Tag: #landscape #photography #historicpreservation
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Exploring Manhattan, Kansas’ Growth and Preservation Challenges
I discussed Manhattan, Kansas, briefly last year in a post about my travels in 2024. Now, almost a year later, after completing the community’s preservation plan, there’s more to share. At least some more pictures. And, an issue emerging in many communities these days: addressing the housing affordability crisis while balancing the preservation of historic…
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Van Buren, Arkansas, and the Crawford County Bank Building
A new assignment with a work colleague to prepare a set of design guidelines for a National Register-listed downtown district led me to Van Buren, Arkansas this past week. Van Buren, a community of just over 23,000 people, is the seat of Crawford County and features a linear but compact and walkable downtown lined with…
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Ben Halpern and I
I’ve known Ben Halpern for many years. It was not until very recently, however, that he came to know me. It was last year October, on a chilly, early autumn day that I received an unexpected phone call from him — he was reaching out to me on an architectural photography project he was working…
The Places of Sense Chronicles 