during WWII.
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