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The lesson said in another way — preservation needs to go beyond the public’s image that our goals are to save important buildings, and to convince the public that our goal is to protect and preserve “place.” Economic development is successful when people flock to a “place.” And in most cases “place” centers around the built environment which isn’t limited to a few historic buildings that need to be preserved. To be relevant with today’s public preservation needs to reach out and remind the public that one of the items they hold most dear is “place.” It’s where they live, work and play. It’s not only about the old train station or a historic building on Main Street. Place is everywhere. And while it should not be preservationists’ goal to preserve everything ever built, preservation stands for the concept that most of the places we all hold most dear are actually worth the efforts to save them. Only then will the public understand what is at stake and want to participate in our efforts.
To read the whole post go to blogs.nationaltrust.org

Really interesting post from Preservation Nation. Perhaps there is a lesson we in Niagara and beyond can learn about helping our community to understand, respect and protect those places that make our community the “place” we want to live in.