Historic Preservation's Impact On Economic Development

Four examples of the impact of historic preservation on economic development.

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May 10, 2003, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"Most of the time historic preservation is in the news, it is the result of efforts to save a historic property from demolition. This important focus on struggles to save individual buildings often prevents us from seeing that historic preservation is a factor in the economic development of the city...Here are some recent examples of historic preservation as economic development in four specific areas that are important to the future of Philadelphia."

Thanks to Jim Resta

Thursday, May 8, 2003 in Philadelphia City Paper

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