“The Historic Districts Council's newsletter, District Lines, was published regularly since 1987 to 2009, and covered contemporary preservation issues throughout New York City, as well as giving special care to highlight broader issues of preservation that have an impact on public policy.”

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District Lines Fall 2009 (Volume XXIII Number 2)
p.1 ~ Saving the Embodiment of Hope:Rev. Dr. Thomas F. Pike, Our 2009 Landmarks Lion p.2 ~ President's Column: Educating the Regulators p.3 ~ New Directors and Advisers Join the Historic Districts Council Boards p. 4 ~ Staten Island's Forgotten Castle: Who Will Save the Frost Building? p.4 ~ "HDC@LPC" Documents Our Review of Landmarks Application p.5 ~ "Hey, Mr. Mayor!" A Few Humble Suggestions p.6 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Spring 2009 (Volume XXIII Number 1)
p. 1 ~ "Endangered" South Street Seaport Makes Seven to Save p. 2 ~ Pursuing and Owner for Demolition by Neglect: A Torturous Legal Process p. 4 ~ 10 Steps to Mull: Visions of the Future p. 5 ~ Moving Forward: HDC's League of Preservation Voters p. 7 ~ Mayoral Candidates on Preservation p. 8 ~ 2009 Grassroots Awards p. 10 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Winter 2009 (Volume XXII Number 3) * html / pdf *
p. 1 ~ Civic Engagement and Neighborhood Preservation Intersect at Annual Conference p. 2 ~ Commissioner Fred Bland: New Voice on the Landmarks Panel p. 2 ~ 2008 Landmarks Lion: Walter B. Melvin p. 3 ~ More Protection Sought for Four Small Historic Districts in the South Bronx s p. 3 ~ The Silver Lining: Tax Incentives for Historic Properties p. 4 ~ Upper East Siders Seek Expansion of Designated Areas p. 6 ~ The League of Preservation Voters: Connecting Politics and Preservation p. 8 ~ In the Pantheon of Preservation, Some Heroes for the Ages p. 10 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants p. 11 ~ Working on Landmarked Buildings in New York City: Renovation, Restoration and Reuse

District Lines Autumn 2008 (Volume XXII Number 2)
p. 1 ~ New Initiative Makes Preservation Hot Election Topic p. 1 ~ Walter B. Melvin, HDC’s 2008 Landmark Lion p. 2 ~ HDC Helps Resolve an Historic Challenge: Who is to Save Admiral’s Row? p. 3 ~ Mitigation: Sometimes That’s All There Is p. 5 ~ What Future for Landmarks Funding? p. 6 ~ The Registers and the Requests for Evaluation: HDC Begins New Survey Projects p. 8 ~ Eyewitness Accounts: Neighborhood Partners Talk About How They Got Their Communities Designated p. 10 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Spring 2008 (Volume XXII Number 1)
P. 1 ~ HDC Annual Conference Eyes Preservation's Role in the Future of New York City p. 1 ~ Cleaner, Greener, Fewer Landmarks p.2 ~ When "Calendar" Is a Verb p. 2 ~ HDC Turns the Spotlight on "Neighborhoods At Risk" p. 3 ~ Addisleigh Park: Uncovering African-American History in Southeast Queens P. 4 ~ A Preservation Manifest: Tony Wood on His New Book p. 5 ~ HDC Auction Highlights Little-Known Modernist Masterwork p. 7 ~ HDC Celebrates Lisa Ackerman as Our 19th Landmarks Lion p. 8 ~ President's Column p. 10 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Autumn 2007 (Volume XXI Number 2)
p.1 ~ You Can Ignore the Landmarks Law but Not the Law of Gravity p.2 ~ President's Column p.4 ~ Preservation's “Quiet Force,” Lisa Ackerman, Is HDC's 2007 Landmarks Lion p.5 ~ New Commissioners Join the LPC Table p.6 ~ HDC Honors Local Grassroots Advocates at 17th Annual Event p.7 ~ Kitty Carlisle Hart and Giorgio Cavaglieri Die, Both in Their 90's p.8 ~ District Profile: Vinegar Hill Historic District, Brooklynp.11 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Spring 2007 (Volume XXI Number 1)
p.1 ~ Sunnyside Up! Queens Community Is on LPC's Front Burner at Last p.2 ~ President's Column p.3 ~ HDC Inaugurates Program to Educate Electeds Before They Take Office p.4 ~ Heard and, Maybe, Designated Later p.6 ~ HDC's 13th Annual Conference: For a Green Future, Plant Preservation p.7 ~ Preservation is Sustainability: Keynote Address by Donovan Rypkema p.8 ~ District Profiles: South Street Seaport Historic District, Manhattan p.11 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Winter 2007 (Volume XX Number 3)
p.1 ~ Towers Atop 980 Madison Avenue... I. Public Hearing p.3 ~ ...Implications... II. District Integrity III. Manipulating 74-711 p.4 ~ Updated "Creating an Historic District" Is Now Available p.5 ~ President's Column p.6 ~ New Yorkers Mourn Death of 2 Leading Preservationists p.7 ~ Robert Silman Recieves HDC's Highest Honor p.7 ~ HDC Adds Five New Advisers p.9 ~ District Profiles-Weehawken Street Historic District, Manhattan p.10 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Autumn 2006 (Volume XX Number 2)
p.1 ~ Robert Silman Upholds Landmarks Literally- Structural Engineer Is Named Landmarks Lion p.3 ~ President's Column p.3 ~ Medical Sites of Yore: Two Talks and a Tour p.4 ~ A Pair of Century-Old Schools With Vastly Different Fates-P.S. 64 and Morris High School p.6 ~ Albany Passes Tax Credits for Owners of Historic Houses and Buildings p.8 ~ Signs of the Times: Streetscape Controls Are Changing Them p.10 ~ Two New Players on the Landmarks Stage p.11 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Spring 2006 (Volume XX Number 1)
p.1 ~ Lost: A Sense of Place p.2 ~ President's Column p.2 ~ HDC Conference Tackles Major Issues p.5 ~ Doomsday Closes In On Houses of Worship p.6 ~ Is Moynihan's Dream of a New Pennsylvania Station Beginning to Turn into a Civic Nightmare? p.8 ~ Extensive Rezoning by Bloomberg Administration Changes Shape of City Neighborhoods p.10 ~ District Profiles: West 71st Street Historic District, Manhattan p.11 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Winter 2006 (Volume XIX Number 3)
p.1 ~ Friendless in Queens and Brooklyn-City Council Nixes Two LPC Picks p.2 ~ President's Column p.3 ~ Eminent Domain: High Court Decision Makes Everybody Scramble p.5 ~ Five New Advisers Join HDC's Board p.6 ~ Preservation Strategies: Landmarking Is Only One Answer p.6 ~ HDC to Lead Talks on Preservation Locally p.7 ~ Manhattan's West 72nd Street: Tale of an Urban Main Street p.8 ~ District Profiles: Fort Totten Historic District, Queens p.10 ~ Barry Lewis, Lion p.11 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Autumn 2005 (Volume XIX Number 2)
p.1 ~ Landmarks Lion Award Goes to Gotham's Ultimate Pedestrian, Public Television Star Barry Lewis p.2 ~ President's Column p.3 ~ Like Everybody Else, Museums Face Scrutiny for Appropriateness in Alteration Designs p.4 ~ Fireboat Cruise p.7 ~ A Tale of Two Warehouses p.10 ~ Preservationists at the Grassroots Take a Bow at HDC p.9 ~ District Profiles: St. Paul's Avenue-Stapleton Heights Historic District, Staten Island p.10 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Spring 2005 (Volume XIX Number 1)
p.1 ~ To Make a Case for Landmarks Hardhsip is Not So Easy p.2 ~ President's Column p.3 ~ District Profiles: Treadwell Farm Historic District, Manhattan p.4 ~ 11th Annual HDC Preservation Confab p.7 ~ Historic Preservation: The Mayor's Report Card p.10 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Winter 2005(VolumeXVIII Number 3)
p.1 ~ Survival of the Fittest-90 West Street Since 9/11 p.2 ~ President's Column p.3 ~ Byrnes Joins LPC; Olcott Returns, Replacing Kane p.4 ~ 2004 Landmarks Lion Award Presented to Beyer Blinder Belle p.6 ~ City Council Leads in Land-Use Reform p.6 ~ Stop Landmarks Abuse! p.6 ~ Citywide Panel Discussions Held p.7 ~ New Books About Old New York p.11 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Autumn 2004 (VolumeXVIII Number 2)
p.1 ~ Preservation Facade Easements-Tax Benefit or Headache? p.2 ~ President's Column p.3 ~ Libby Ryan Named LPC Commissioner p.4 ~ A Critical Look at New Construction in Historic Districts p.7 ~ Architecture Firm Beyer Blinder Belle Rings in as Landmarks Lion p.7 ~ Save the Date p.8~District Profiles: MacDougla-Sullivan Gardens, Manhattan p.9 ~ John Street/Maiden Lane- A Brief History p.10 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Spring 2004 (Volume XVIII Number 1)
p.1 ~ Substitute Materials - Faux or No? p.2 ~ President's Column p.3 ~ Revisiting Boundaries of Too-Small Historic Districts p.5 ~ Can Planning and Preservation Mix? p.5 ~ New on Our Web Site p.6 ~ New Books about Old New York p.7 ~ Conference Summary p.7 ~ HDC Conference Explores Cultural Landmarking p.9 ~ District Profiles: Riverside-West 105th Street, Manhattan p.11 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Winter 2004 (Volume XVII Number 3)
p.1 ~ In the Shadow of 9/11: Planned Fulton Street Transit Center Threatens Historic Buildings p.2 ~ President's Column p.4 ~ City House Prices Rise in Districts p.4 ~ Staten Island's Good Shepherd p.5 ~ Grassroots Preservation Awards p.6 ~ Landmark Demolition, by Intent or Neglect p.7 ~ Explore Our Web Site p.8 ~ A Prime-Cut Designation: The Meaty Story of Gansevoort Market p.10 ~ District Profiles: Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn p.11 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Autumn 2003 (Volume XVII Number 2)
p.1 ~ Landmark Demolition by Intent or Neglect p.2 ~ President's Column
p.3 ~ Landmarks Commission Proposes Fees for Permits—Update p.4 ~ District Profiles: Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District p.5 ~ "Streams of Exotic, Devilish Creatures"—Herbert Muschamp's Ideal City p.7 ~ Hart-felt Tribute: HDC to Lionize Kitty Carlisle p.8 ~ A Recent LPC Appointment p.9 ~ HDC Welcomes New Directors and Advisers p.10 ~ Latest Gifts and Grants

District Lines Spring 2003 (Volume XVII Number 1)
p.1 ~ Robert Tierney Takes the Chair at Landmarks p.2 ~ President's Column
p.3 ~ Olympics—Preservation Opportunity? p.4 ~ Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003), Preservationist p.5 ~ "Preserving the Suburban Metropolis p.7 ~ Conference Summary
p.8 ~ HDC Hosts Panels in Neighborhoods p.8 ~ The Dream of Rehab Tax Credits
p.9 ~ New Books about Old New York p.10 ~ Mott Haven Historic District, the Bronx
p.11 ~ Recent Gifts and Grants

District Lines Winter 2002/2003 (Volume XVI Number 3)
p.1 ~ 2002—Year in Preservation p.2 ~ President's Column p.2 ~ The Year in HDC
p.6 ~ The City as Palimpsest p.7 ~ City Proposes Fees for Landmarks Permits
p.8 ~ New Books about Old New York

District Lines Autumn 2002 (Volume XVI Number 2)
p.1 ~ Amster Yard Demolished p.2 ~ City Proposed Landmark Permit Fees
p.3 ~ HDC Heads Downtown for Landmark Lion Celebration