"It has been said that, at its best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the present over a mutual concern for the future." ~William Murtagh
"We strain to listen to the ghosts and echoes of our inexpressibly wise past, and we have an obligation to maintain these places, to provide these sanctuaries, so that people may be in the presence of forces larger than those of the moment." ~Ken Burns
Text:
Tyler, Norman, Ted Ligibel, and Ilene R. Historic preservation: an introduction to its history, principles, and practice. 2nd ed. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2009. Print.
Historical Preservation is really central to my project. Without regulations and policies in place to protect the historical sites many would have been destroyed. I think the lengths to which we go to in order to protect our history is really interesting. The fact that we set aside these large swaths of land and don't allow modern building or industry to use it is a testament to the importance we place on our history.
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