Charleston Development Trumping Preservation?

A slew of new building projects have some worried about implications for the town's historic core.

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December 30, 2005, 9:00 AM PST

"Is Charleston facing a bright new future, or are we -- as preservationists and planners and conservationists claim -- on the precipice of an era of unchecked regional development?" The article outlines a large number of development projects in the Charleston area -â€" and then questions what exactly constitutes the "Charleston region". Will "condofication" and "regional rationing" doom the city's historic neighborhoods, or is the development an appropriate expansion, both up and out?

FULL STORY: To Grow or Protect

Thursday, December 22, 2005 in Charleston City Paper

Community / Economic Development History / Preservation South Carolina

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