History / Preservation

Preservation Week Set For May 2001

"Restore, renew, rediscover your historic neighborhood schools" is the theme for this year's preservation week.

December 30, 2000 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

A Damning Look At Historic Preservation

Chicago's Maxwell Street is the birthplace of blues. It's now lost -- a victim to America's historic preservation movement.

December 29, 2000 - The Christian Science Monitor

Heritage Tourism Is Booming

More than half of U.S. states have established statewide heritage or cultural tourism programs.

December 29, 2000 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

City Planning Expert Dunham Dies At 71

Daniel C. Dunham, an architect and expert on city planning, died on Dec. 19 in New York.

December 26, 2000 - The New York Times

Preservationists Lose To Churches

The California Supreme Court decided that religious groups are not bound by local historic preservation laws.

December 22, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Evidence Of Urban Sprawl In Ancient Maya Ruins

Archaeologists say urban growth patterns observed in ancient Mayan ruins are similar to today's edge cities and urban sprawl.

December 20, 2000 - The New York Times

The City Beneath The City

The new subway line in Athens, Greece, cost the city $1.8 billion but uncovered 10,000 priceless ancient artifacts by creating the largest archeological site in the city's history.

December 19, 2000 - The New York Times

Saving History

The Los Angeles Conservancy's Modern Committee fights to save 1950s "Googie" architecture scorned by traditionalists.

November 27, 2000 - Smithsonian Magazine

LA's Street Numbering System

Ever wonder how a large city's street numbering works? The LA Times disects LA's massive street grid.

November 27, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Cities Suffer Amnesia

Sprawl is threatening quality of life, endangering old neighborhoods, and eroding the "collective memory" of our cities, says National Trust for Historic Preservation

November 14, 2000 - The Cincinnati Post

The History of California's Varied Regions

State Librarian, Kevin Starr, chronicles the history of California's varied regions.

October 29, 2000 - The Planning Report

The Last Piece Of Rural Los Angeles

A 326-acre parcel in the Santa Monica Mountains, a part of the space called the "Big Wild," is being purchased with Proposition 12 funds.

October 19, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Historic Trust OKs $12 million for 49 Preservation Projects

New Jersey's ambitious preservation effort approves first batch of historic preservation projects.

October 18, 2000 - The Star-Ledger

Green Light for Park Expansion

WWII women shipbuilders in Richmond, CA, Kaiser Shipyards were honored at aceremony on Saturday, October 14, 2000 in a newly created historic parkcommemorating their work.

October 17, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

A New California National Monument

A new National Monument near Palm Springs is being created. But the management will be by BLM and not by the National Park Service.

October 16, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Elusive Land Deal

Editorial encourages Congress to pass theConservation and Reinvestment Act of 2000, an annual fund created 35years ago that intended to set aside $900 million every year to expandnational parks, preserve historic sites and rebuild urban parks.

September 28, 2000 - The Sacramento Bee

CRA In Hot Water In Hollywood

The CRA approved $4 million to keep a Hollywood landmark. But money paid for land for a parking garage has landed them in a city-wide controversy.

September 23, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Remaking The Erie Canal As A Tourism Magnet

Buffalo, NY will use 'Heritage Development' to capitalize on the famous canal that propelled the city to greatness in the 19th century.

September 13, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Historic Route 66 Signs Replaced

Souvenir hunters steal historic Route 66 signs prompting San Bernardino County to replace them with stencilled symbols on the pavement.

September 13, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Nostalgia Drives Drive-Ins

Once feared to be on the brink of extinction, drive-in theaters have survived thanks to devoted fans and creative businesses.

September 11, 2000 - Orange County Register

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