By Karen Argenti on May 11, 2010
http://www.ipetitions.com/my/petitions/250142
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By Karen Argenti on May 9, 2010
FIPNA submitted a request to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to determine if our neighborhood is eligible as an Historic District. A Historic District is an area designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission because it has a special character or a special historical or aesthetic interest which causes it to have a distinct “sense of place.” [...]
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By Phil on February 24, 2010
From their site: I became so enamoured of the Van Cortlandt Village/Kingsbridge Heights area while doing ForgottenTour 37 around the (temporarily dry) Jerome Park Reservoir that I resolved to return and explore these two obscure Bronx enclaves a little more in-depth, and that’s exactly what I did on September 20, 2009. There’s no clear boundary [...]
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By Karen Argenti on January 26, 2010
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By Karen Argenti on January 24, 2010
Fascinating …… http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoftownofk00edsa#page/n0/mode/2up map in two pages History of the town of King..
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By Karen Argenti on January 24, 2010
“It is clear that Olmsted’s intent in providing neighborhoods like Kingsbridge Heights with narrow, curvilinear streets was to assure that they would maintain their residential character, discourage inappropriate development, and preserve their existing natural beauty.” (See VI below) This is a power point: Fort Independence Historic District This is a pdf of the power point: [...]
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By Karen Argenti on January 18, 2010
The Jerome Park Reservoir PRESERVATION REPORT The History and Evaluation of the Jerome Park Reservoir Thank you to Lehman College for uploading this report. http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/lehman/preservationreport/index.html
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, History, Reservoir | Tagged History, JPR, Jr., Robert Kornfeld
By Karen Argenti on December 13, 2009
This should be a working file of things we collect. Let us know if you have items to upload and we will add. Send to fipna@fipna.org Landmarks Preservation – request_for_evaluation FIPNA 030804 Old photo of Jerome Park Reservoir wall – Cousin and Aunt of Arax Hogroian Fort Independence Historic District Designation – Fort Independence Historic [...]
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By Karen Argenti on January 16, 2009
From the Desk of former FIPNA President: I read the numerous comments on this issue concerning improvements for Jerome Park. As you know, Tina Argenti and I fought long and hard for many years to get improvements in Fort Independence Park (aka Pigeon Park] and around the reservoir. Everyone should just step back and take [...]
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, History, Reservoir | Tagged Former FIPNA President, Fort Independece Park, JPR
By Karen Argenti on January 11, 2009
This is just a list of old documents relating to JPC. They were up on the web, but were removed by the server. They were recreated for educational purposes. PDF files ABOUT jpc-about-old-cr011109 BOARD OF DIRECTORS – THIS MAY HAVE BEEN UPDATED AFTER THIS TIME jpc-board-of-directors-old-cr011109 DESIGN ELEMENTS jpc-design-elements-old-cr011109 THE OUTDOOR URBAN ECOLOGY LAB – [...]
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, History, Reservoir | Tagged Jerome Park Conservancy, Jerome Park Reservoir., OUEL, Outdoor Urban Ecology Lab
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