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November/December 1998
Zoning Out
As the great canal is turned over to Panama, what will
become of this unique U.S. outpost?
By James Conaway
Last Judgment in Orvieto
A heroic act of restoration saves a grand Italian
fresco project that dates from the 15th century.
By Garry Wills
L.A. Residential
Julius Shulman's photographs captured the essence
of modernism in southern California houses.
By David Hay
Sharon Springs Eternal
In upstate New York, an aging spa town—straight
out of the world of Edward Gorey—steps into the
modern era.
By Allen Freeman
Preservation Awards
The annual National Trust honors recognize excellence
in the field of preservation.
By Arnold Berke
Preservation News
Transitions • A decorative-arts
historian's chance visit spares a plastic fantastic
house interior • The movement to control
growth broadens its supports • Elvis
fans join preservationists to save the king's
former apartment • Supermarkets can improve
inner cities while satisfying undeserved consumeers
• Two Massachusetts brothers
stand across a preservation divide • A
Parrish/Tiffany collaboration will remain in Philadelphia
• New York judges give
architect Cass Gilbert his due • Egypt's
leading archaeologist wants to bar tourists from the
pyramids • Yikes! Double
trouble in New Newark, N.J. • A sticky
preservation problem • Who's
News
Place: A native of Mobile returns after a long absence
and discovers a world of work and sorrows.
By Roy Hoffman
The Ideal City:
Raising children successfully in a city is not only
possible, it can be good for them–not to mention
their prarents.
By Wendy Smith
Traveler: Steamboating on the Mississippi today,
with Frederick Law Olmsted as guide.
By Diane Cole
The Back Page:
Saving old post offices preserves admirable architecture
and opportunities for face-to-face exchange.
By Dwight Young
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