So I had the delightful privilege of riding back from the Guadalupe Mountains with my friend Greg. Besides serving as the National Register Coordinator for the Texas Historical Commission, Greg has a passion for road side art, African American “Green Guides” sites, and just all kinds of cool stuff. The NPS park was celebrating the…
Here’s a great little piece by John Tennison, M.D. on boogie woogie music history, railroads, highways, and Stafford Texas’ barrel house piano great, Robert Shaw. It provides a wonderful explanation for why there should be a historical designation for the corridor. I’ve added a few historical links for those not familiar with the route and…
Black Bodies, Difficult Memories: An Exploration of African American Human and Spatial Agency in Fort Bend County, Texas (Andrea Roberts) – Academia.edu ABSTRACT “This paper considers the challenge that racial and social constructs bring to the spatial agency of African Americans in suburban planning contexts. The paper uses two sites in Fort Bend County, Texas,…
Preservation Documentary wins award
Taryn Simon: The stories behind the bloodlines #TED : http://on.ted.com/l0Z
This Week in Texas Music History: Robert Shaw
Learn about historic properties in Austin: There is a new web tool that will help people learn more about historic properties in Austin. Michael Holleran, with the UT Austin School of Architecture, sat down with us on Tuesday to talk about the web tool.
June 5, 2012 – Assoc.of Critical Heritage Conference
Austin to unveil wiki for city historical sites
I hosted a walk and talk through East Austin today in partnership with Jenni Minner President of Mid-Tex Mod and Project Manager of the Austin Historical Survey Wiki. It was also one of hundreds of commemorative Jane Jacobs walks recognizing her contribution to planning, preservation, and all things urban street life held around the country. The…