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Historic Preservation is not "frosting," "fluff" or "fad." It is tested and sound social, economic and environmental policy.
Communities fight for the tourist dollar; and tourism centered around our historic legacy is the fastest growing segment of that industry.
Historic preservation affirms environmental sensitivity: Just think of the many railroad tank-cars full of fuel required to bake-for a full week-the countless bricks that make up a vintage building. How much more respectful of our earth and its resources to conserve that huge investment in non-renewable fuel, rather than to consign it, along with all that labor and all those materials, to a non-biodegradable heap of landfill.
Historic preservation has demonstrated its ability to turn "inner cities" around, replacing decay, indifference and crime with a sense of "roots," a sense of place, and a feeling of community pride. In the process, the cost of crime diminishes while the community's tax revenues increase.
A civilization (or a community) is judged by the monuments it leaves behind. Historic preservation educates and enriches the mind and spirit of a people. We must never forget that it is we who are the stewards of this priceless legacy. And may we accept with deep resolve the obligation to bequeath it-as unaltered as possible-to future generations
Historic Preservation Resources
Government Resources:
Private/Public Membership Organizations:
California Preservation Foundation
Information, training, publications, workshops, annual State Preservation Conference
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Main Street program, information, training, publications, properties, tours, annual National Preservation Conference. Go to: Local Contacts and select California.
Ordering California's State Historical Building Safety Code
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