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Pitting Environmental Preservation Against Historic Charm

Avatar photo by Philip Kiefer March 12, 2020March 11, 2020

Strict historic preservation codes often favor aesthetic interests over energy-saving initiatives like solar panels — but the material and financial considerations play a part, too.

Posted inArt

In East New York, Historic Preservation Empowers a Community

Avatar photo by Allison Meier February 27, 2018March 1, 2018

Preserving East New York was founded by Zulmilena Then to advocate for historic preservation in one of New York City’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.

Posted inNews

Eritrean Modernism, a Brazilian Slave Port, and More Join UNESCO World Heritage Site List

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 11, 2017

This year’s session of the World Heritage Committee has resulted in 21 new sites, from the controversial Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, to a men-only island in Japan.

Posted inIn Brief

Italy Is Giving Away 103 Historical Buildings

by Claire Voon May 24, 2017May 24, 2017

This is your chance to own a piece of Italy — but there’s a catch.

Posted inNews

New York’s Island of the Dead Included in List of 2017 Preservation Priorities

Avatar photo by Allison Meier January 17, 2017January 17, 2017

The Historic Districts Council included New York City’s mass grave, Hart Island, among its Six to Celebrate neighborhood preservation priorities.

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Restoring Alexander Pope’s Glinting Grotto to Its Former Glory

Avatar photo by Allison Meier August 25, 2016August 25, 2016

Nothing remains of Alexander Pope’s 18th-century villa except its grotto, which has experienced three centuries of quiet decay alongside the River Thames in Twickenham, England.

Posted inNews

A Victorian Theater Frozen in Time Crowdfunds Its Reopening

Avatar photo by Allison Meier August 17, 2016August 17, 2016

A 19th-century theater that’s been disused for over 80 years is preparing to reopen in London.

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The Nostalgic Glow of New York City’s Remaining Historic Neon Signs

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 26, 2016October 15, 2022

Neon and New York City had their ups and downs over the 20th century, from the glowing signage being an innovative advertisement in the 1920s and ’30s to already telegraphing seediness with its flickering in the 1940s and ’50s.

Posted inArt

Conservators Reverse-Engineer the First Noncommercial 35mm Film Strip

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 19, 2016August 8, 2017

Using salvaged machines and a hand-cranked camera, conservators at the George Eastman Museum created the first strip of 35mm motion-picture film not produced by a commercial company.

Posted inArt

Taxidermists Restore Napoléon’s Beloved White Horse

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 12, 2016July 12, 2016

Napoléon Bonaparte reportedly rode over 130 horses during his 14-year reign, but only one ended up as taxidermy: the Arabian stallion named le Vizir.

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Saving a 220-Year-Old Eagle, the Oldest Military Sculpture in the US

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 7, 2016July 7, 2016

One of the oldest locally-carved sculptures in New York City has weathered two centuries out on Governors Island in the New York Harbor.

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President Obama Declares Stonewall Inn First National Monument to LGBTQ History

Avatar photo by Allison Meier June 27, 2016June 28, 2016

Today the beige Stetson hats of the National Parks Service (NPS) will start appearing at the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, as the site was declared a national monument on Friday.

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