In the long term, I'm very positive about the landmarking of the district.

Now, however, small but significant steps are being taken to put cultural landmarking on the map.

The landmarking of the site was unusual at the time for two reasons.

It shows that landmarking can be consistent with economic development."

"I'm just not sure at this time if landmarking just the front of the building would be the best for the community."

Legally, the landmarking of individual buildings is on firm footing.

They don't understand, she says, that "landmarking doesn't save houses, money does."

"There are ways other than full-blown landmarking to maintain the neighborhood's character," she said.

But preservationists believe that landmarking does not amount to a substantial burden in the first place.

Local landmarking would place the structure under the protection of the commission and no changes could be made to the exterior without the commission's approval.

"It has presented a unique opportunity for the commission to really grapple with the idea of cultural landmarking," she said.

"Today's landmarking is not just about providing a tangible link to one of the worst events in our history," the mayor said.

Official landmarking requires a series of hearings before the commission and the City Council.

But I would like to clarify Place Matters's stance on cultural landmarking.

Some who live in the existing Harlem historic districts argue that landmarking is uplifting for neighborhoods.

Photographs and narrative summaries of recent designations are found under "Landmarking Process."

Councilwoman Margarita Lopez, whose district includes the street, supports the landmarking.

Landmarking of the Modernist houses seems unlikely.

So did the commission's landmarking of Broadway theater interiors, ignoring a weighty report analyzing their crucial elements.

Support for the landmarking came from the Staten Island Preservation League.

And even Mr. Pasquale agreed that despite his difficulties, "as a whole landmarking has to improve the area."

"I opposed the landmarking," he said.

Despite the obstacles posed by cultural landmarking, Mr. Barwick and others seem to think its time has come.

At the time of its landmarking, it contained the "last operating examples of the world's first large scale, steam turbine".

The board resolved a controversy over the landmarking of two model tenement "estates" by sensibly reducing its scope.