main street program – Heritage Matters

Mass-Produced Copies and Hyper-Developed Skeletons of Our Once Quaint Towns and Cities

As towns and cities across the U.S. begin to mirror one another in look and feel, we lose the unique character that once defined them. This post explores the impact of globalization, suburban sprawl, and unchecked development on historic identity and community cohesion—urging us to rethink how we preserve not just buildings, but the soul of our towns.

Expansion of the National Main Street Program

As many downtowns nationwide began to face their decline and shift into irrelevance as the suburbs began taking over, the National Trust for Historic Preservation took a concerted interest to research what was really going on behind this decline and if there was anything that could be done to save the fate of downtowns fromContinue reading “Expansion of the National Main Street Program”

Mass-Produced Copies and Hyper-Developed Skeletons of Our Once Quaint Towns and Cities

I believe our cities and towns have lost a lot of their uniqueness, making it difficult to distinguish between one place and another. Every town has similar big box retailers, food chains, shopping malls, and the like, which eventually turn into vacant areas once suburban sprawl shifts into another direction. Originally every town had somethingContinue reading “Mass-Produced Copies and Hyper-Developed Skeletons of Our Once Quaint Towns and Cities”