Community Celebration: Presentation of Final Plan Meet the neighbors & community leaders who made the Plan possible See maps and images of a new vision for the community Participate in a Q & A with the people who designed your Plan Learn how to use the Plan to gain support for your community Mon 6:00 PM…
One of the many exercises that were part of the Fifth Street Project in Stafford, TX. We didn’t even wait on developers! https://www.planetizen.com/node/68464
Fifth Street’s market study calls for growing small businesses and projects into big ideas. How is this possible? On CBS This Morning, Ari Nessel, a wealthy real estate developer, gives away $1,000 – every day – to someone trying to make a difference. http://thepollinationproject.org/
I will be posting National Register of Historic Places Property Nominations from now through Black History Month (trying to get a full month in). These nominations are detailed descriptions of places of national, state, and cultural significance. Why does the National Register Matter? The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the…
I will be posting National Register of Historic Places Property Nominations from now through Black History Month (trying to get a full month in). These nominations are detailed descriptions of places of national, state, and cultural significance. The nomination below was composed by Karen Riles, formerly of the Austin History Center. Why does the National…
What’s this? Looks like a napkin doodle, right. Well its actually the community design sketch from last year’s workshop. The UT Project Team is working on turning this and a year and a half of feedback from Fifth Street stakeholders into a neighborhood plan. More to come…
I study all Black Towns and land ownership and loss among kinship communities in these towns. Eatonville, FL is one of the more famous towns. The Chairman of Eatonville Florida’s Historic Preservation Board talks about the beginning of America’s oldest incorporated black town.
I grew up going to rodeos. Yes, this little black girl went to rodeos. They were all-Black and held in Richmond and Rosenberg. Sometimes they had a little chittlin’ circuit show associated with them, but mostly, it was just lots of Black cowboys and cowgirls doing their thing. Apparently, the lowest and highest caliber of…
This is an attempt to protect an African American cemetery and house in Charlottesville, VA threatened by a proposed transportation project. It is an example of a recent National Register determination of eligibility for a site that originally had its integrity challenged. The National Register traditionally recognizes a property’s integrity through seven aspects or qualities: location,…
“In a recent article in Architect magazine tied to the destruction of Prentice Hospital in Chicago—another travesty—my Design Observer colleague Alexandra Lange suggested the modern preservation movement was in need of a Penn Station Moment; the destruction of a monument so beloved that it would galvanize a movement to prevent future travesties. The Astrodome is…