Bloomingdale Conservation Project articles

Bloomingdale Conservation Project articles

The Bloomingdale Conservation Project, 1959-1964

In the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group's files, we have a red folder of newspaper clippings about the Bloomingdale Conservation Project, created by Ginger Lief. Most of the clippings are from the New York Times, and those articles are fairly easy to find online through the New York Times's Archives (see links below). There are also a few articles from what seem to be local papers no longer in existence, which we have scanned for you and posted here. The Bloomingdale Conservation Project was a counterpoint to the "urban renewal" projects which had just razed a large swath of the Upper West Side. It was an effort to improve conditions between 96th Street and 104th Street west of Amsterdam Avenue without tearing down the buildings and removing the residents.

The Morningsider and the "WSN." Bruce R. Buckley is one author. We hope to learn more about the publications and will update this entry if we do.

1959-1964

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Articles from the New York Times, viewable if you have a subscription, or through a library:

https://www.nytimes.com/1960/03/17/archives/city-starts-massive-program-to-renovate-decayed-houses-authority.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1960/04/16/archives/landlord-group-fights-seizures-operators-of-singleroom-west-side.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1961/01/15/archives/block-on-100th-street-is-given-all-facilities-of-a-small-town-city.html
(This article is about the urban "renewal" project to the east of the Bloomingdale Conservation Project area.)

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1961/04/24/issue.html
(We were unable to find a direct link to the page in question, but the article is on page 31 of the April 24, 1961, issue, and it is entitled "Despite City's Procrastination, Bloomingdale Neighborhood Redevelopment Shows Some Signs of Progress")

Newspaper clippings in plastic sleeves in a red folder.

English

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The Upper West Side in the 1960s, particularly 96th Street to 104th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Riverside Drive. 97th Street to 100th Street between Central Park West and Amsterdam Avenue are also discussed.