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Greenwich Powder Magazine (as it appeared in 1738) The peninsula was drained by Dutch engineers in the 16th century, allowing it to be used as pasture land. In the 17th century, Blackwall Point (the northern tip of the peninsula, opposite Blackwall) gained notoriety as a location where pirates' corpses were hung in cages as a deterrent to other would-be pirates.
The East Greenwich Gas Works of the South Metropolitan Gas Company was the last gas works to be built in London, and the most modern. Originally manufacturing town gas from coal brought in by river and exporting coke and chemicals, the plant was adapted to produce gas from oil in the 1960s. Nothing remains of any of the gas holders; the last ...
The village is on the southern banks of the River Thames, about one mile upstream (west) from the Thames Barrier and adjacent to the purpose-built Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park, cycle paths and recreational areas. The village currently has the Millennium Primary School, a GP surgery, and a few shops. East of the village, at Peartree Wharf ...
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Malkin is the founder of Merritt Parkway Conservancy, Greenwich Tree Conservancy and Greenwich Green & Clean, all non-profit organizations based in Connecticut. Malkin has served on 15 different committees at Harvard University, and Harvard's Indoor Athletic Building was renamed the Malkin Athletic Center in 1986 in honor of his $4M donation to ...
In 2013, Baker led the acquisition by Hudson Bay Company of Saks Fifth Avenue and Saks Off 5th [25] through the $2.9 billion purchase of its parent company, Saks Inc. [26] [27] In 2015, as HBC's chairman, Richard orchestrated the acquisition of Germany's largest department store chain, Galeria Kaufhof. [28]
19 June 1996: Greenwich Peninsula site selected over Birmingham by the Millennium Commission. The Birmingham NEC, Pride Park in Derby and Bromley-by-Bow in East London were the other locations on the final short list. [citation needed] December 1996: Government decides to support the project with public money after being unable to raise private ...
The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, doing business as NeighborWorks America, is a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization that supports community development in the United States and Puerto Rico. The organization provides grants and technical assistance to more than 240 community development organizations.