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What would you put on Phoenix’s enDangered Dozen?

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Jim McPherson

The Phoenix Historic Neighborhoods Coalition is accepting nominations for the 2011 “enDangered Dozen” of the most endangered historic buildings and sites in Phoenix. According to Donna Reiner, chair of the nomination committee, “We had some highs (Carl Hayden house) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Endangered Structures, Still Standing | Tagged arizona preservation foundation, demolition, Donna Reiner, Maricopa County, National Bank of Arizona, Phoenix, phoenix historic neighborhoods coalition | 1 Comment

February 9… a good day for Phoenix’s heritage

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Jim McPherson

Maybe it was too much java at one of my favorite downtown Phoenix coffee shops, but my typing fingers are going fast and furious about a bunch of preservation related topics tied to this very day, February 9. Vanishing Phoenix … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptive Reuse, Commentary, Still Standing | Tagged 1912, Arizona, Arizona Centennial, Arizona Republic, Arizona State Capitol, Arizona State Hospital, Arizona Territory, Barbara Stocklin, Carly's Bistro, Copper Dome, Don Ryden, Giant Coffee, Grand Avenue, Grand Avenue Festival, Grand Avenue Merchants Association, Lescher & Kibbey, Lexington Hotel, Mahoney Building, Midcentury Marvels, National Register of Historic Places, National Trust for Historic Preservation, North Central, Oasis Motel, penny drive, Phoenix, phoenix historic neighborhoods coalition, Phoenix Historic Preservation Office, Reba Grandrud, Roosevelt Row, Royal Coffee Bar, Tim Sprague | Leave a comment

Midcentury Marvels Book an Inspiration to Save Historic Buildings

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Taz Loomans

Today I attended the public release of the book Midcentury Marvels, a much anticipated book on mid-century modern architecture in Phoenix by Don Ryden and other contributors. The turn out was great and there were easily several hundred people there. … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Endangered Structures, Still Standing | Tagged arizona preservation foundation, Barbra Stocklin, Blooming Rock, communal memory, Design Crisis, Don Ryden, Midcentury Marvels, modern phoenix, phoenix historic neighborhoods coalition, Phoenix Historic Preservation Office, retrospectacular, rosson house, Taz Loomans, Wallace and Ladmo show, Wenceslas Sarmiento, Western Savings Metro | 1 Comment

Ho Ho Ho! Historic preservation highlights of 2010

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Jim McPherson

Last week I placed a hunk of coal in your blogging Christmas stocking by going negative with a list of historic preservation “lowlights” in Phoenix this past year. Boy did I get in trouble. While veering over our Capitol City … Continue reading →

Posted in Still Standing | Tagged 1166, A.E. England, Anchor Manufacturing, Arizona Hardware Supply, Arizona Multibank, arizona preservation foundation, Bliss, Cutler Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, Daughters of the American Revolution, Duce, enDangered Dozen, Federal Transit Administration, George W.P. Hunt, Giant Coffee, Gold Spot Market, Grand Avenue, historic preservation, Jobot Coffee, Linda Gray, Martin Luther King Jr., National Register of Historic Places, Nobuo, Oasis on Grand, Phoenix, Phoenix City Council, phoenix historic neighborhoods coalition, Phoenix Historic Preservation Commission, Phoenix Historic Preservation Office, Pierson Place, Pita Jungle, property tax, ReBar, Roosevelt Row, Santa Claus, Stockyards, Tanner Chapel, Teeter House | 2 Comments

Historic Preservation Doesn’t Happen Without Community Engagement

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Taz Loomans

Change isn’t going to come until we, the residents of Phoenix, also take responsibility for all the demolition that takes place here. Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged arizona preservation foundation, developers, enDangered Dozen, historic preservation, jim mcpherson, legislation, modern phoenix, Phoenix, phoenix historic neighborhoods coalition, preservation, sense of place | 3 Comments

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Tag Archives: phoenix historic neighborhoods coalition

What would you put on Phoenix’s enDangered Dozen?

February 9… a good day for Phoenix’s heritage

Midcentury Marvels Book an Inspiration to Save Historic Buildings

Ho Ho Ho! Historic preservation highlights of 2010

Historic Preservation Doesn’t Happen Without Community Engagement

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