ACRES OF BOOKS–THE MOVIE?

It’s true: a documentary is in the works on that bookstore we once had You’ve read–er, seen–the bookstore Acres of Books. Now, see the movie? ... in Long Beach, where fabulous buildings with great potential–like the Pacific Coast Club ... the presence of two historical societies, and an active city historic preservation officer. It’s hard to watch [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 20:03:56

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Silver Towers get landmark status

Filed under things I really don't understand: Silver Towers/University Village, ... Village Society for Historic Preservation, who battled to preserve the buildings: Silver Towers ... awards from the American Institute of Architects and the City Club, was dubbed "one of ten buildings [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 21:12:30

Daily Apple: Clear iPhones, Historical Resistance, Dumb Apple

See Inside Your iPhone - It’s a case mod that lets you in on the secret of your magical phone ... be. D.C. Store Meets Resistance From Historical Society - Nothing disrupts your attempts to stay ... brick buildings. Two preservation societies are blocking Apple’s move to their Washington D.C. site [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 02:32:05

Fate of Lower East Side Shul Stirs Emotions

Fate of Lower East Side Shul Stirs Emotions By Sewell Chan The Anshe Meseritz synagogue, at 415 East Sixth Street. (Photo: Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation) This much can be agreed ... have been soaring, placing pressure on owners of old buildings to sell their property to developers for retail [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 20:49:45

Preservation Roundup: Grant Program’s Success in Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood, Energy Efficiency, Templehof Airport, Nuclear Urbanism

Preserving Susan B. Anthony’s Neighborhood: The Landmark Society of Western New York’s mini-grant program supplied 12 applicants with money for ... Historic preservation grant programs can do more than preserve properties; they also can nurture ... . The space belongs to one of Europe’s largest buildings, Templehof Airport. “Typical of Nazi-era [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 16:35:14

Plilers history

Plilers history Submitted by Phil Weaver on Fri, 2009-01-16 22:26. One of the recent victims in the decline in the local retail economy is of special historical ... and president of the Society for the Preservation of West Calaveras History.Manna said that a market [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:15:14

Tea and Crumpets Anyone?

My good friend, Cee Cee Dupps, who you are all acquainted with by now, (if not scroll to the next post) asked me to participate in a fundraiser for the Eureka Springs Preservation Society. Well, how ... , the closet is now clean! LOOK! There is even extra room now! The event will be held at the historic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:37:05

Anglican SPREAD

Cranmer has received a missive from a group called ‘Anglican SPREAD’ – The Society for the Propagation of Reformed Evangelical Anglican Doctrine - a ... bishops of the Anglican Mission in America. It is dedicated ‘to the preservation and propagation ... of June 2008, which reaffirmed the authoritative role of the historic formularies for Anglicanism today [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:21:00

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