JCLC Announces Preservation Month 2008 Tours and Events
Saturday May 3 through Saturday May 31
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The Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy is pleased to announce our schedule for Preservation Month 2008.
Events include our annual Holland Street Clean-Up organized by SAVE on Saturday May 3, Researching Home Histories at the Jersey City Free Public Library on Thursday evening May 22, and our 8th Annual Preservation Awards Ceremony at the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre on Wednesday evening May 28.
Tours include our New Jersey City Architectural Tour based on our 2008 calendar on Sunday May 4, Restoration Tour of “The Beacon,” the former Jersey City medical Center on Saturday May 10, Central Heights Tour on May 17, and a double-header closing the month on Saturday May 31 consisting of the Journal Square Through Time Tour lead by SAVE and the Lafayette History Festival and Tour.
Check back frequently as more tours and events will be added.
City Council Further Erodes Warehouse Historic District
Toll Brothers Skyscraper Approved Over Vigorous Public Opposition
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On Wednesday,April 9, 2008, the Jersey City Council dealt another blow to the Warehouse Historic District when it approved amendments proposed by mega-developer Toll Brothers. The amendments allow the developer to replace two historic warehouses with three skyscrapers, and allow the removal of Provost Street, one of only six remaining cobblestone streets in Jersey City. The final vote was 6-2 in favor, with Councilman Fulop and Council President Vega voting against the amendments. Councilwoman Viola Richardson was absent.
The council vote further damages the integrity of the Warehouse Historic District, although the Conservancy believes that the remaining buildings are worthy of vigorous protection from over development.
The Conservancy would like to thank those council members voting against the amendments, as well as the dozens of speakers who came out in opposition.
The battle now shifts to the legal arena. The Powerhouse Arts District Neighborhood Association has pledged to contest the Council's decision in Court. The Conservancy fully supports such efforts and encourages people to donate to PADNA's legal defense fund.
Conrail seeks fast track abandonment of Embankment
Papers to be filed with Surface Transportation Board
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It has come to the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy's attention that Conrail intends to file papers on April 7th seeking a fast track "class exemption" in their attempts to abandon the Harsimus Stem Embankment. The Conservancy is making official requests to be a party to these proceedings in order to help guarantee that the final decision complies with our goals of historic preservation of the Embankment and public access, not inappropriate private development. In light of Conrail's recent inadequate environmental and historic filings we are concerned that this fast tracking is an attempt to short circuit compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act. For more information about our campaign to save the Embankment, please click on the link below.
Happy Birthday Powerhouse!
Conservancy Flagship Reaches Century Mark
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The Conservancy proudly recognizes the 100th year of the historic Hudson & Manhattan Powerhouse, once the engine that electrified what is now the PATH system. Our battle to save this seminal industrial monument back in 1999 gave birth to our grass roots preservation organization. We could not be more proud of this connection and look forward to the day when the Powerhouse is creatively reused and opened to the public.
The Port Authority of New York/New Jersey, which now operates the PATH system, will be providing free rides on the PATH trains on Monday, February 25th.
