History / Preservation
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.
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.
'Icon Of Desert Modernism' Threatened
1961 Robert Frey building in Palm Springs gets conditional reprieve.
Dot-Com Backlash To Save Cultural Landmark
San Francisco bookstore to be deemed as an endagered landmark not for architectural value but purely for its cultural significance.
Santa Monica Appraises Its Past
Debate grows as development threatens existing building stock.
$150-Million Wildlife Conservation Fund
The World Bank and two conservation groups unveiled a $150-million fund Tuesday to help preserve the planet's biodiversity hot spots.
Tijuana's Historic Preservation Struggle
Activists seek to identify landmark buildings before they are obliterated by by present-day chaos.
El Pueblo Renovation Completed
Renovation of two El Pueblo buildings and the surrounding streets is complete. The next project is Olvera Street, scheduled for 2001.
LA's Past, Present And Future
An in-depth article about LA's growth and development in the recent past, its current status and a look at the future in this growing metropolis.
Santa Barbara's Lost Historical Treasures
Some are questioning county's permit process after old Montecito home was partially demolished
Preserving Santa Anita's Racetrack
National trust names Santa Anita as one of America's 11 most endangered places. The City of Arcadia is making dramatic changes -- but at what price?
Saving Historic Homes
Sacramento Bee editorial praises annual "Fainted Ladies" tour to save historic homes endangered by demolition.
Historic Hotel Revival in San Jose
A historic hotel in San Jose is being restored as a boutique hotel.
Communities Before Monuments
Ten governors urge Clinton administration to consultlocal communities before creating or expanding nationalmonuments.
Preservation's Losing Struggle In Los Angeles
New Times LA: critical insider's guide to LA's losing battle to preserve its historic buildings.
Pasadena's Raymond Theater: Preserve or Develop?
Empty 1920's historic theater: is there room for both historic preservation and economic development?
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
