West Village in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jane Jacobs
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 23, 2022
1. Jane Jacobs Marker
Jane Jacobs
May 4, 1916 - April 25, 2006
The author and urbanist bought this 1842 rowhouse in 1947 and remained until 1968. While here, Jacobs helped lead successful campaigns to ban cars from Washington Square, to defeat Robert Moses' planned Lower Manhattan Expressway, and to stop his plans for "urban renewal demolition in the West Village. She wrote The Death and Life of Great American Cities while living here.
Erected 2020 by Village Preservation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Women. In addition, it is included in the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 4, 1916.
Location. 40° 44.122′ N, 74° 0.373′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in West Village. It is on Hudson Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 555 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Greenwich Village Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart Crane (about 500 feet away); Greenwich Village Historic District Extension
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Family (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . .
1. Historic plaque marks the Greenwich Village home of Jane Jacobs (The Villager, Nov. 18, 2020). Short article that provides a synopsis of the virtual online plaque unveiling for Jacobs.
Excerpt: "In 1961, she spells it all out in her book The Death and Life of American Cities: what makes cities safe or not, what constitutes a neighborhood, why some neighborhoods remain poor and others reconstitute themselves. She helps define what makes cities work."(Submitted on May 25, 2022.)
2. Jane Jacobs (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: "Jane Jacobs OC OOnt (nιe Butzner; 4 May 1916 25 April 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist(Submitted on May 25, 2022.)who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics. Her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) argued that "urban renewal" and "slum clearance" did not respect the needs of city-dwellers.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 23, 20222. Jane Jacobs Marker - wide view
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 23, 2022
3. Jane Jacobs Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
