The Phoenix Lives at Jefferson Market

A flaming passion for preservation creates a virtual museum from the cultural history of a beloved half-demolished landmark in Manhattan.

New York, NY (PRWEB) December 24, 2005 -- Until a City Hall budget kicks in to create an on-site museum that would preserve the cultural history of the Jefferson Market Judicial Complex in Manhattan, a virtual exhibition hall has been installed online. Located on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village since before the Civil War, many of the original structures of the Jefferson Market Judicial Complex have been razed. However, these buildings do live on in the paintings, plays, poems, novels, and screenplays they have inspired.

Rising from the ashes of the wrecking ball, a colorful "phoenix" has risen to offer some of these cultural and historical gems. Until this blog existed, the only artifact that encapsulated this information was a tiny bronze plaque on the exterior of one remaining building (located at 425 Sixth Avenue), landmarked during the 1960s.

Neighborhood celebrities have visited and praised the site, which has attracted up to 26,000 clicks a day. See the phoenix for yourself.

Jefferson Market (now a library) was designed in the 19th century by Frederick Withers. Open to the public during library hours, admission is free. School groups are welcome.

Address: 425 Sixth Avenue [between 9th and 10th Streets], New York, NY 10011.

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