Preservation in the News - October 2, 2009
Posted October 5, 2009
Falls planners show off historic sites to National Trust officials
Fischer, Nancy 10/02/09
Outlet: Buffalo News
Roberta Lane, senior program officer... for the National Trust [for Historic Preservation]:"There's some great work being done in Niagara Falls," Lane said. "And if others can learn from Niagara Falls' success, we can showcase it." Niagara F...
Podcasts Your Passport to Embassy Row
10/02/09
Outlet: Washington Post
Journalist Cokie Roberts narrates the free, 42-stop tour that starts at Dupont Circle and ends at the National Trust for Historic Preservation on Massachusetts Avenue, just past the U.S. Naval Observatory. A well-known guide, a beautiful tr...
Why Buy Local?
10/02/09
Outlet: Moon Time Wear Designs Blog
From September 30 - "When people go on vacation they generally seek out destinations that offer them the sense of being someplace, not just anyplace." - Richard Moe, President, National Trust for Historic Preservation There are so many reaso...
Will the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial be torn down?
Bailey, Chris 10/02/09
Outlet: Hawai'i Magazine
In 1995, the National Trust for Historic Preservation included the natatorium on its list of the 11 most endangered historic sites in the U.S. The fate of the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial--the aging salt-water public swimming pool and sta...
Seed Grants for Los Angeles County Historic Preservation Projects
10/02/09
Outlet: Los Angeles Chronicle
From October 1 - The National Trust for Historic Preservation announces a grant program targeting historic preservation across Los Angeles County. Grants from the newly created Los Angeles County Preservation Fund will provide seed monies (typical aw...
Bad for business: Lower bridge weight limits hurt sales at Hanscom's truck stop in Portsmouth
Cunningham, Geoff 10/02/09
Outlet: Foster's Daily Democrat
From October 1 - The 86-year-old Memorial Bridge has the support of a grassroots group that has been working to preserve it and in April the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the bridge had been added to its 2009 list of America's 11...
Shuffleboard in Florida
10/02/09
Outlet: Visual Ephemera Blog
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's "This Place Matters Contest" photo contest has chosen finalists, and one is from Florida. Christine Page's image of the Shuffleboard Club in St. Pete is one of 12 photos chosen from over 2,000 entries, i...
The Tyranny of "Code"
Dyer, Kristy 10/02/09
Outlet: This Old Adobe Blog
From October 1 - The National Trust for Historic Preservation cites this as a major problem renovating old school buildings: "Most existing and recently built school buildings will not comply with every code provision at the local and state levels. D...
The "Unveiling" In Nashville
10/02/09
Outlet: The Words of Mr. Ed Blog
From September 30 - The need for the National Trust for Historic Preservation has increased since its founding in 1949. When historic buildings and neighborhoods are torn down or allowed to deteriorate, a part of our past disappears forever. When tha...
Reed has been directing Allston-Brighton for two years
Mishkin, Linda 10/02/09
Outlet: WickedLocal.com
"The National Trust for Historic Preservation was originally chartered by Congress, but now is run independently as a nonprofit. The headquarters is in Washington, D.C., and there are offices all over the country. The concept for Main Streets started...
Wilderness lawsuit is counterproductive
10/02/09
Outlet: Free Lance-Star, The
Robert E. Lee knew when to honorably concede defeat. However. the National Trust for Historic Preservation and other groups do not ["Orange vows to fight lawsuit against Walmart," Sept. 25]. They have filed a legal challenge to block the Walmart...
Main Street Program spurs new development
Lovett, Katie 10/02/09
Outlet: Davidsonian
From October 1 - Developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the program offers funding for the renewal of small town main streets and has proven successful in over a thousand smaller communities across the United States. On...
Rex wants developers to partner with schools
Barnett, Ron 10/02/09
Outlet: Greenville News
From October 1 - South Carolina is one of six states that received a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Environmental Protection Agency "to find new strategies for siting schools that not only achieve educational objectiv...
Cupola House restoration makes progress
10/01/09
Outlet: Daily Advance, The
"Our largest grant was from Save America's Treasures," he said. "This is a very prestigious fund, and I think it helped us win grants from other foundations including the Cannon Foundation, Covington Foundation, and Heritage Preservation. Other suppo...
Frame of reference Preservationists push to keep original windows
10/01/09
Outlet: Clarion-Ledger
Do you own an old home? Do the aging windows need repairs? The National Trust for Historic Preservation offers a few tips: Research shows that most traditionally designed wood-frame buildings lose more heat through the roof and uninsulated walls t...
Kanes Phil Bus to retire, but not planning to slow down
Christiansen, Karrie 09/30/09
Outlet: Geneva Sun, The
From October 1 - Bus in 1996 won the National Trust for Historic Preservation Award, which is framed and hung near a corner of his fourth-floor office in the Kane County Government Center here. Phil Bus, director of Kane County's Developm...
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