Historic preservation saves and losses of 2013
Located in Minneapolis, Minn., this modernist style plaza was designed by M. Paul Friedberg and Associates.
It is one of few works of landscape architecture listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Preservationists persuaded the Minneapolis City Council to drop a demolition plan and undertake a rehabilitation plan instead.Read more: Historic sites saved and lost across the U.S.
Saved - Jensen-Byrd, Spokane, Wash.
Saved - Fort Monroe, Hampton, Va.
Saved - Stamford Post Office, Stamford, Conn
Saved - Montana's Upper Missouri River Breaks
Saved - Terminal Island, Port of Los Angeles
Saved - Wrigley Field, Chicago
Earlier plans for massive renovations of this historic ballpark have been amended to address the concerns of preservationists.
Saved - Five National Monuments
Saved - New Orleans' Saenger Theatre
Saved - Waterfront, Charleston, S.C.
Lost - Prentice Women's Hospital, Chicago
After a long battle during which advocates
urged preservation of the building, the way was cleared for the
structure's demolition.
Lost - Cyclorama Center, Gettysburg, Pa.
Lost - Chinese Hospital, San Francisco
Lost - The Pagoda Palace Theater, San Francisco
Lost - World Port Terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York
Delta Airlines began demolishing the jet-age structure and plans to turn it into an aircraft parking zone.
Lost - Univision Building, San Antonio, Texas
Lost - St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Lost - Charleston County Public Library, Charleston, S.C.
Lost - Hojack Swing Bridge, Rochester, N.Y.
Lost - Pompey's Pillar, Montana
Nine days after the U.S.
government shutdown began, this sandstone pillar marking the expedition
of Lewis and Clark was vandalized with a new signature carved into the
stone while no rangers were guarding the site.