The How and Why of Preservation
San Antonio is a beautiful town
This is the title of a presentation I did for the Office of Historic Preservation, Centro San Antonio and over a hundred luncheon attendees in San Antonio last week. I went through four thematic reasons WHY we save things: Identity – Community – Economy – Education.
I then detailed the HOW, which includes National Register designation and local landmark status and so forth. I focused on my mantra, which readers of this blog are familiar with: Preservation Is Not A Set of Rules But A Process. Continue Reading