Nearly a century into its existence and spared demolition in the 1980s through the efforts of the city and a committed residents’ group, a magnificent historic Jersey City theater is on the verge of new life. When it opened in the autumn of 1929 as motion pictures were continuing to explode into a huge entertainment […]
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Renewal On Track At Newark Penn Station
April 12th, 2021 · No Comments · Beyond Gotham
Newark has its own Pennsylvania Station – and it’s getting a renewed lease on life. On the day that the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) opened its new, spacious, and grand Pennsylvania Station in Newark, on March 23, 1935, dignitaries, railroad executives and workers, and some 5,000 people gathered for a ceremony of much fanfare. Those on […]
Tags: architecture·cities·New Jersey
The Lessons of LG Sparing the Palisades
July 3rd, 2015 · No Comments · Beyond Gotham
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings,” wrote the pioneering conservationist John Muir in his 1901 book, Our National Parks. On Tuesday, June 23, the mountains – that is to say, the cliffs of the Palisades – were the focus of good tidings for all of us and for future generations. LG Electronics, the […]
Tags: historic preservation·Hudson Valley·landmarks·New Jersey·new york
What You Can Do to Save the Palisades
August 16th, 2014 · No Comments · Be a Mindful Activist
Fast forward several years and picture that you are on the east side of the Hudson River, looking across at the steep ledges of the Palisades north of the George Washington Bridge. But where once over many years the cliffs stood out boldly, etched against the skies, now a large office tower protrudes above the […]
Tags: historic preservation·Hudson Valley·landmarks·New Jersey·new york
