History / Preservation

Older buildings with lower rents have enabled new businesses to startup in this Michigan city's lively downtown.

April 20, 2008 - Western Michigan Business Review

A massive dam project in Turkey that would flood historic areas and displace 50,000 people is losing international support, as officials in Germany threaten to pull out of the project -- often called a smaller version of China's Three Gorges Dam.

April 20, 2008 - Der Spiegel

In anti-growth Santa Barbara, preservationists and smart growth advocates have forged a compromise that will permit taller buildings for developments that include affordable housing.

April 19, 2008 - The Santa Barbara Independent

This article from Discover takes a tour of Bodie, California, a gold-mining mountain ghost town, where the entire city is in a state of "arrested decay".

April 16, 2008 - Discover

Rural communities in Ottawa are being wiped out as urban trends take over the minds of developers and consumers. Rural residents are looking at ways to preserve the character of their communities.

April 11, 2008 - The Ottawa Citizen

In response to the City of Stockton's attempts to block a lawsuit by citizens' group Save Old Stockton concerning demolition of several historic hotels, a California judge granted a temporary injunction to allow time for the lawsuit to proceed.

April 8, 2008 - The Stockton Record

The National Trust For Historic Preservation has started to trumpet the environmental benefits of recycling buildings and neighborhoods.

April 6, 2008 - WFAA Channle 8 Dallas/Ft. Worth

This article from Orion looks at an "urban wilderness" in Brooklyn that is being reclaimed and reused by locals.

April 3, 2008 - Orion

Th small town of Golf, Illinois, is likely to stay that way because of barriers at its borders. Its residents couldn't be happier.

April 3, 2008 - The Chicago Tribune

One year after the city announced its broad redevelopment plans, many are unhappy with the rate of recovery in New Orleans.

April 2, 2008 - The New York Times

Impressive growth of visitors from nontraditional places, including China, have now put tourism ahead of gold mining in Namibia.

March 27, 2008 - The Christian Science Monitor

Critic Christopher Hume bemoans the destruction of historic homes in Toronto to make way for new residential condo towers.

March 24, 2008 - The Toronto Star

After years in waiting, two historic Victorian neighborhoods in Brooklyn are finally coming up for historic designation approval.

March 23, 2008 - The New York Times

The planning process has taken a little longer than expected for a Chinese investor looking to create Germany's first Chinatown.

March 22, 2008 - Der Spiegel

New York City's 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in 1961, is likely to receive historic landmark status by The Landmarks Preservation Commission.

March 20, 2008 - The New York Times

The families of victims of the hijacked September 11 Flight 93 have secured more than 900 acres of land in Pennsylvania for a permanent memorial.

March 20, 2008 - The New York Times

An industry is sprouting in Las Vegas based on the preservation of the city's infamous mob history.

March 19, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times

China is increasingly making efforts to preserve its historic places and buildings.

March 19, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal

New York City officials hope that a recently approved rezoning for Harlem will revive the neighborhood.

March 17, 2008 - The Economist

Denver is not providing enough resources to undertake historic preservation efforts, according to this open letter to Mayor John Hickenlooper.

March 13, 2008 - The Rocky Mountain News