Amy Finstein

Architectural & urban historian / Assoc Prof @holy_cross /
author: Modern Mobility Aloft (@TempleUnivPress) / Kniffen award @ISLPandMC / Buchanan award @VAFweb

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

Thrilled to receive the Paul E. Buchanan Award from @vafweb at #VAF2024! The Buchanan Award recognizes "Excellence in Field Work, Interpretation, and Public Service," and I couldn't be more proud to see our urban history work honored in this way!

https://t.co/hUzy58eZt5

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

As an avid gardener, what fun today to find a 1927 letter in the archive I am researching in where the author missed a meeting b/c she, "got tangled up in a rose bush in my garden which is undergoing the process of rejuvenation and when I came to the surface it was too late."

[College of the Holy Cross @holy_cross]

Using an online collection of historical urban atlases, Holy Cross students explored Boston’s landscape to examine how its historical landmarks have changed over time.

More: https://t.co/F7d5huNQdH

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

Students recently wrote about their research processes for @bplmaps:
https://t.co/kaRqMwiQ11
#urbanhistory #rosekennedygreenway #bostonhistory

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

My Fall22 @holy_cross students just added 25 new stories to our ongoing project about the history of the land now occupied by @HelloGreenway! @bplmaps provided the backbone for historic atlas research, & then @hc_libs helped us gather evidence. https://t.co/hUzy58eZt5

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

@besswww This is awesome! The intentionality of visiting the fairs was so impressive! The patron of a house I recently researched went to the 1939/40 NYWF and met famous architects there, and then hired them! The family still has the NYWF brochure!

[Edward T. O'Donnell inthepastlane.bsky.social @InThePastLane]

Hey - I’m in @History Channel's show “History’s Greatest of All Time with Peyton Manning.” This week, Mon March 6 @ 10/9c, we rank the top 10 Greatest Daredevils. Not sure if I'm in it, but it's a fun watch regardless. Here’s a clip from last week’s on inventions
#GOATOnHistory

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

@danielle_zoe @gemmasou @KsChmutina Curious to hear how you like it. I have been considering similar.

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

The article profiles the Abele House (1941), which borrowed heavily from other Gropius-Breuer projects, and was therefore dismissed by scholars. My research unpacks the how and why of this copying, and sheds new light on the G-B partnership and the spread of modern housing ideas.

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

Excited to share my new article about an unsung commission by Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, published yesterday in the newest issue of Winterthur Portfolio. #bauhaus #gropius #breuer
https://t.co/VHlYyxEn5m

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

Such a delight to visit NYC via #MoynihanTrainHall for @SACRPH this past weekend. Powerful to come through this impressive new urban space to discuss urban history with amazing scholars.

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

When art/utility boxes imitate Philip Johnson.
#palladianwindowsforeveryone

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

@_marycollier @LaurenSHallion Same!

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

@mtfkear Self promotion, but at your invitation... my book came out in Nov 2020, compares early 20th c urban growth in Chicago, New York, and Boston, and helps us understand why/how cities grew to welcome cars so much! https://t.co/VIYTWgVyNU

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

@CarmenBolt Totally normal! You got this!

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

@ArchivesBoston @universalhub @HUBhistory Do you mean 1885? 1895? Surely this isn't 1985.

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

Summer persistence.

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@amwhisnant @DukeU @DukeSSRI Congratulations, Anne! Wonderful news!

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

@nowurbanism Congratulations! @DumbartonOaks is so lucky!

[Amy Finstein @AmyFinstein]

@emilypawley Yes to cake! And you can share with neighbors, or freeze for future mini-celebrations! (enthusiastically cheering as one with a Nov 2020 release who didn't do cake either!)