History / Preservation
Planned Car Elevator Preserves Historic Facade In Condo Conversion
A high-tech elevator for cars is being considered as a way to save space in a condo conversion planned in Charlotte, North Carolina. The elevator will also help preserve the historic building's facade.
Dam Plan Threatens Historic Turkish City
Plans to build a dam will bring much-needed economic development to a struggling Turkish region, but will also destroy ancient caves, mosques, and buildings carved into sandstone canyons along the Tigris River.
Growth Threatens Historic Hanoi
Vietnam has the second-strongest economic growth in Asia, which translates to rapid development and the destruction of many famous architectural sites in Hanoi, the country's capital.
Buffalo Repopulation Plan Irks Cattle Ranchers
Plans to buy up land in the Great Plains and repopulate them with pre-settlement species such as buffalo have many cattle ranchers on edge. But proponents say these species are meant to be there -- in both an economical and and ecological sense.
Historic Preservation Meets American Idol
A high-profile advertising campaign/contest is looking to bank on the coolness of historic preservation by inviting Chicago residents to vote for their favorite crumbling landmarks. The winner of the contest will receive $1 million in rehab funds.
State Housing Agency Pledges Millions To Preserve Open Space
Housing advocates, public officials, and urban planners have joined forces in Rhode Island with a pledge of $10 million to support the preservation of open space by building more dense, mixed-use communities.
Redevelopment Claims One Of Colorado's Last Drive-Ins
In a trend being seen across the country, a 316-unit apartment complex will soon replace one of the last remaining drive-in movie theaters in the state of Colorado.
Ancient Cities Were Clusters, Not Sprawl
New archaeological findings suggest that ancient Mesopotamian cities did not develop by spreading outward from a central point, but rather by clustering nearby villages into larger cities.
Sprawl And Development Threaten Historic Battlefields
Sprawling housing developments and shopping center parking lots threaten many historic battlefields, such as the site of Abraham Lincoln's famed Gettysburg Address.
The Historic Preservation Barter System
With limited funding for historic preservation programs, many states are looking to resident curator programs that allow people to live rent free in historic homes in exchange for preserving them.
Balancing History And High Tech
Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, has been widely celebrated in recent years as one of the most historic and, at the same time, most thoroughly high-tech cities in Eastern Europe.
The Battle For New Orleans Architecture
Two years after Hurricane Katrina, the state of the city's architectural future remains in flux.
Parkspace And Preservation In Plans For Downtown Houston Revival
Billions have been invested in redeveloping Houston's downtown. Now, civic boosters are looking to revive a waterfront section of the city by creating active parkspace and increasing preservation efforts for a nearby historic building.
Civil War Sites Threatened In Fast-Growing County
A population increase of 60% over the last 7 years is threatening land and history in a rural Virginia county that contains federally-recognized Civil War battlefields.
Rebirth Of Cincinnati's Historic Over-the-Rhine Neighborhood
Cincinnati's historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood is seeing levels of investment and activity that haven't been seen there for many, many years. The largest collection of Italianate architecture in the U.S. is finally starting to see new life.
Environmental Protection Through Cap-And-Trade
As carbon trading systems gain notoriety as successful methods of protecting those natural resources that are good at sequestering the harmful emission, some see a bright future for similar cap-and-trade systems to preserve nature for its benefits.
A City For The Feet
This article from The New York Times discusses the history of the city's famed walkability, and talks to some of the people who take New York City walking to the extreme.
Mining Puts National Parks At Risk
Mining has expanded around many of the country's national parks, causing concern that the legal extraction of natural and hazardous materials is harming the protected ecosystems.
The World's Oldest Donut Shop
The owner of a historic 18th Century home near Boston is looking to preserve the building and give it a new life as a donut shop.
Miami's Highway Makeover
Thanks to recently acquired federal funding, commuter lanes along Miami's Interstate 95 will soon be replaced by toll lanes.
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