History / Preservation
Top Ten Trends In Historic Preservation
Preservation magazine editors selected the year's top events in historic preservation.
If L.A. Can Save Historic Theaters, Why Can't We?
Philadelphia looks to Los Angeles as a model for preservation of historic theaters.
A Model Land Conservancy
Southern California's Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is a model of how a masterful conservancy can develop financial and political strength, and change the face of a region.
The Power Of Preservation
The impact of historic preservation on public debate in Chicago is undeniable.
Civil War Site Faces Development Battle
A fight is breweing in Virginia for development rights on to build a town on the site of general Robert E. Lee's greatest victory.
Erase-atecture In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, there's more 'erase-atecture' than preservation. The Los Angeles Times examines demolition permits in the city for 2001.
Remembering Manzanar
The National Park Service is painstakingly re-creating and restoring the Manzanar camp used for Japanese internment during WWII.
Best Practices For Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation releases A Best Practices Toolkit for Historic Preservationand Redevelopment.
SF Refugee Shacks Looking For A New Home
Temporary earthquake shelters built after the 1906 earthquake are endangered.
Would A Farmland Preservation Tax Work?
Tom Bier argues that better zoning would be more effective than a new tax to preserve the rural character of Geauga County, OH.
Restoring Historic Architecture In Detroit
Renovating the Book-Cadillac hotel signals a new beginning for historic preservation in Detroit.
A Fifties Neighborhood
Just seven miles from downtown Manhattan, a quiet "fifties" neighborhood.
Battle Of Harpers Ferry Site Saved
Karen Fuller convinces the Trust for Public Land to purchase historic farm, so family won't sell out to developers.
Historic Building Crumbles At The Feet Of Protestors
The Albany Times Union details the story of a historic building lost to big box development -- it will become a Target parking lot.
Taking Historic Preservation Seriously
Following the loss of a famous Richard Neutra modernist home to demolition, this Coachella Valley town takes preservation seriously.
New England's 'Classical Ruins' Vanishing
Columnist Tom Condon meditates on the disappearing New England stone wall in the Hartford Courant.
Out Of The Loop?
Chicago may lose another historic downtown building.
Field Of Dreams
Baseball players still hit homers in Rhode Island's Cardines Field, one of the oldest ballparks.
State Seeks To Purchase 390,000 Acres
Michigan Governor John Engler hopes to hear positive news from the state's Natural Resource Trust Fund board.
This Old Mill
A town fights to save a 120-year-old mill from being demolished.
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