Re: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-11 Thread David Mann
On Oct 11, 2012, at 4:55 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: the on topic aspect is that I took all the photos in my Back In the Day Calendar with my old Pentax Kx'en. Except for one taken in 1971 with a RICOH(!) This was in todays NY times (at least the online version) I'm right

Re: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 10/11/2012 01:58, steve harley wrote: on 2012-10-10 15:11 Ann Sanfedele wrote so for me personally it is much more than simply keeping the whole neighborhood from being overrun with luxury highrises and college dorms and well keep my building from going co-op or being demolished. i

RE: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-11 Thread John Sessoms
Of course, there's another side to it. Around here the buildings that really should have been preserved were demolished in the 50s 60s. The only significant building that has been demolished recently was only significant because it was such a horrendously BUTT UGLY eye-sore! They did

Re: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-11 Thread Stan Halpin
On Oct 11, 2012, at 8:58 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Ditto what Frank wrote about Toronto, btw - I'm watching how fast the high rise is going up at Astor Place as I pretty much pass there everyday. A couple of nights ago Letterman was talking about how your mayor has said that NYC doesn't

Re: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-11 Thread steve harley
on 2012-10-11 6:58 Ann Sanfedele wrote Efficient urban density sounds chillingly Orwellian to me. it's just a straight ahead term, whereas in practice the more romantic term landmark district could represent a more Orwellian outcome cities are half machine/half organism; your neighborhood

RE: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-10 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele the on topic aspect is that I took all the photos in my Back In the Day Calendar with my old Pentax Kx'en. Except for one taken in 1971 with a RICOH(!) This was in todays NY times (at least the online version) I'm right

Re: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-10 Thread steve harley
on 2012-10-10 9:55 Ann Sanfedele wrote This was in todays NY times (at least the online version) I'm right in the middle of the area (7th st between 1st and 2nd ave) breathing a sigh of relief

Re: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Steve - I rent - and have lived here for 40 years. My rent has been fixed because of my age and the fact that when we moved in it was under rent control and as such, given my age, my rent will never go up. Good thing or I'd be in a homeless shelter or worse. For my landlord's sake, there

Re: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-10 Thread Stan Halpin
On Oct 10, 2012, at 3:13 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-10-10 9:55 Ann Sanfedele wrote This was in todays NY times (at least the online version) I'm right in the middle of the area (7th st between 1st and 2nd ave) breathing a sigh of relief

Re: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Great news, Ann! Now you can be sure that your building won't become just a memory of what used to be -- replaced with million collar condos. Paul On Oct 10, 2012, at 11:55 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: the on topic aspect is that I took all the photos in my Back In the Day

RE: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-10 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
--- Original Message --- From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Sent: October 10, 2012 10/10/12 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele the on topic aspect is that I

Re: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Stan - if you find toe coordinates I'd be happy to - it could even be some place I already have photos of. But if it is Just a block off Broadway it's not near the UN. UN - east side, Broadway at the same latitude is on the west side. roughly a mile away. How neat that you live in an old

Re: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC

2012-10-10 Thread steve harley
on 2012-10-10 15:11 Ann Sanfedele wrote so for me personally it is much more than simply keeping the whole neighborhood from being overrun with luxury highrises and college dorms and well keep my building from going co-op or being demolished. i understand your perspective, and suspected you