This building was constructed in 1898 as a firehouse by architect Horgan & Slattery for the City of New York. Since 1963 it has been the home of Cinema Village, the oldest continuously operating art house cinema in New York City. Go back and click on the tours the building is featured in for additional information and history.

The area is home to a number of significant sites to the history of film, including a large number of current and former movie houses, film producers, and organizations which shaped the course of film history in the United States. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

This area was a center of theater and home to many experimental and innovative theaters, large and small, several of which still survive to this day. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

This 10-story Beaux Arts style loft building at 88 University Place/24-26 East 12th Street was constructed in 1906 by Middleboro Realty Co. by Samuel Sass. It housed the prominent art auction house Kaliski and Gabay. Go back and click on the tours the building is featured in for additional information and history.