Interesting article on the effects of tourism on cultural tourism sites around the world. Vanishing Acts The world's treasures are under siege as never before....
Dear Alliance Friends: On Saturday March 6, the Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance will be hosting the second of three Saturday Salons highlighting...
Preservation Magazine has an article this month about the Lazaretto, a late 18th century Quarantine Station 10 miles south of Philadelphia. The Township, who...
For those of you on the East Coast, you may be interested... This year's VAF will be held in NYC from June 14 to 17, 2006. I believe some of the Mary Wash...
Hey Cory, Are you involved with Preservation Alliance or the Young Friends of... ?? The event that just passed sounded interesting but my Saturday was already...
There was an interesting story on NPR this morning about the loss of the sounds associated with Beijing's historic neighborhoods as they are being bulldozed...
Old barns now need sheltering By Walter F. Naedele Inquirer Staff Writer In a piece of northern Chester County, some homeowners are concerned about a barn...
A preservation battle over immigrant site By Todd Mason Inquirer Staff Writer The Lazaretto quarantine station on the Delaware River represented a fateful...
For those who are interested in learning more about the history of the Lazaretto, there will be a tour of the site on Friday, July 21 at 7 p.m. led by the...
Hey everyone, This is a shot in the dark, but I am looking for information regarding J. L. Hoffman, a landscape architect from the south. He worked for the...
THE PRESERVATION TRADES NETWORK AND NEW CASTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNOUNCE A PRESERVATION TRADES WORKSHOP IN NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, AUGUST 12-13, 2006 On August...
An incredible opportunity awaits the Commonwealth and Hampton Roads if succesful re-use is planned for the US Army base located at Fort Monroe, Va. Below is a...
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By BENJAMIN HARVEY, Associated Press Writer Sat Jul 22, 11:01 PM ET ISTANBUL, Turkey - It seems a typical scene of urban decay: abandoned buildings, crumbling...
Security plan deferred After complaints from officials and citizens, the comment period on fencing Independence Hall has been extended. By Stephan Salisbury...
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Folks - I've been doing a little research on early motels and roadside architecture, and ran across this article which you all may find interesting . . . ...
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Hi all, We're looking to hire a full time, entry level architectural historian here at my firm. I thought I'd send it around to you all to see if any of you ...
ATTENTION DE, NJ & PA PRESERVATIONISTS: The Northeast Field Office of the National Trust wants to draw your attention to a special grant fund made possible by...
Posted on Fri, Sep. 15, 2006 Company halts Boyd rehab work Live Nation had been renovating the old Chestnut St. movie palace for big Broadway shows. City...
... September 20, 2006 An Inventive Solution to Save Home of Bell Labs By ANTOINETTE MARTIN As soon as word got out in June that the 44-year-old building in...
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Short Term Researcher Position 18th & 19th century industrial and business history The Pennsylvania Historical and...
Park must get rid of asbestos Valley Forge said the chemicals were discovered by workers laying fiber-optic cables in 1997. Associated Press Valley Forge...
Here is an interesting article on the Bamiyan Buddahs in Afghanistan which were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. Those who took International Preservation...
A developer in the Spring Garden section of Philadelphia has learned he might not own his property's "air rights." It’s a symptom of development fever. By...
APT invites you to attend the Symposium entitled "Energy, Currency, Memory: Sustaining the Values of Historic Resources" November 17th-19th, 2006 in ...