Local Blogger Applauded as Proponent of Preservation Phillips receives Community Initiative Award for Old Erie on Foot by Matt Swanseger
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Local photographer blogger, photographer, and regular Erie Reader contributor Erin Phillips is all about looking after her own not only her two young children, but also the city she calls home.
Since 2018, her Instagram account and blog Old Erie On Foot have chronicled her fascination with some of the Gem City s oldest and most historic structures, from private residences to public buildings. She abides by the belief that every old building has a story that needs to be told, and marries actions to words with her photo essays and writings several of which she has graciously shared with the Erie Reader over the years.
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During a meeting with Assistant City Manager Nick MacGregor discussing future construction projects, the Burlington City Council gave the green light to progress to the next step replacing Cascade Bridge.
Interim city manager Jim Ferneau said Cascade Bridge is the equivalent of two to three years worth of roads projects. If you want a Cascade Bridge, we are going to have to pay for it, said councilman Robert Critser.
Cascade Bridge was built in the late 1800s and was open to traffic until 2008, when the city council closed it to all traffic after an engineering report said the bridge was likely to collapse due to its deterioration. A later city council reopened the bridge to foot and bike traffic, but on MacGregor s advice, the bridge was closed again in 2019.
AJ TaylorJanuary 25, 2021Last Updated: February 28, 2021
The U.S. Department of the Interior has designated the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, as a National Historic Landmark, recognizing its enduring role in the history of American music. The ballroom is best known for hosting the last concert of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson before their fatal plane crash in the early hours of Feb. 3, 1959, a date Don McLean immortalized as “the day the music died” in his 1971 hit “American Pie.”
National Historic Landmarks are buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects that have been determined to be nationally significant in American history and culture. The ballroom’s nomination was officially approved on Jan. 13.
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Jan 26, 2021 11:00 AM
The South Dakota State Historical Society announces that the applications for the first round of the 2021 Deadwood Fund grant program are due on Feb. 1, 2021, for work beginning no earlier than May 1, 2021.
The program is designed to encourage restoration or rehabilitation of historic properties by individuals, organizations, or public agencies, according to Jay D. Vogt, director of the State Historical Society, whose historic preservation office administers the program.
Grants will be awarded in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. The grant amount must be matched at least on a dollar-for-dollar basis from nonfederal and nonstate sources. Nonprofit organizations will be allowed to use in-kind services for one-half of their match.