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The Carnegie Library Apple Store is Fine

May 12, 2019 By Michael Hamilton

The Carnegie Library in Washington, D.C. is now home to the world’s newest Apple Store following an expensive rehabilitation funded by the retailer. Originally built as a public library in 1903, it reopened its doors to the public on May 11, 2019 following decades of disuse, neglect, and a slew of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: history, preservation Tagged With: apple, carnegie library, dc, historic preservation

The irony of preserving that which was intended to destroy

May 1, 2011 By Stephen Smith

From the front lines of the New York City preservation wars, one landlord is trying to convince the Landmarks Preservation Commission to allow him to demolish two of his landmarked buildings on the Upper East Side – something the commission has only approved 11 times for the 27,000 landmarks it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: historic preservation, history, nyc

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April 22, 2011 By Stephen Smith

1. PlaNYC 2.0 may try to tackle off-street minimum parking requirements for new development, though Transportation Alternatives and Tri-State Transportation Campaign are skeptical.2. The TLC has been cracking down on illegal livery cab street hails as the Bloomberg administration considers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: dc, historic preservation, nyc, parking, taxis

Another historic preservation district fail

April 14, 2011 By Stephen Smith

The other day I got some pushback from my weird (non-)historical preservation example, with some people saying that it wasn't a great example of what's wrong with preservation districts – the thing got built, after all! And of course I was being coy – that building was obviously going to pass the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: historic preservation, nyc

From the comments: “Architects always ask, with a haggard look in their eyes…”

April 13, 2011 By Stephen Smith

In response to yesterday's post about landmark districts, one commenter said that it wasn't a good example of landmarking gone awry, since the project was approved, apparently without controversy. Of course, he's right – even the Landmarks Preservation Commission isn't going to turn down an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: historic preservation, nyc

Historical landmark districts in two pictures

April 12, 2011 By Stephen Smith

Ralph Lauren had to get permission from the NYC Landmarks Commission a few years ago to tear down this:...in order to build this: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: historic preservation

Links: A private cable car line for Hamburg, a private downtown for Quincy, Mass., and no adaptive reuse for Brooklyn

April 12, 2011 By Stephen Smith

1. Hamburg's newly-revitalized port could get a completely privately-funded cable car line, if the city allows it.2. Quincy, Mass., a few T stops away from downtown Boston, is getting a new downtown from a private developer, replete with infrastructure and dense development. It's unique, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bay Area, Boston, BRT, Environment, Hamburg, historic preservation, nyc, portland, transit

More weekend links

December 18, 2010 By Stephen Smith

1. Cuban dissident blogger (as in, living in Cuba) Yoani Sánchez describes the state of the Cuban real estate market, and discusses new rules that apparently legalize buying and selling houses, though she has her doubts that the government will allow the overt displays of inequality that would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cuba, historic preservation, Seoul

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