The Michigan Historic Preservation Network will be having their Fall Benefit at the Oddfellows Hall in Southwest Detroit. Latino music and food will be featured, in this beautifully restored historic building. To RSVP, you may visit www.mhpn.org or call 517-371-8080.
Preservation Online highlighted an effort by officials in New Orleans to pursue massive demolition of historic buildings. In the article they featured a website called Squandered Heritage – that show before pictures of buildings that appear perfectly sound and the vacant lots following demolition. It is important that New Orleans is not forgotten and that … Read more
555 Gallery near Michigan Ave and Schaefer Rd Some promising news re: historic designation along Michigan Ave. in Detroit from Model D… Historic designation is in the making on one of the great avenues on Detroit’s West Side.Stretches of Michigan Avenue from I-96 west to the Detroit-Dearborn city limits have several notable, intact storefronts. … Read more
The History Channel today awarded the Milford Historical Society in Milford, MI, a $10,000 Save Our History grant to partner with Huron Valley Schools for “The Stories of the Pettibone Creek Hydroelectric Station.” Students in grades 6-12 will discover the historic significance of an abandoned 1939 hydroelectric plant in Milford’s downtown. As a final project, … Read more
Having grown up in and around Farmington in the first decade of my life, it was memorable to return and see the town again. A view of the leafy tree lined Grand River Ave with the Civic Theater marquee in the center. Iconic historic buildings like the Gov. Warner Mansion anchor Farmington in the distinctive … Read more
In recent years Flat Rock has made great strides with historic preservation. This includes successful moving and rehabilitation of buildings which otherwise would have been demolished; rehabilitation of several other buildings on site; applying for a state historical marker and National Register listing for the Ford Motor Co. Lamp Factory; and recently applying for Preserve … Read more
This article in the New York Times made me wonder whether we have a Second Home problem in Detroit? For some neighborhoods/areas, like Indian Village or Boston-Edison, this might be a nice problem to have. More activity means more eyes on the street. Of course there are obvious negatives too, though the article has those … Read more
This just in – mayor’s can be cool too. Such is the case with Ithaca mayor Carolyn Peterson. An avid environmentalist, with a yin for good governance, Peterson is just the sort of official communities throughout the US need. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18784978&BRD=1395&PAG=461&dept_id=216620&rfi=6 Madame Mayor’s Muscular Mandate By: M. Tye Wolfe 09/05/2007 Looking at the array of portraits … Read more
There you have it. According to Chicago Tribute writer, Blair Kamin, “Preservation is – just maybe – cool.” Kamin was reviewing the Partners in Preservation program – a collaboration between American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Other communities like San Francisco and now Chicago have benefited from the $1 million in funds … Read more
A new article and photo of the Ford Motor Company Lamp Factory in Flat Rock, Michigan, has been added to Wikipedia. Links to this article were made to the city of Flat Rock and Albert Kahn (architect) pages as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company_Lamp_Factory