Emily Priddy, eastern vice president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association and charter member of the Friends of the Mother Road preservation group, is heading to Albuquerque to address the city's Planning Commission about the request to rezone El Vado Motel. She is carrying a letter from Michael Wallis, author of the best-selling "Route 66: … Continue reading Heading to Albuquerque
Day: October 19, 2005
Calling classic car junkies in Illinois
This event in Edwardsville is just for you.
Most Endangered Historic Places nominations
From the National Trust for Historic Preservation: Washington, D.C. (October 18, 2005) – The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for the 2006 America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list until January 18, 2006. Each year, the National Trust issues this list to identify and raise awareness of historic sites at risk from … Continue reading Most Endangered Historic Places nominations
Should we tighten preservation laws?
During this fight to El Vado Motel standing in the past few days, I was thinking about our nation's rather anemic preservation laws. A listing onto the National Register of Historic Places brings prestige and eligibility for loans and grants. But it offers little actual protection for historic properties. Even if an owner places a … Continue reading Should we tighten preservation laws?
Rezoning El Vado may run afoul of law
A friend of mine told me about this New Mexico appeals court decision that sets a precedent against rezoning El Vado Motel in Albuquerque: Spot zoning (¶ 5). Spot zoning “is an attempt to wrench a single lot from its environment and give it a new rating that disturbs the tenor of the neighborhood, and … Continue reading Rezoning El Vado may run afoul of law