History / Preservation

Documenting The Forgotten Malls Of Yesteryear

A New York duo spends its weekends tracking down dead and dying commercial centers.

May 13, 2002 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

U.S. Video Gamers Organize To Save Historic Video Arcade

Video game players across the nation plan rally to protest city plans to close historic video arcade in Pasadena, CA.

May 11, 2002 - Twin Galaxies

Expanding Ann Arbor's Historic District

Some homeowners worry abou the cost of a proposed expansion of historic district in Ann Arbor, MI.

May 7, 2002 - Michigan Radio

Innovative Art Deco Building Faces Uncertain Future

Columnist Whitney Gould makes the case for saving the 1930 A.O. Smith (now Tower Automotive) building, an overlooked "icon of the machine age" that was ahead of its time.

April 26, 2002 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Landmarks Ordinance Has Chilling Impacts

A Santa Monica, CA landmarks ordinance has chilling implications for homeowners.

April 24, 2002 - Harding, Larmore, Kutcher & Kozal Brief Insights

American Main Street Award Winners Named

The National Trust for Historic Preservation namees five winners of the Main Street Awards, towns lauded for their revitalization efforts.

April 21, 2002 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

Soldier Field Renovation Plan Draws Protests, Lawsuit

Architects and preservationists criticize a plan to renovate Chicago's Soldier Field stadium.

April 17, 2002 - The New York Times

Neutra Landmark Demolished Near Palm Springs

New owner Richard Rotenberg of Hopkins, MN, received a demolition permit over the counter to raze the historic Maslon House, one of only three Palm Springs-area homes designed by Modern master Richard Neutra.

April 12, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

'Facadectomy' Is Not Preservation

Preservation ordinances often address only the exterior of a building and neglect the interior.

April 7, 2002 - The New York Times

Builder Gains Approval After Promise To Preserve

In a rare case of cooperation, county officials, preservationists, and a developer work together over development plans for a Civil War battlefield.

March 28, 2002 - The Washington Post

Preserving 'Ordinary Spaces'

A review of the renovation of New York City's Grand Central Terminal.

March 8, 2002 - MetropolisMag.com

Historic Downtown Los Angeles Design Guidelines

The Los Angeles Conservancy has prepared a set of guidelines to guide alterations to historic buildings in downtown Los Angeles.

March 8, 2002 - Los Angeles Conservancy

The Case For A Philly Civil War Museum

Philadelphia is the cradle of American liberty, but it's also the attic of the American Civil War.

March 5, 2002 - The Philadelphia Daily News

Branding Historic Downtown Los Angeles

Students from the University of Southern California set out to "brand historic downtown Los Angeles."

March 4, 2002 - Downtown News

Chicago Backs A Landmark District

Despite protests from building owners, the Chicago City Council designated a portion of South Michigan Avenue a landmark district.

March 1, 2002 - Crain's Chicago Business

The Steel Mill Is Gone. Now What?

With Cleveland's steelmaking era coming to an end, one local activist wants to preserve the mills as historic landmarks.

February 19, 2002 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

It's Official: Drive-In Theaters Have Historic Value

Azusa Foothill Drive-In's designation as a California historical resource gives it a fighting chance against demolition.

February 7, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Saving Suburban Farms

Despite its proximity to Washington, D.C., fast-growing Montgomery County, Md., leads the nation in saving farmland.

February 2, 2002 - Preservation Online

An Arizona Town Slowly Fades Away

Randolf, AZ., once a lively town born during the Dust Bowl era, became the American Dream to black families that settled there.

January 30, 2002 - The New York Times

Top 10 Preservation Issues In 2001

Preservation Magazine editors selected the top 10 American preservation issues and events from 2001.

January 25, 2002 - Wall St. Journal

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