Village Preservation (GVSHP)

Village Preservation (GVSHP) is a membership-based non-profit preserving Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo since 1980

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Preserving #GreenwichVillage, the #EastVillage, and #NoHo is our passion, and our supporters empower our advocacy and research. If preservation is your passion too, we encourage you to visit https://t.co/THe4fN3kO9 and explore what a donation means to us on #GivingTuesday.

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#OnThisDay in 1926, Allen Ginsberg was born. To mark what would have been his 100th birthday, we’re exploring the #EastVillage neighborhood that helped shape his life + work, and his many homes there: https://t.co/ORUKuaogFV

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For a brief period in the 1960s, Saint Mark’s Place was home to the Electric Circus, one of the most transformative nightclubs in NYC’s history. Boasting trippy projections and surreal circus acts, it pushed the boundaries of what nightlife could be. More: https://t.co/Y0AMf4yS0I

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Great piece on @CBSNewYork! City is still resisting this effort to recognize + preserve this vital #LGBTQ history — send a message to @NYCMayor and @nyclandmarks that you want them to finally do the right thing: https://t.co/C4QLkvUq6G

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Campaign underway to create new landmarked district honoring LGBTQ+ history in NYC. South of Union Square. @GVSHP @cbsnewyork #pride

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June is full of exciting programs! Celebrate Pride, join us for the Village Awards on 6/10, and explore everything from Revolutionary War to Jazz Age NYC + First Houses 90th. Learn more here: https://t.co/WzwWLE2jio

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#OTD in 1967, #TheBeatles’ watershed album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is released. The landmark recording has the imprint of our neighborhoods all over it — from the iconic cover to the visual and thematic inspirations. Let us introduce you to: https://t.co/S4vMO5YtAr

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Happy #LGBTQ+ Pride Month! We’ve made incredible progress preserving LGBTQ+ history in our neighborhoods, but we’ve still got a long way to go, + a lot of resistance from the City. Find out what we’ve accomplished so far + help get the City to do more: https://t.co/YvnLdsjJly

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#OTD in 2023 we unveil our plaque marking the home of jazz legend Charles Mingus on Great Jones St. We were joined by his longtime collaborators, friends, scholars + fans. Watch video, see pictures, and learn more about this + our other plaques: https://t.co/YtK1cHPDoA

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#HappyBirthday Walt Whitman, b. #OTD in 1819. The great American poet found inspiration, camaraderie, + love in #GreenwichVillage, particularly Pffaf’s, a “bohemian” hangout in the still-extant 647 Broadway. More on his life, literature, and time here: https://t.co/6VopLYQbWj.

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#OTD in 2012 we launch our historic plaque program to celebrate the great artists, activists, organizations + gathering places of #GreenwichVillage, the #EastVillage, + #NoHo that changed the world. These 28 plaques (+ growing!) honor an unrivaled legacy: https://t.co/hG8DedqDNL

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Before it became the Palladium, the Academy of Music at 126 E. 14th St. hosted the Rolling Stones in 1965, just before “Satisfaction” helped make them legends.

Read more: https://t.co/YatIf513m8

#RollingStones #EastVillage #NYCHistory

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Historian + preservationist Tony Wood recently joined VP’s Andrew Berman to tackle the legacy of Albert Bard. From battling Robert Moses to creating our landmarks law to an unconventional life of contradictions + scandals, Bard deserves a closer look: https://t.co/UvyNJLkjxn

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From civil rights activism to the avant-garde arts scene, Japanese-American history in Greenwich Village and the East Village is deeply vital. Celebrate #AAPIHeritageMonth with the stories of Isamu Noguchi, Miné Okubo, and Yayoi Kusama: https://t.co/XLIroe0lKG

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Now available to watch: “Duchamp Takes New York” with John Strausbaugh! Learn how Marcel Duchamp transformed modern art through his years in NYC, esp. #GreenwichVillage. Watch: https://t.co/b6pVhYuKON

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Less than two weeks until our Annual Meeting + Village Awards! Join us for this free public celebration of some of the most inspiring leaders, small businesses, and great causes in our neighborhood, as well as looking back on a year of accomplishment: https://t.co/dyAw7scrxo

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Our latest newsletter is available! Check out what we’re fighting to save, stop, or change, and how you can help. And get the lowdown on some amazing + fun new resources that let you explore the history of #GreenwichVillage, the #EastVillage, and #NoHo: https://t.co/yVJc3B56rg

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May is Lower East Side History Month, and few chapters of that history run deeper than the story of Loisaida. In honor of this occasion, we've rounded up some of our best resources for exploring this rich history. More here: https://t.co/GDhtdrktDA

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Sonny Rollins, a monumental jazz figure, has passed away. His story touched our neighborhoods, from a landmark Village Vanguard recording to one w/ longtime Villager Jim Hall. Explore the connections w/ the directory search function of our Jazz Map: https://t.co/rryxGkhRrF

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#OTD in 1963, Bob Dylan’s breakthrough album “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” is released. Shot on Jones Street in #GreenwichVillage, it’s one of many classic album covers shot on the streets of our neighborhoods. We take a close look at this one + many more: https://t.co/f1MonHfJAw

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We're proud to honor Carlos "Chino" Garcia with a Village Award! Co-founder of CHARAS/El Bohio, Chino spent decades fighting for housing, arts, education & justice in the East Village. More: https://t.co/UjxuRPvvZk

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Explore the history of the vibrant Black community that flourished in the South Village in the 19th century, Little Africa, once the center of Black life in Manhattan before Harlem. Watch the program recording here: https://t.co/50WEAfkpFb