The Buildings of LES

A Lower East Side Guide

My Top Ten Buildings of the Lower East Side

The people and buildings make a city. Growing up in the Lower East Side, I used to walk past the Bialystoker Synagogue every day to go to school. This collage of memories represents a vital framing of my childhood that will stay with me forever. That’s why I want to look at the buildings which make the Lower East Side possible. I know they’re always changing and that with recent building developments do not always benefit the city. Still, I want to analyze the current landscape of architecture and development that is framing the Lower East Side experience for locals and tourists alike.

 

1 ) The Bialystoker Synagogue

Lower East Side Synagogues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website: http://www.bialystoker.org/

2) Arlene’s Grocery

Lower East Side Music Venue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website: http://www.arlenesgrocery.net/

3 ) The Blue Residential Tower

Lower East Side Building

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Condominium

4 ) Lower East Side Tenement Museum

Lower East Side Museums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website: http://www.tenement.org/

5 ) Beth Hamerash Synagogue

Lower East Side Synagogue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Hamedrash_Hagodol

6 ) The Ludlow Hotel

Lower East Side Hotels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website: http://ludlowhotel.com/

7 ) FusionArts Museum

Lower East Side Art Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website: https://www.facebook.com/fusionartsmuseum/

8 ) Angel Orensanz Foundation

Lower East Side Event Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website: http://www.orensanzevents.com/index.html

9 ) Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue

Lower East Side Synagogue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website: https://www.kkjsm.org/

10 ) New Museum

Lower East Side Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website: http://www.newmuseum.org/