Electronic Bulletin of the Historic Districts Council

February 2004 Volume I Number 1

Upcoming Free Lecture

Please join us for the third in our series of Pre-Conference Lectures.

The Garment Workers' New York: Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in Progressive Era New York
Wednesday, February 11, 2004, 6:00pm
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, 208 West 13th Street, Kaplan Assembly Hall
Professor Richard A. Greenwald, US Merchant Marine Academy

Garment Workers were central to Progressive Era New York. This lecture discusses New York's garment workers, their unions and their politics; New York communities; the role of women workers; the relationship between workers and the state; and the emerging twentieth-century liberalism that would find fulfillment in the New Deal.

The Pre-Conference Lectures, which are free and open to the public, are supported in part by Speakers in the Humanities, a program of the New York Council for the Humanities. To learn more about our programs, view our online calendar.

RSVP: cmcneur@hdc.org or 212-614-9107

10th Annual Preservation Conference, "Cultural Landmarks: Controversy, Practice and Prospects"

March 5-7, 2004

Please join us for our 10th Annual Preservation Conference, "Cultural Landmarks: Controversy, Practice and Prospects" which will be held March 5-7, 2004.

The Conference will explore the definition and protection of New York City's cultural and historical landmarks, focusing on the challenges and solutions. The program offers in-depth and lively sessions with preservationists, municipal officials, architects and historians presenting case studies on how to protect underappreciated cultural sites.

For more information and to register, please visit us online or call 212-614-9107.

Neighborhood at Risk: Stapleton, Staten Island

We are introducing a new section to our Web site, entitled "Neighborhood at Risk" which will focus on a community in New York City with historical integrity that is threatened. This month we are focusing on Stapleton, on Staten Island, where teardowns are endagering the area's identity as a Victorian suburb.

Learn more about Stapleton and the efforts being made to preserve it.

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