In a message dated 6/29/2008 9:36:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Last summer, the last use of The Baronet...But, who cares, right?...I sincerely hope that this lack of concern doesn't extend to Asbury Lanes when it's threatened. Preservation: Plain-Jane vs. Majestic Artifacts: Excerpts from USA Today's "Preservation efforts fall short." _http://tinyurl.com/5st3de_ (http://tinyurl.com/5st3de) Time and natural decay doom some. Others are sped along in the name of progress, safety or simple neglect. "The problem is they're nonrenewable resources." Preservation of historic buildings, bridges and other structures tends to favor the grand, the notable and the notorious. But small farm houses, barns, bridges, windmills and other ordinary items provide important insight.... "Without them, we get a distorted, romanticized view of the past." Plain-Jane looking hay barns or toll roads or mining camps are easily overlooked in the shadow of more majestic artifacts.... "It's only when you look around and see these things are disappearing, you think 'Oh, maybe we should hold on to these.'" Not every ranch, outbuilding or bridge can or should be saved, historians say. Already, more than 80,000 properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... The listing, though, is only an honorific designation and doesn't provide specific protections. That tends to come at the local level, often through zoning.... But there are never any guarantees the place will survive. _Preservation efforts fall short, many historical sites disappear - USATODAY.com_ (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-28-historical-sites_N.htm) **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)
