Increasingly, historic perservationists are using revitalization as a tool to save cities treasured buildings in historic cores.
No one knows better that the National Trust for Historic Preservations Peter Brink, Vice President of Programs, that this can sometimes lead to agonizing choices and put preservation groups at odds with each other. In this interview, The Planning Report talks with Brink about revitalization as preservation writ large, the tough choices that led to the destruction of the Century Building in St. Louis, and the Trust's successes with New Markets Tax Credits.
"The New York Times recently ran a news article titled, When Preservation Equals Demolition, which chronicled the battle to save the Century Building in St. Louis and noted that for the first time anyone involved can remember, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the countrys most powerful preservation group, sided with the wreckers. In fact, the redevelopment project that led to the Centurys demise was financed with the National Trusts help. Can you put this NYT story into context for our readers? Has the National Trust modified its mission?"
Thanks to Evan Lincove
FULL STORY: When Does Historic Demolition Serve Preservation? Sometimes!

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