The List – Week of March 8, 2009

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION

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The Manor at Whittier Park offers affordable homes for adults on the river – Detroit

Flint Central High School faces uncertain future

Striving for a living downtown – Adrian

Proposals sought for historic building – Cadillac

Ambassador Bridge plan gets more time

Barnstruck - Historic structures are a passion for some area residents – Allegan Co.

Funding, plans coming together for $34M mixed-use Sugar Hill in Midtown – Detroit

Historic race track goes up for auction Tuesday – Williams Twp

Sixth Street Bridge walkways, closed for repairs, to re-open within a week – Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids City Commission seeks grant to demolish former Iroquois Middle School

Extreme makeover takes Center Avenue from tired to terrific – Bay City

Detroit's Eastern Market Unveils 10-Year Plan

Boardwalk condos 82 percent sold, new salon, fitness club provide amenities for residents – Grand Rapids

Restoration of Oakland County's Lady Justice nearly complete

Landmark gets movie makeover for Hilary Swank film – Detroit

Update: Fire destroys empty four-story grain building near downtown Clinton

Marvelous marquee: State Theatre's new sign wins international award – Bay City

Affordable housing headed to Commons? – Traverse City

Historic Clinton mill must be torn down

Next Life For Woolen Mill in Eaton Rapids

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COOL CITIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MAIN STREET, AND PLANNING

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Detroit's new absentee landlords

Downtown Tecumseh attracts investors, seeks businesses, artists for ‘urban community’

Downtown density studied – Ann Arbor

Habitat for Humanity to dismantle vacant Saginaw homes

MDOT contract for design of intermodal rail station extended

City of Lansing Receives $1.5 Million to Improve Neighborhoods

Ypsilanti jumps into Aerotropolis development

Detroit mass transit- our future in high speed rail and light rail commuting

Bids for Woodward rail line being reviewed

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ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, ARTS & CULTURE, AND ASSORTED ANECDOTES

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Key 1812 battles won through use of rare alliance

Dead malls

10 Things They Love About The Villages (Ripped from Facebook) – Detroit

State support of the arts fades with hard times

Architect's revelations show that no-one can hide from the financial crisis

DDA provides funding for auto history signs – Romeo

DDA selects Rowe to create Main Street plans – Romeo

Museum marks historic meeting of abolitionists in Detroit

Recession architecture: 'the icon era is over'

The architecture of recession

For Sale: The $100 House

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All Boarded Up – Cleveland, OH

Iowa's old barns record quite a legacy

First sketches of Maritime Museum revealed – London, UK

State Street's revival through Boston eyes: Killing the transit mall opened the door to the street's rebirth – Chicago

Outside Atlanta, a Utopia Rises – Palmetto, GA

A sustained appetite for sustainable homes – Toronto, Canada

Sears Tower to change name to Willis Tower

For Sale: Reasonably-Sized City on Western Bank of Lake Michigan

A rare chance to buy a Frank Lloyd Wright house – Los Banos, CA

Department of State Selects Final Architectural Firms To Prepare Designs for the New London Embassy

For Berlin Museum, a Modern Makeover That Doesn’t Deny the Wounds of War

Historic section of building spared – Indianapolis

Missouri lawmakers propose limits on historic preservation tax credits

Older cities require both credit, respect

The List - Week of March 1, 2009

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION

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Clean investment: Bathroom makeovers make economic sense – Plainwell

Aging parks hope for stimulus money

Genesee County Land Bank looking to take over Manhattan Place – Flint

Preservation Possible: Expanded Historic Tax Credits Help Save Forest Arms – Detroit

Tiger Stadium group sends funding plan to Detroit

Michigan’s State Historic Credit Is Made Richer, More Flexible (Pg. 21)

Blaze destroys east-side firehouse – Detroit

Rickman House slated for $12.3 million renovation – Kalamazoo

555 Gallery to move – Detroit

Program to focus on lighthouse – Port Huron

Editorial: Whiting will benefit downtown – Traverse City

New Economy Initiative makes big investment in Metro Detroit

Miracle Twin closure could mean end of area drive-in movie theaters – Burton

Ford barn in Highland Township nears restoration

GUEST COLUMN: Here’s what I’d do with former psychiatric hospital property

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COOL CITIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MAIN STRET, AND PLANNING

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Cobo deal's defeat means saying good-bye to regionalism

Stimulus could bring new life to Buick City, Chevy in the Hole – Flint

Grant offers help to downtown Hillsdale owners, renters

Paying for our parks

Ann Arbor planners OK new zoning guidelines

Lansing Unveils Plans for $3.2 Million Waterfront Beautification Project

Revitalize Detroit by turning over vacant land

Wyoming asks state to rescind tax break for GM metal stamping plant

Dearborn programs target neighborhood improvement

It takes a village: why walkable urbanism is good for adolescents

Tecumseh City Council establishes Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

Vacant homes, foreclosures add to busy blight control efforts

Researchers find Lansing can build on $500 million invested in past three years

Dutch Ideas to Remake Detroit

City Council and the Values of Ann Arbor

Neighbors work to protect vacant homes

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ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, ARTS & CULTURE, AND ASSORTED ANECDOTES

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Exhibit celebrating Heidelberg Project from inner city Detroit making its way to Ella Sharp Museum – Jackson

Michigan's Icy Wonderland

Around the nation: Arts feel economic impact

Turning bricks and mortar green

Sustainability in Architecture With Innovative Design Using Recycled and Green Building Materials

Tiny town of Sullivan missed by many, but not state road map

State of the arts funds

Celebrating 90 Years of Bauhaus

Stimulate the state by checking line 24 on your state tax return

Keep Michigan's creative side alive

A Paper Mill Dies and a Michigan Town Struggles – Ontonagon

Lansing's living legacy to be preserved on Web site

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The new Acropolis Museum to open in June – Athens, Greece

Battersea plans in turmoil – London, UK

German archive building collapses – Cologne

Historian explains area's significance – Port Clinton, OH

Today's lesson: Build a bungalow – Scotland

Lower East Side Tenement Museum honors architecture notables Gary Handel, Bradford Perkins, and Enrique Norten – New York, NY

ShowCase: Hemeroscopium House – Madrid, Spain

Hot or Not? Tall, Thin, & Available (House) in Clarendon, Virginia

The Marden House by Frank Lloyd Wright – McLean, VA

Look! Midwest Mid-Century Home – Kansas City,

The List - Week of February 15, 2009

It's been a few weeks now, but the SHPO's The List is back.

There's a bunch of interesting non-hp stuff this week, like an update on The Griffin, there's a couple articles (I believe) on the rail issue, a couple articles discussing the connection between arts/culture and economics, and some interesting out-of-state stuff.

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION

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Production company Mindfield clicks in downtown Detroit

Demolition in Historic District? - Ann Arbor

Parchment paper plant redevelopment progresses

Solutions for Southwest Detroit: Nonprofit Developer Gets It Right

Lighthouse's future up to community - Port Huron

Three endangered Grand Rapids Public Schools buildings have lots to offer, board president says

Grand Rapids Community College eyes downtown Davenport site; stimulus money would help pay

Updated Sun Theater in Grand Ledge Attracts New Shows, Younger Crowd

Ypsilanti to revamp historic elementary schools into company space

Restoration delays hit downtown Kalamazoo businesses

Cedars of Dexter recognized by AA realtors

Gordon Hall: Where it's been and where it's going - Dexter

Museum brings maritime history to light - Port Huron

Looking back on Idlewild’s heydays

New Lake Mich. lighthouse guide is available

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COOL CITIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MAIN STREET, & PLANNING

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It's Time for Cities to Favor People, Not Cars

Detroit nonprofits receive grants for maintaining vacant property

In Economic Vise, Pontiac Struggles

How the Crash Will Reshape America

Major rail expansion on track with stimulus plan

Jackson asks for westward extension of Detroit-Ann Arbor line

Rust Belt to Artist Belt in Ypsilanti

Mapping downtown Grand Rapid's progress

Hart to consider Michigan Main Street to help revitalize business areas

Get funding on board for Detroit-to-Chicago high-speed rail project

The role of neglected cities in a sustainable future

Northville Township wants to purchase former hospital property from REIS

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ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, ARTS & CULTURE, AND ASSORTED ANECDOTES

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Saving Federal Arts Funds: Selling Culture as an Economic Force

France claims historic Great Lakes wreck

Why buying that cheap house in an exurb is a bad idea

Mayor says arts, culture crucial, City Council votes to support new Saline Culture and Arts Committee
Obama brings attention to urban affairs with new director

Tour Detroit's ugly-beautiful manufacturing landmarks

Kalamazoo basks in the warmth of its history, even on a cold day

Why university museums matter

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GREEN NEWS

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Offshore Wind Energy Hot Topic For Lansing-Area Leaders

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CALLS-FOR-PAPERS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES, ETC

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CFP: Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy 2009 Annual Conference

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Old buildings given new life - Toronto

Mies van der Rohe award

Suburban commercial jungle home to white elephants - Chicago

Activists hope state earmarks courthouse for restoration - Ohio

World's Fastest Superliner Awaits Rebirth-or the Scrap Yard - Philadelphia

City and Developer Spar Over Coney Island Visions

Britain's gardens: A private passion and a public disgrace

What's the future of 'The Infrastructural City' of L.A.

Belgium opens Antarctic science post

Boxy to bold: A concert hall busts out - New York, NY

Geronimo's heirs sue secret Yale society over his skull

The List - Week of January 4, 2008

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

New tax credit legislation creates opportunities for preservation, construction

Michigan State's College Field to receive state historical marker – East Lansing

Homes in lush, historic Fort Shelby – Detroit

Coca-Cola bottling company leaving Flint ends company's long history in the Vehicle City, says columnist Gary Flinn

The John C. Lewis House: Early “Show Place” of Whitehall

Sage library workers, patrons celebrate its history during 125th anniversary

House For Sale, Jamestown Michigan

'Historic' low: Thieves steal from Trombley museum – Bay City

Historian: Parshallburg bridge could carry Chesaning traffic once repairs are done

Historic Building Demolished – Lansing

Fire damages house among 1st wired for electricity – Dearborn

East Corridor to get Clean Up – Saginaw

Association Spending $100,000 to Restore Historic Charlotte Building

New Daily Bagel Façade Improvement Adds to Downtown Charm – Lansing

Adrian’s municipal complex project moves forward

Mill Creek team honored for revitalizing park – Mackinaw City

Council approves renovations to Smith Park – Addison

Fort Shelby Hotel Now Leasing Apartments – Detroit

Boarded-up Kendall Building in downtown Grand Rapids could become apartments, retail space

Construction on Midtown's Beethoven Apartments moving along – Detroit

Dexter to discuss five potential sites for new village hall

Historic downtown building to get makeover – Grand Rapids

Big plans in Bridgeport to revitalize downtown

Grand Rapids neighbors give warm welcome to Houseman Field renovation plans

New life eyed for 3 downtown Grand Rapids buildings

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COOL CITIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MAIN STREET, AND PLANNING

Local officials hope Tinseltown dollars will add sparkle to Flint area economy

Essay: Is mass transit in Metro Detroit for real this time?

ALLEN PARK: Talks could lead to $100M movie studio

Looking forward to B.O.B. expansion, other downtown Grand Rapids projects

Officials hopeful new Oakland University research park will spur economic growth, create jobs

Significant construction planned in Great Lakes Bay region

Dexter moves forward with plans for Mill Creek Park

Is 'anything' better than nothing?

Flint residents want more demolitions of dilapidated houses in south side neighborhood

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ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, ARTS & CULTURE, AND ASSORTED ANECDOTES

State wants to drop shipwreck case

Potter Park Zoo history – Lansing

Groesbeck Neighbors Working to Create New Community Garden – Lansing

GM Foundation yanks funding to art and cultural groups

Archive for the ‘film architecture’ Category

Museums Look Inward for Their Own Bailouts

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GREEN NEWS

Cities Use Creative, Targeted Lending to Speed Energy Projects

Newest wind farm spinning in the Thumb – Ubly

Solar Meets Polar as Winter Curbs Clean Energy

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INTERESTING BOOKS AND WEBSITES

Arts & Architecture, 1945-54: The Complete Reprint
David Travers (Author), Nina Weiner (Editor)
6056 pages, ISBN-13: 978-3822826782, $700.00

Greater Lansing Area Clean Cities

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Culture-rich city adjusts as funds for arts get scarce – Gainesville, FL

11 Places to See Before They Disappear

South Dakota city's downtown area builds on its rich past – Sioux Falls

Pain on Main Street: Timing proves bad for Phoenix

Architects create American-style suburbs overseas

Island Retreats for Everyone

Franco heirs ordered to open his summer retreat to public – Sada, Spain

Rebuilding a Palace May Become a Grand Blunder – Berlin, Germany

Ancient ship found buried near Argentine river – Buenos Aires, Argentina

One-fifth of Ming Dynasty Great Wall in Inner Mongolia gone

A Puzzle on the House – Lvov, Ukraine

Planning for Chicago's future requires Burnham-style vision--and a big pair of green-tinted glasses

Scrap heap on menu for diner? – New York, NY