In Defense of Preservation

Authors

Jeffrey A. Kroessler, John Jay College of Criminal JusticeFollow
Eric W. Allison
Dorothy Minor
Anthony C. Wood

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2001

Abstract

"In Defense of Preservation" is the transcript of a presentation at the Gotham History Festival at the CUNY Graduate Center, October 6, 2001. The discussants argued that historic preservation is vital to New York City's economic and cultural health, and countered arguments that preservation was elitist and hindered the city's growth. Dorothy Minor discussed the legal basis for preservation and reviewed the Penn Central decision and other court cases. Anthony C. Wood discussed the history of historic preservation in New York. And Eric W. Allison presented the intersection of preservation with the liveable cities movement.