Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Non-asset based neighborhood revitalization

900 block of 12th Street NE, pre-demolition900 block of 12th Street NE, pre-demolition. Photo by Elise Bernard.

Elise Bernard's Frozen Tropics blog alerts us to the demolition of this building that was at the corner of 12th and K Streets NE. It looked to be from the period 1892-1915. The site is going to be redeveloped as condominiums.

I have no problem with that, but couldn't the building have been incorporated into the new project? The neighborhood is experiencing rebirth because of the historic building stock, not despite it.

900 block of 12th Street NE - Post-demolitionPost demolition.

900 block of 12th Street NE - Post-demolition

posted by Richard Layman @ 5:29 PM&Permanent Link

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