By Lia Seirotti Saving Places Writer Lia Seirotti collaborated on a project for Little Havana Me Importa, an interactive museum exhibit in Little Havana, Miami, a National Treasure of the National Trust. Here, she reflects on her experiences in…
Cultural Survival Zapotec, Wixarica, Odami, and Nahuatl are four of the 68 Indigenous languages spoken in Mexico. Cultural Survival supports many Indigenous community radio stations around the world, including two organizations that are producing radio programs to be…
By Katherine Keane Saving Places Roland Miller has explored Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. He has also traveled NASA’s Langley Research Center, Johnson Space Center in Houston, White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, and Stennis…
By Jamesha Gibson Preservation Nation Preservationists know how difficult it is not only to protect, but also interpret cultural landscapes that are in highly vulnerable or frequently transitioning circumstances. Asma Jaber and her fiancé Sami Jitan saw the extent…
PreservationNation Located in the heart of downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Palace of the Governors is one of the oldest, in-use public building in the United States. Once the seat of power, the Palace now showcases the diverse…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Sole Survivor – Única Superviviente History. Art. Spain. America. These are the four essential elements of Sole Survivor, a documentary film that follows the evolution of La Nacional – Spanish Benevolent Society (founded in New York…
PreservationNation Blog The National Trust for Historic Preservation issued our 28th annual list of the America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. This year’s list helps underscore the ongoing effort we have at the National Trust to tell the story…
Preservation Nation Successful tactical urbanism projects around the U.S. — from parklets to pop-up shops — show that sometimes all it takes to bring a community together is a simple, accessible project. That’s why this month, the National Trust…
By Grant Stevens Preservation Nation We’re big fans of Gloria Estefan, the international superstar and trustee of the National Trust. In June 2013, we profiled her in the Spring issue of Preservation magazine, and she agreed to be the…
LatinaLista — The Alamo is considered Texas’ most popular tourist attraction and the phrase “Remember the Alamo” is as familiar as the iconic silhouette. But if it weren’t for the actions of one early Texas resident, who took that…
By Lauren Walser Preservation Nation As it approached its 400th year, St. Augustine Mission in the Pueblo of Isleta, 15 miles south of Albuquerque, N.M., was showing its age. Built in 1613 by local masons and craftsmen, the adobe…
By Jason Clement Preservation Nation So, what’s happening with the Astrodome? That’s a question that has plagued Houstonians for years — if not decades — and today, we’re no closer to answering it. You might remember that our last…
By Lauren Walser PreservationNation Residents of San Antonio watched last week as the 1955 Univision building fell to the wrecking ball, despite a long, hard battle fought by the city’s preservationists and activists to save it. Demolition of the…
