Village Preservation (GVSHP)さんのイラストまとめ

#OTD in 1841 the Irish Emigrant Aid Society was founded to help Irish immigrants survive and thrive, changing the immigrant experience and NY’s Irish community. We explore its roots and those of the related Emigrant Savings Bank here in our neighborhood; https://t.co/DDhMd2fx8U

#OTD in 1627, John Bowne is born. His house in #Queens is a #NYClandmark; he probably did more to establish religious freedom in the U.S. than anyone. His story has some deep connections to our neighborhood; learn more on our #BeyondTheVillageAndBack map: https://t.co/YUevLAuAnw

Our new #BeyondTheVillageAndBack maps offer stories behind dozens of great NYC landmarks+their often hidden connections to our neighborhoods. Today we focus on those w/roots #SouthOfUnionSquare, incl. @EmpireStateBldg, @nysoclib, & a marble palace: https://t.co/9xZQNyIswV

We're celebrating incredible #women of #GreenwichVillage and the #EastVillage next month with two exciting programs, focusing on Jane Jacobs and a talented local playwright. Find out more and register today! : https://t.co/qBptoSjAY9

#OTD in 1913 the Armory Show opens, shocking and forever changing the art world with its turn towards modernism and revolt. We look back at how it all happened, and the downtown figures behind it: https://t.co/DL8tevVPxU

#OTD in 1957, the film ‘Funny Face,’ about a #GreenwichVillage bookworm transported to the runways of Paris, premieres. Look back with us on the the Audrey Hepburn vehicle and its mid-century perspective on #SecondHandBookstore denizens: https://t.co/yFHzpOflcI

#OTD in 1791, industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, abolitionist, #NativeAmerican rights advocate, social reformer, education advocate, @cooperunion founder, and local resident Peter Cooper is born. More on his incredible life+legacy: https://t.co/PxzINUWuLa

#HappyBirthday to one of our favorite Villagers, #ThomasPaine, b. #OTD in 1737. The “Father of the American Revolution” was hailed, then condemned, for his radical ideas - abolition, women’s suffrage, separation of church+state, and social equality. More: https://t.co/gFP3HCpWZR

Charles Lindbergh was born #OTD in 1902. The 1st transatlantic flight hero, isolationist, racist, anti-Semite, and conservationist had some surprising #GreenwichVillage connections. We explore it all: https://t.co/4SHhkBLAHb

#OTD in 1919, #Prohibition is approved. But #GreenwichVillage and the #EastVillage didn’t take it lying down; we take a look back at some of the many speakeasies that made a name for themselves here during the “dry” years: https://t.co/KqFT1c8MDG