History / Preservation

The Story Of A Historic Boston Thoroughfare

By utilizing photos, text, and a widespread community effort, 32 new porcelain panels at eight Silverline Bus stops will recount the history of Washington Street "one of Boston's most important -- and most neglected --thoroughfares."

July 30, 2005 - The Boston Globe

Friday Funny: Cities Fight To Preserve Burger Kings

Neighborhood preservationists worry as fast food joints close around the country.

July 29, 2005 - The Onion

Preserving 'Cities Of The Dead'

Preservationists say Hollywood has harmed a historic cemetary in New Orleans.

July 18, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

The Oak Tree As Unsung Hero

No other tree, the author says, played such an integral role in the creation and development of human civilization.

July 13, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

Author Explores Collapse of Old Civilizations

The author of "Guns, Germs and Steel" turns his attentions to ancient civilizations -- and what modern society can learn from their collapse.

July 12, 2005 - AlterNet

Owning A Piece Of History

A prominent environmentalists asks why Americans have such a fascination with owning things -- including the past.

June 20, 2005 - Environmental News Network

Exploring Urban Issues Through Music

Respected musician Ry Cooder explores the politics and consequences of urban development in his latest album.

June 20, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

The Grand Experiment Of Heliopolis

Heliopolis was built in 1905 in the middle of the desert, 10 miles from Cairo, as the living image of the contemporary European ideal of a garden city.

June 12, 2005 - Egypt Today

Sprawl Encroaching On Historic Civil War Countryside

The National Trust names the "Journey Through Hallowed Ground" corridor in its list of the most endangered historic places.

June 9, 2005 - The Baltimore Sun

Preserving Hemingway's Havana Home

US preservation group wants to team up with Cuba in a controversial effort to save the author's residence.

June 9, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

Little Progress on Reconstruction of Fallujah

Fallujah, once known as the "city of mosques", is still largely in ruins four months after major fighting in the city ended.

May 28, 2005 - Reuters AlertNet

Trinity River Restoration Finally On Track

Plans for the California river finally overcome all obstacles.

May 19, 2005 - Los Angeles Times

Reusing Antebellum Courthouses

Turn of the century courthouses in the South are changing with the times, while retaining their sense of history.

May 16, 2005 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

When Does Historic Demolition Serve Preservation?

Increasingly, historic perservationists are using revitalization as a tool to save cities’ treasured buildings in historic cores.

May 1, 2005 - The Planning Report

Philadelphia Traffic Documentary From 1961

A 53-minute documentary from 1961 on Philadelphia's traffic congestion problems, reported by legendary local TV newsman John Facenda, is recovered and restored.

April 25, 2005 - NBC10-Philadelphia

Conservation Under A Military Regime

A military regime's attempt at conservation worries experts.

April 24, 2005 - International Herald Tribune

Historic Tax Credit Quantified

A new study quantifies a substantial return on historic tax credits in Rhode Island.

April 8, 2005 - Grow Smart RI

Using Demolition To Preserve

Officials at the National Trust for Historic Preservation that the role of preservation is changing to include neighborhood revitalization and the fight against urban sprawl.

April 1, 2005 - The New York Times

Site of Ancient City Trampled by US Military Base

Establishing a military base on the site of the ancient city of Babylon called a "reckless act of cultural vandalism."

March 25, 2005 - The Nation

Architectural Inventory For Historic San Francisco District

The only way to identify and hopefully preserve the architectural gems in a vast, overlooked neighborhood is to catalog every single building in it.

March 24, 2005 - The San Francisco Chronicle

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