January/February 2003
Heartbreak
Motel
Expansion of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis,
which interprets the life and death of Martin Luther
King Jr., raises questions about preserving historical
memory.
By Beryl Lieff Benderly
Not
So Radical
In accord with a national trend toward town-gown détente,
a contentious conflict on the edge of Berkeley's
campus ends with an architecturally conservative solution.
By Allen Freeman
Grange Interlude
Its membership is sagging. So are its little meeting
halls. But a long-standing alliance rooted in potlucks
and good fellowship holds fast to the heartland.
By Debra Gwartney
Before and Afterlife
A hillside bunker built to shelter the Federal Reserve
from nuclear attack is readied for a new use.
By Tom Wiener
Preservation News
A
Rocky Mountain landowner drops historic properties
in high-stakes gamble • Transitions
• Little
oprys offer good music and wholesome fun while keeping
old buildings alive • Yikes!
• Does
rescuing West Pier, a choice British landmark, justify
compromising a seaside view? • Who's
News
Place:
A visitor returns to the National Mall in Washington,
D.C., to find not just history, but also decorum.
*Included in Best American
Travel Writing 2004
By Michael Byers
Books:
Lewis and Clark encounter a different kind of savagery:
postmodern correctness.
By Maurice Isserman
Interiors: Preserving serial—or is it cereal?—shoes
and envelopes with the message outside. Tiffany gives
you comfort, and a panorama limns the L.A. of long-ago.
By M.G. Lord
Back
Page: At so many historic landmarks of note, we
hear America singing.
By Dwight Young
Your
Trust
The Trust
pairs with Home & Garden Television to broadcast
the preservation message nationwide
• Jackie
Robinson's stadium
• San
Antonio mansion • Arnold
Berke's NTHP
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