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.
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).