July/August
2000
Aftermath
of a Flood
Five devastated towns and the politics of recovery:
The Politics of Disaster
- What Happened to Our Town?
Hurricane Floyd nearly washed away Franklin, Va.,
and Princeville, N.C. Here's how they're
rebuilding.
By Ted Rose
- Seeking Higher Ground
Three historic towns on the Mississippi relocated
after the Great Flood of 1993. Are they faring well?
By Leslie Allen
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
The roller coaster has had
its ups and downs, but the thrill remains the same.
By Dennis Drabelle
Dixie Diaspora
In the Deep South, the Museum of the Southern Jewish
Experience preserves evidence of a once-vital presence.
By Andrea Oppenheimer Dean
A Moving Tale From Movieland
The restoration of a Beverly Hills house opens a forgotten
chapter of Los Angeles history.
By M.G. Lord
Preservation News
Transitions • Will Pittsburgh
swallow its Clark bar sign? • A new wave
of urbanites is calling downtown home • Rebound
in the use of tax credits to rehab historic buildings
• Yikes! An odd couple • America's
11 Most Endangered Historic Places • Palo
Alto withholds the stick, tries the carrot
• Camel suffers an identity crisis • The
drooping terraces of Fallingwater will get a permanent
fix • A tribute to James Marston Fitch
• Who's News
Place: Views From a Bench Above the Sea
A quiet park on the rugged Maine coast has offered
our writer many moments of repose.
By Anthony Walton
Traveler: Nebraska's Prairie History
Nebraska's prairie history, from sod houses to
pony express stops to 150-year-old wagon ruts.
By James T. Yenckel
The Back Page:
The devotion to two piles of rock shows that what's
historical is in the eye of the beholder.
By Dwight Young
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