News  2022

Manitoga Design, Art, Nature Tours begin

Manitoga/The Russel Wright Design Center opens May 13 for its 2022 season. Tours feature the Design Gallery, a permanent collection of Russel and Mary Wright designs for the American home.

Updates from the James Rose Center

The James Rose Center recently shared news that it is receiving a 2022 Bergen County Historic Preservation Award for its work rehabilitating the Rose-designed Earthcam campus. Also announced: Summer internships and Spring Cleanup days.

Demolition begins at Rolex headquarters at 665 Fifth Avenue

Rolex Realty Company LLC has begun demolition of its 12-story International style headquarters in order to build a 25-story replacement. Another nice Midtown midcentury that just wasn’t tall enough.

Remember the Mall? Help Document Midcentury Shopping Malls

They’re more than boxes surrounded by parking. As part of its 2022 advocacy theme, Docomomo US is launching “Mallitecture & Memories” a crowdsourcing campaign to gather data and collect stories of midcentury shopping malls.