Honoring the Past, Building a Future
Buying property in a Historic District comes with certain responsibilities. "We are only the caretakers of these houses, which were here before we owned them and which will be here after we are gone. They contain the wood from the old-growth forests, they are monuments to the skill of those who labored to build them, … Continue reading The ‘Badass” Historic Preservation Commission or Not! – Part 1
Are you familiar with the term the borrowed view? This is a technique where a distant view is incorporated into the garden setting and becomes part of the design. (My 2013 Photo - Chicago Lincoln Park Zoo - illustrates the concept.) Though I am the eternal optimist, I'm not happy! Come and sit a spell on one … Continue reading General Eisenhower and ‘The State of Things’ on Rocky Mount’s City Council
With a wonderful friend, the day really got started over lunch at the Prime Smokehouse. I LOVE the Smokehouse! There is a Prime Rib sandwich on the menu just now that is delicious. I LOVE the food, the people who own and run it, the customers at all the tables who never mind if you ask … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Rocky Mount Cheer Leader
What is deemed historic, and worth saving, often depends on whose eyes you are looking through. I like the definition "old and worth the trouble," when applied to structures that are under consideration: should they be preserved or torn down? With each individual decision, we need to ask ourselves what part the structure has played in Rocky … Continue reading “Historic and Worth the Trouble” – Tap @ 1918 – A Preservation Success Story
We’ve lost our minds, you do know that, right? For instance, I feel strongly about the removal of monuments.... the editing of our history....but I've mostly banged my head on the floor like a child getting a lot of mileage from a temper tantrum. I’m trying a new strategy when it comes to the preservation … Continue reading Saving The Shotgun Houses of Rocky Mount – Part 1
Click On: It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor. Would you be mine? Could you be mine? -Fred Rogers Please, don't let your notion of Gentrification fall into the category of an unexamined idea. By that I mean, picking out the consequences of gentrification as it pertains to … Continue reading How Do We Look at Gentrification and Displacement in Rocky Mount, NC? – Part 2
