They landmarked @bostongayboy.bsky.social’s house omg
April 22, 2026 at 9:08 PM
They landmarked @bostongayboy.bsky.social’s house omg
“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”
Safe house linked to Underground Railroad discovered in Manhattan
The Merchant's House is the first landmarked building in Manhattan.
ny1.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”
i wonder what he'd think about the next president asserting that because he's the president he can do whatever he wants to the landmarked flair
Washington Sun: President Donald Trump wants the Oval Office declared a federal landmark so no one can take down the gilded accents he’s affixed to the walls.
October 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
i wonder what he'd think about the next president asserting that because he's the president he can do whatever he wants to the landmarked flair
Your average home renovation of a non-landmarked house gets way more thoughtful consideration than this
The south portico has no doors into the ballroom. And all of the columns will block views and daylight from inside. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized (Gift Article)
A stairway to nowhere: Three months that could change the White House for generations.
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Your average home renovation of a non-landmarked house gets way more thoughtful consideration than this
One thing that might reduce "vanity nominations" is to require landmarked properties to offer public tours one day per year.
I don't have any inside information but it appears this house was nominated to memorialize the owner's time here with his wife, now deceased. It's touching, actually. But it is also an abuse of the city's landmark preservation process which, one assumes, is intended to serve the public good.
March 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
One thing that might reduce "vanity nominations" is to require landmarked properties to offer public tours one day per year.
This is one of those skills that’s so rare and important that it should get your dick landmarked by city hall
January 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is one of those skills that’s so rare and important that it should get your dick landmarked by city hall
Because this building was not landmarked by July 2025, it is now subject to the new state law requiring owner consent. The owner does not agree with the designation. Seattle’s landmark staff are trying to undermine state law and say it still will be landmarked anyway, flat out denying state law
July 31, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Because this building was not landmarked by July 2025, it is now subject to the new state law requiring owner consent. The owner does not agree with the designation. Seattle’s landmark staff are trying to undermine state law and say it still will be landmarked anyway, flat out denying state law
Over my dead body will this postmodern masterpiece be demolished. We so badly need stronger demolition protections on non-landmarked buildings in Chicago.
January 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Over my dead body will this postmodern masterpiece be demolished. We so badly need stronger demolition protections on non-landmarked buildings in Chicago.
I don’t like the precedent this sets, that owners of (non-landmarked) homes along a landmarked street deserve special treatment.
This is just CM Kettle throwing a bone to homeowners. Conditions vary but the presence of large city-owned street trees here means front setbacks are very lightly forested. The amendment’s only practical purpose is to discourage development.
May 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don’t like the precedent this sets, that owners of (non-landmarked) homes along a landmarked street deserve special treatment.
I really feel certain sites should be landmarked like historic buildings
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July 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I really feel certain sites should be landmarked like historic buildings
A house in San Francisco covered in the painted faces of Latin rock artists was formally landmarked by the city. Its neighborhood has seen skyrocketing home prices and decades of redevelopment. n.pr/3T1LZGy
This house trumpets its history in the face of gentrification. Now it's a landmark
A house in San Francisco covered in the painted faces of Latin rock artists was formally landmarked by the city. Its neighborhood has seen skyrocketing home prices and decades of redevelopment.
n.pr
August 28, 2026 at 1:37 PM
A house in San Francisco covered in the painted faces of Latin rock artists was formally landmarked by the city. Its neighborhood has seen skyrocketing home prices and decades of redevelopment. n.pr/3T1LZGy
I live in a nondescript landmarked building and I'd have to go through fifteen layers of approval if I wanted to, like, change out my windows, but this fucker can just demolish a chunk of the WHITE HOUSE?
October 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I live in a nondescript landmarked building and I'd have to go through fifteen layers of approval if I wanted to, like, change out my windows, but this fucker can just demolish a chunk of the WHITE HOUSE?
This is why @alexis4seattle.bsky.social's amendment to the SAFER Act is so important (and why it should be extended to include landmarked streets outside of historic districts).
All this effort was to build the most basic safety improvement at an intersection near an elementary school. Unfortunately, once a historic preservation group has power, they will fight to keep it.
September 19, 2026 at 8:44 PM
This is why @alexis4seattle.bsky.social's amendment to the SAFER Act is so important (and why it should be extended to include landmarked streets outside of historic districts).
A Chicago investor is wants to add a data center to the lower floors of the building at 300 W. Adams St. — a move Preservation Chicago calls a "dangerous precedent" for landmarked buildings Downtown.
Loop data center pitched for landmarked office building
chicago.suntimes.com
August 14, 2026 at 12:51 AM
A Chicago investor is wants to add a data center to the lower floors of the building at 300 W. Adams St. — a move Preservation Chicago calls a "dangerous precedent" for landmarked buildings Downtown.
Of course Map Turtles landmarked the riverbanks at many of our #GreatLakes field sites! #WorldTurtleDay
December 5, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Of course Map Turtles landmarked the riverbanks at many of our #GreatLakes field sites! #WorldTurtleDay
The landmarked West Town State Bank building at Western and Madison.
May 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The landmarked West Town State Bank building at Western and Madison.
The city of Seattle landmarked this. So tell your friends who visit not to miss this icon of the city
(Landmarking it prevents the proposal to build a new, better community center)
(Landmarking it prevents the proposal to build a new, better community center)
February 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The city of Seattle landmarked this. So tell your friends who visit not to miss this icon of the city
(Landmarking it prevents the proposal to build a new, better community center)
(Landmarking it prevents the proposal to build a new, better community center)
YES THIS IS AMAZING DO IT NOW. Also, it should include landmarked streets not necessarily located in historic districts (such as Queen Anne Boulevard, where the Landmarks Board rejected a fully funded safe routes to school project). @alexis4seattle.bsky.social
NEW: Alexis Mercedes Rinck has proposed an amendment to Rob Saka's SAFER Streets Act that would give the City Traffic Engineer explicit authority to implement street changes in historic districts (Pioneer Square, Pike Place) without getting the approval of the local boards.
September 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
YES THIS IS AMAZING DO IT NOW. Also, it should include landmarked streets not necessarily located in historic districts (such as Queen Anne Boulevard, where the Landmarks Board rejected a fully funded safe routes to school project). @alexis4seattle.bsky.social
Newly landmarked NYC interior: The Temple Court Building (now the Beekman Hotel) www.nyc.gov/site/lpc/abo...
June 4, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Newly landmarked NYC interior: The Temple Court Building (now the Beekman Hotel) www.nyc.gov/site/lpc/abo...
We can see the Queen Anne Pool, an unremarkable building that was recently and controversially landmarked, through the window.
January 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
We can see the Queen Anne Pool, an unremarkable building that was recently and controversially landmarked, through the window.
What a day so far. Still to come details on the Kirov missile strike, but first overnight data from Ukraine.
We reached a landmarked 25,000 destroyed Russian APCs/combat vehicles.
Yesterday's amazing destruction of an Su-57 fighter jet is recorded & high numbers elsewhere too.
We reached a landmarked 25,000 destroyed Russian APCs/combat vehicles.
Yesterday's amazing destruction of an Su-57 fighter jet is recorded & high numbers elsewhere too.
July 24, 2026 at 10:40 AM
What a day so far. Still to come details on the Kirov missile strike, but first overnight data from Ukraine.
We reached a landmarked 25,000 destroyed Russian APCs/combat vehicles.
Yesterday's amazing destruction of an Su-57 fighter jet is recorded & high numbers elsewhere too.
We reached a landmarked 25,000 destroyed Russian APCs/combat vehicles.
Yesterday's amazing destruction of an Su-57 fighter jet is recorded & high numbers elsewhere too.
In Seattle, any site over 25 years old can be landmarked, without the owner’s consent, based on six broad criteria…
In Seattle, any person can nominate just about any building for historic landmark status — even without the consent of the building owner — which can delay or upend housing projects. State legislators may place guardrails on historic landmark programs.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/19/w...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/19/w...
February 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
In Seattle, any site over 25 years old can be landmarked, without the owner’s consent, based on six broad criteria…
We’ve found the dumbest example of historic preservation nimbyism possible. The zombie mall must be landmarked
September 21, 2026 at 1:12 AM
We’ve found the dumbest example of historic preservation nimbyism possible. The zombie mall must be landmarked
A developer has been trying to build housing above the landmarked Sheridan and Griffin buildings for so long, the approval process itself may soon be eligible for historic preservation. (Their 16th meeting is on January 31st.)
January 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A developer has been trying to build housing above the landmarked Sheridan and Griffin buildings for so long, the approval process itself may soon be eligible for historic preservation. (Their 16th meeting is on January 31st.)