People do make a difference: historic preservation edition

The Lawrence (Kansas) Journal World has a story, "Building the case for historic preservation," about Dennis Brown, the president of the Lawrence Preservation Alliance. His interest in preservation was first sparked by plans to demolish the local, then abandoned, Union Pacific Depot. He and others developed and led a successful campaign to restore the building, which is now used as a visitors center. (Depot-visitors center is pictured left, Internet photo by Douglas.)