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Celebrating Landmarks Pioneers...

Mayor Wagner signs New York City's Landmarks Law, April 19, 1965. Photograph by Margot Gayle.

Documenting Our History...

Brooklyn Bridge Cityscape, January 19, 1968. Photograph by Margot Gayle. Property of the New-York Historical Society.

Learning from the past to prepare for the future...

Protestors outside of Penn Station, August 2, 1961. Photograph by David Hirsch.

Video Highlights: Battle for Bryant Park, 25 Years On

Battle for Bryant Park, 25 Years On:
A Discussion with Anthony Tung

Learn more about the March 8 event marking the 25-year anniversary of the battle for Bryant Park, which energized the entire preservation community. The event was co-sponsored with the Historic Districts Council & the Neighborhood Preservation Center.

Preserving New York

Preserving New York:
Winning the Right to Protect a City's Landmarks

Preserving New York, by Anthony C. Wood, is the story of the people and places, the buildings and battles, and the policies and politics that, after decades of tragic losses, led New York City to create a legal mechanism to protect the city’s cherished landmarks.

Order an autographed copy from NYPAP!

Click here to learn more about this celebrated account of the origins of New York City’s nationally acclaimed landmarks law.

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The Campaign to Preserve 2 Columbus Circle

A ccess a chronology of one of the most aggressive, high-profile, highly-chronicled broad-based preservation advocacy efforts since the creation of the Landmarks Law in 1965.

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Guide to the NYPAP Database and Resources

The Preservation History Database is a first-stop encyclopedic resource for researchers interested in the history of preservation in New York City. You can view records by:

People
Places
Organizations
Other (laws, concepts, and miscellany)

The Library is a collection of original research on topics in preservation history.

The Oral Histories section features in-depth interviews with preservation advocates and thought-leaders.

Visit the Preservation Memory Collection Project to share a personal story about a preservationist in your life.

Visit Landmarks45.org!

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2010 was the forty-fifth anniversary of New York City's renowned Landmarks Law. Visit Landmarks45.org, our official anniversary blog, where you'll discover more about the people, places, and organizations that have influenced preservation in NYC.