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The SoHo Memory Project
Kickstarter Campaign Hopes to Help Preserve a Bit of SoHo History
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NYC - Bryant Park: Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain | Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain Architect Charles A. Platt (1861–1933) designed this elegant black granite ornamental fountain to commemorate social worker and reformer Josephine Shaw Lowell (1843–1905). Shaw, who is said to be the first woman to be honored by a major monument in New York City, was the first female member of the New York State Board of Charities, serving from 1876 to 1889. The Memorial Committee that worked to build the fountain originally wanted it placed in Corlear’s Hook Park on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, near where Shaw focused her energies. Instead, the fountain, with its 32-foot-wide lower basin and 13-foot-wide upper basin, was ultimately installed at the east side of Bryant Park in 1913. In 1936 the fountain was moved to the west side of the park. The fountain was refurbished as part of an overall restoration of the park by the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation, completed in 1992. <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/bryantpark/highlights/12352" rel="nofollow">www.nycgovparks.org/parks/bryantpark/highlights/12352</a>
History of the 1912 Josephine Shaw Lowell Fountain in Bryant Park
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Tourist in Your Own Town #10 - Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
Touring the Bartow-Pell Mansion, the Jewel of the Northeast Bronx
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New York Island
New York Island, a Beautiful Hand Drawn Illustration of NYC's Buildings, Pop Culture and History
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Image of Manhattan, circa 1660.
Slate Uncovers the Negotiations Behind the 1670 Sale of Staten Island to the Colony of New York
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Detail of an 1885 map showing 13th Avenue
NYC's Forgotten 13th Ave Offers A Glimpse Into The City's Hopes and History
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The Northern Slave Port
Newsweek's "The Northern Slave Port" Uncovers Brooklyn's Hidden Past and the Fight to Preserve It
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Mulberry Bend
Bedford + Bowery Reveals How Bandit's Roost Blossomed Into Chinatown's Columbus Park
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Seneca Village Project; Google Earth.
CityMetric Article Details How New York City Destroyed a Village Full of African-American Landowners to Create Central Park
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The Knickerbocker in 1912 (L); The Knickerbocker Today (R)
6sqft Gives A Full History of Times Square's First Luxury Hotel, The Knickerbocker
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