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Hovels or Holes? Notes on the First Dutch Houses on Manhattan

Hovels or Holes? Notes on the First Dutch Houses on Manhattan

Hovels or Holes? Notes on the First Dutch Houses on Manhattan

By Richard Howe

New Amsterdam, Housing & Realty, Built EnvironmentGuest UserOctober 17, 2012Comment

Notes on Manhattan Bricks

Notes on Manhattan Bricks

Notes on Manhattan Bricks

By Richard Howe

Manhattan, Built EnvironmentGuest UserMay 7, 2012 Comment

Houses of Usher: Brief Surveys of a Failing Patch of Manhattan Now Known as the Upper East Side

Houses of Usher: Brief Surveys of a Failing Patch of Manhattan Now Known as the Upper East Side

Houses of Usher: Brief Surveys of a Failing Patch of Manhattan Now Known as the Upper East Side

By Michael Nichols

Arts & Culture, Built EnvironmentGuest UserMarch 31, 2012Comment

Notes on the Deforestation of Manhattan

Notes on the Deforestation of Manhattan

Notes on the Deforestation of Manhattan

By Richard Howe

Built Environment, Manhattan, Nature & EnvironmentGuest UserMarch 1, 2012Comment

New York's Vanishing Visionary: The Quiet Mysteries of Charles B. Stover

New York's Vanishing Visionary: The Quiet Mysteries of Charles B. Stover

New York's Vanishing Visionary: The Quiet Mysteries of Charles B. Stover

By Jeffrey Scheuer

Built EnvironmentGuest UserDecember 23, 2011Comment

A Little Pre-History of the Manhattan Grid

A Little Pre-History of the Manhattan Grid

A Little Pre-History of the Manhattan Grid

By Richard Howe

Urban Planning, Built EnvironmentGuest UserMarch 13, 2011Comment

The Great Unwashed

The Great Unwashed

The Great Unwashed

By Benjamin Feldman

Urban Planning, Housing & Realty, Built EnvironmentGuest UserApril 7, 2010 Comment

Movable Churches: Shifting Religions and Adaptive Reuse in Gravesend, Brooklyn

Movable Churches: Shifting Religions and Adaptive Reuse in Gravesend, Brooklyn

Movable Churches: Shifting Religions and Adaptive Reuse in Gravesend, Brooklyn

By Joseph Ditta

Brooklyn, Built EnvironmentGuest UserSeptember 29, 2009Comment

The Saw-Kill and the Making of Dutch Manhattan

The Saw-Kill and the Making of Dutch Manhattan

The Saw-Kill and the Making of Dutch Manhattan

By Amy Johnson

New Amsterdam, Waterfront & Islands, Built EnvironmentGuest UserAugust 24, 2009Comment

The New York World's Fair Legacy

The New York World's Fair Legacy

The New York World's Fair Legacy

By Christian Kellberg

Queens, Built EnvironmentGuest UserSeptember 15, 2008 Comment