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Members of the Tribeca Community Association, under the direction of Hal Bromm and Carole DeSaram, with Henry Tepper of the commission's survey staff, assisted in this effort through photography and Buildings Department research in 1984-86. In 1987 Gene A. Norman, then Chairman, directed the Commission's Survey Department to prepare recommendations for Commissioner review. Survey staff members Donald Presa and Shirley Zavin, under Director of Survey Anthony Robins, completed the survey and analysis of the area bounded by the Hudson River, and Vesey, Canal, and Lafayette Streets, and their preliminary recommendations were further reviewed by the Research Department. Commissioners began a series of field trips to and discussions of potential historic districts and individual landmarks in 1988. The Commission subsequently calendared and heard at public hearing, under Chairman David F.M. Todd, four separate historic districts and a number of individual landmarks. At the public hearing on the historic districts, Community Board 1, the Tribeca Community Association, and many other speakers supported the Tribeca East Historic District and the other proposed districts, but expressed their preference that the Commission designate one large historic district in Tribeca. The Commission expresses its appreciation to the residents of Tribeca who have assisted the Commission in its efforts to identify and designate those buildings and districts which have architectural, historic, cultural, and aesthetic significance. The Commission also thanks Hal Bromm, Oliver Allen, Carole DeSaram, the Tribeca Community Association, Community Board 1, and the Historic Districts Council for their support. 'Lispenard had married Rutgers's daughter, Elsie, in 1741 and acquired the property upon Rutgers's death. 7 developed on the northern outskirts of the city. By 1810, most of the streets within the present-day historic district had been laid out. The names of the district's streets recall the early history of the area. 4 Broadway, one of the city's oldest streets, follows the path of an Indian trail and was incorporated into the plan of New Amsterdam. The original width of the street was distinctive enough to suggest its name. Broadway is paralleled by Church Street (named in honor of Trinity Church, south of the district), and West Broadway (originally Chapel Street after St. Paul's Chapel), both west of Broadway and later widened to relieve congestion on the main thoroughfare. Two of the cross streets in the area-Leonard Street and Anthony Street (later changed to Worth Street)-were named after the children of Leonard Lispenard, and one was named for Lispenard himself.
Tourism Management, 2005
King Street, like people, after years of use and abuse, has developed wrinkles in its face. It's time for a facelift'' (The Post and Courier, November 17, p. B1). Such was the sentiment, several years ago, of Charleston, South Carolina merchants as they considered their historic main street. This paper, second in a series, follows the progress of the King Street revitalization project undertaken by the City of Charleston as it strives to maintain its downtown's attractiveness. The current views of the city's merchants, based upon a survey exercise conducted mid-project, provide useful feedback to the city, but of broader importance, provide valuable lessons for other historic tourist cities striving to preserve their urban retail core. r
Considering revitalization as a way of improving three interrelated aspects of quality of life, including physical quality, social and economic welfare, this study sets out an evaluation framework to measure the success of implementations aiming to revitalize historic commercial places. This framework emerges from the qualities of built environments which are defined with reference to the normative urban design theory developed by Kevin Lynch. Urban qualities are defined with a comprehensive approach which takes into account spatial, social, and economic aspects of creating urban places. The Main Street Program, subject of this study, is a historic commercial district revitalization program developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States. This program introduces a preservation-based revitalization model. Based on a comprehensive approach, the program suggests working simultaneously on organization, design, economic restructuring, and promotion. This study analyzes the revitalization model of the Main Street Program by looking at its various aspects including organization models, funding tools, involvement of local communities, contributions of the federal and local governments, implementation, and self-evaluation. Besides, it introduces a citywide coordinating program, Boston Main Streets. Finally, it analyzes the revitalization of Washington Street in South End, Boston, one of the places where Main Street Program has been implemented. The street has been transformed from a vacant and deteriorated commercial street into a more vital, pedestrian oriented, mixed use place in a decade. This study aims to analyze the case from three different points. First, the success of the program is evaluated within the above framework. Second, the effectiveness of the program is examined through an outcome analysis. Finally, the organizational performance of the Main Street organization is analyzed. Keywords: Revitalization, Urban Quality, Main Street Program, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Boston
Built Heritage And Urban Living: Case of Empress Market
Sindh Antiquities, Culture Tourism, Antiquities and Archives Department - Government of Sindh Sindh Antiquities , 2020
The Empress Market, holding a profound status of built heritage in the metropolitan of Karachi has been always in use for the inhabitants of the city. Ever since its inauguration, it has always been a common activity place. After the independence of the country in 1947, the use of the market continued in the same manner. This research explores the historical setup and relevant discussion that was taken into account at the time of development of surrounding vicinities of Empress Market and contributed in the built character of the surrounding area. It adopts the mixed methodology approach encompassing both qualitative and quantitative data to draw the findings. It includes the literature review and three case studies to draw the findings. The results indicate that the built environment around this built heritage of Empress market is characterized by strong influence of mixed-use patterns ever since its emergence. Moreover, the same has been adopted to continue for next decades. The research concludes that the built Heritage of Empress market has developed a strong connection with the urban activities of residential and commercial nature. These activities have become an unavoidable part of the Heritage building which has larger margins of interventions in future.
Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XVII, 2021
The long-term decline in the historic high street has been an important issue for local communities, governments and real estate investors. This has led to significant discussions concerning the triggers of retail decline and consideration for how heritage themed high streets can evolve in the future and the associated resources for this to be achieved. Utilising a case study of Derby’s historical Cathedral Quarter, this paper explores (i) the issues involved in reversing the decline of retail in the traditional high street; (ii) the strategies used to sustain and improve the high street as a destination; and (iii) the role of heritage assets in improving business occupancy of high street premises. In order to provide an insight into the processes available to regenerate the high street and attract space occupiers, a series of semi-structured interviews were undertaken with leading real estate consultants and investment professionals. The research findings suggest there are multiple...
Contemporary Uses of Buildings on a Heritage Street
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
This paper concerns the survival of the buildings along a heritage street known as Tan Hiok Nee Street in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The research was conducted to examine the current situation of the street especially in the use of the buildings. The data was collected from site observation, literature review and interview of the tenants, owners and visitors. The finding suggests that some of the buildings do not meet the current demands of the users. Some strategies need to be devised in order to retain the heritage street for the benefit of the future generations.
Preservation and Utilization of Colonial Houses as Business Places
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Arts and Culture (ICONARC 2018), 2019
Semarang City is a city that has a lot of historical heritage buildings, one of them is Colonial Building. In an effort to preserve the historic colonial building, the owners of the building carried out several attempts, one of which was to utilize the house itself or the area of the residence as a place of business. Colonial buildings with the function of residential houses that are conserved as well as used as a place of business. This study uses exploratory methods. Samples were carried out by purposive sampling with 3 buildings as a sample of research cases. The results show that there is a difference in the use of a residence as a place of business depending on the ability of the owner of each house and the location of the house. Keywords—preservation, utilization, colonial buildings, place of business
The contributions of historic preservation to housing and economic development
Housing Policy Debate, 1998
Historic preservation contributes greatly to housing and economic development. Historic preservation has produced almost 250,000 housing units through use of the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. Additionally, heritage tourism is a multibillion-dollar industry, and preservation projects help further community revitalization.