Vesey Street Staircase
The protection of the September 11 "Survivor's Staircase" is an example of advocacy work for our recent heritage.
The Manhattan Project's Enola Gay Hangar
The Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress airplane that dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, still evokes strong emotions more than six decades after its fateful mission. Learn More
Miami Marine Stadium
Completed in 1963, Miami Marine Stadium, on Virginia Key, is both a South Florida landmark and an icon of modern design. Learn More
Glass House, a National Trust Historic Site
Inspired by the Farnsworth House, Philip Johnson created his own country retreat in 1949 and used it as a place to experiment with design, architecture, and landscape for more than fifty years.
Farnsworth House, a National Trust Historic Site
Mies van der Rohe's masterpiece was a weekend country retreat for Dr. Edith Farnsworth.
Century Plaza Hotel
Opened in 1966 as the centerpiece of Century City, the 19-story curved hotel has been a prominent Los Angeles landmark for more than four decades. Learn More
Modernism + the Recent PastMore
The significant buildings, landscapes, and sites of the Modern movement and the important architectural, social, and cultural resources of the past 50 years are among the most underappreciated and vulnerable aspects of our nation’s heritage. Day by day, a steady campaign of demolition erodes the physical fabric of the recent past, with little consideration of its community importance, design significance, or role in creating a sustainable future. TrustModern, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Modernism + Recent Past program, challenges the nation to change how we view, steward, and preserve the architectural and cultural heritage of the recent past before more landmarks are lost.
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- TrustModern is now on Facebook. Become a fan »
- TrustModern wants to hear from you! Tell us about the modern and recent past preservation landscape where you live by taking our brief survey. Take the survey »
- The Cultural Landscape Foundation named the 16th Street Mall in Denver, CO and the Washington Square Village Roof Garden in New York, NY among the sixteen 2009 Landslide sites, an annual list of significant landscapes and landscape features at risk for alteration or destruction. Learn more »
- The Philip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut is offering Modern Friends donor tours. The program provides the opportunity to support preservation efforts throughout the 47-acre site while experiencing a behind-the-scenes tour in the company of other modern enthusiasts. Learn more »
Endangered - Saved - LostMore
For over a decade, the National Trust has focused attention on some of the most significant, and endangered, historic places from the recent past and the Modern design movement through its annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Learn more about these special, and at risk, properties and how you can help preserve these hallmarks of the familiar past. Learn more »
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Preservation MagazineMore
- Threatened: Midcentury Modern House in Greensboro, N.C.
Nov. 17, 2009 - Best & Worst of 2006
Dec. 29, 2006 - Paul Rudolph Elementary School Slated for Demolition
Sept. 30, 2009 - Florida Art Moderne Hospital in Limbo
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- trustmodern: If you go to Downey, CA, for Bob's you can also see the first Taco Bell (now Raul's Tacos) down the street & one of the earliest McDonald's. - 11/20/09
- trustmodern: Support roadside diners, eat at the new Bob's Big Boy in the renovated Johnny's Broiler building, Downey, CA. http://ow.ly/E8nr - 11/20/09
- trustmodern: RT @roadsidepeek: Last Tucson Drive-in Fades Away: The De Anza Drive-in Theatre held its last open-air picture show on Saturday O.. http ... - 11/20/09
Resources More
From making the case for preserving M+RP resources to repairing your postwar home, explore resources for identifying, protecting, and preserving the recent past. Learn more »
Case StudiesMore
From a whimsical playground full of monsters to a technology incubator, dedicated preservationists have organized and intervened to save a variety of modern icons around the country. Learn more »
