May/June
2002
Too
Good to Last
The rush to live in small remote
cities like Ashland, Ore., can undermine the qualities
that made them attractive in the first place.
By Wayne Curtis
All Dolled Up
When a wealthy benefactor descended
upon the small college town of Aurora, N.Y., some
residents learned to be careful what they wished for.
By Brad Edmondson
Asphalt Eden
Fruits and vegetables cultivated, sold, and consumed
in cities are giving a new meaning to urban growth.
By Charles Wilson
Curtain Call
Renewed regard for Vermont’s painted theater
curtains offers new glimpses into the history
of small-town life.
By Ed
Welles
Preservation
News
An unusual Tallahassee house designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright declines in obscurity •
Transitions • Liberty
Memorial, America’s Great War monument, gets
a new look • Minor league
cities go all out for urban ballparks •
Yikes! There’s no
explaining windows near Moscow’s Red Square •
Who’s News
Place: With a sturdy bicycle and endless curiosity,
a Cincinnati boy in the 1950s could take in realms
of soon-to-vanish history.
By S. Frederick Starr
Books:
A tour of the built legacy of America’s Cold
War; a traveler’s circuit of the Roman Empire
Reviews by Sudip Bose and
Amanda Hurley
Bricks & Mortar: New Englander Richard Babcock
uses time-honored skills to rescue and rebuild old
barns.
By Elizabeth Benjamin
Travel:
During Winslow Homer’s productive years, a seaside
Maine cottage gave the artist sanctuary.
By Robert M. Poole
Weekend:
Not far from the touristy wine country, two Napa Valley
towns feel real.
By James Conaway
Online
Sidebar: Our guide to authentic Napa
Interiors by M.G. Lord
Back Page by Dwight Young
Your
Trust
When a historic place is threatened, the Trust revs
up its 11-Most publicity machine
By Susanna French
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