Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Rally today to save to East Fourth Street townhouses



We've written about the historic townhouses at 326-328 E. Fourth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D destined for the wrecking ball and condo afterlife... Today at noon, the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP), the East Village Community Coalition (EVCC), Councilmember Rosie Mendez, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, the Historic Districts Council, and the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy are holding a rally and press conference .... Read more here. And check out some photos at Untapped New York.

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2 comments:

  1. Laura Goggin PhotographyNovember 16, 2010 at 2:12 PM

    I really wish I could have gone to the rally - please post an update if you receive one.

    I can't believe they want to tear these buildings down and not - at the very least - renovate them. I really don't understand why people are so determined to erase history/culture/architecture/beauty and replace it with something fake and meaningless.

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  2. glammaNovember 18, 2010 at 11:19 AM

    agreed goggla. it's total and complete insanity.

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