Reuse It!
The greenest building is the one that's already built, yet so many iconic structures sit vacant in our neighborhoods while millions of tons of waste are created from new construction next to and around them. From old drug stores to closed up movie theaters, it's time to show that these important pieces of our past are anything but forgotten.
Whether they're located in your hometown or in your favorite vacation spot, the National Trust for Historic Preservation wants you to share photos of all the historic buildings that you wish would be rehabilitated and reused. This is your chance to take us to the heart of the places that matter most to you.
The best part? You can get involved in three easy steps and, when you're done, your photos will automatically appear in the slideshow you see above.
Get Your (Free) Accounts
Sign up for a free Yahoo! ID, which will in turn allow you to create a free Flickr account. Once you're done or if you're already signed up with Yahoo!, surf over to Flickr and follow the steps to create a new account.
Upload Away
Once you're signed into Flickr, you're ready to upload photos of your favorite buildings. Simply follow the provided instructions to do so. And remember, the sky's the limit, so don't be shy.
Share With Us
When you're done, join our Reuse It! Photo Group and click "add a photo." This will let you add the photos you just uploaded to your personal photostream to our public pool (and slideshow).
Tell Us About Your Reuse It! Photo Submissions
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but nothing beats your personal stories about the buildings you share with us. So, in addition to adding titles and captions to your Flickr photos, take a moment to tell us below what makes your Reuse It! submissions so special.
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Submitted by alexis at: April 19, 2010
i need more information on reusing
Submitted by National Trust at: April 16, 2010
Looking for Funding -- Please contact your statewide preservation organization and your state historic preservation office. Their information is at http://www.preservationnation.org/contacts/. You should also look at this page on our site which has more information about saving a building: http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/faq/historic-buildings/
Submitted by Looking For Funding at: March 29, 2010
The Stony Creek Free Library, located in the rural Adirondack foothills, is locating to reuse this historic church building as library space and is planning to use preservation and green building practices to make it sustainable well into the future. With such a small operating budget, the Stony Creek Free Library is seeking grants and other private funding sources to realize this transformation. Any information or assistance is welcome.
Submitted by jshnu2 at: March 10, 2010
This is the interior of a vacant house on Public Square in Willoughby, Ohio. While I am in the process of researching the property, it is believed that it was a blacksmith shop and homestead, circa 1800's. The current owners would like adapt it for commercial use on the first floor and private residence on the second.
Submitted by lee david at: March 8, 2010
dawellis, your best bet is to contact the Cleveland Restoration Society; you can find their contact info at this link: www.preservationnation.org/contacts
Submitted by dawellis at: March 8, 2010
This is a vacant storefront in historic Shaker Square in Shaker Heights, Ohio. I'd like to see the Square with full occupancy and a return to a vital, vibrant part of the community that provides essential services in a central location.
Submitted by bearshapedsphere at: April 9, 2009
This photo I call "architecture disrespect" because it's a gorgeous building which has been outfitted with a garish sign for a very traditional picada (snackbar). Downtown, Santiago, Chile, the corner of Dieciocho and Alameda (Avda. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins).