Reconsidering Concrete Atlantis

Download or read book Reconsidering Concrete Atlantis written by Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buffalo Grain Elevater Project begun in 2001 with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts ant the New york State Counhcil on the Arts/Preservation League, wad built on the work of many people and organizations. Its goal were to take the next step in the perservation of the elevators through their nomination to the National Register of Historic Places and renew a conversation about the future of these artifacts ant their role in the changing economic and cultural structure of the region. This book is a record of the community effort on behalf of the Buffalo grain elevators through a project by the Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier and the Urban Design Project of the University of Buffalo/SUNY. It describes the efforts of academics, perservationists, community people and funding agencies; it builds on the efforts of those who have been working for many years; and it gives hope to all who will continue in this project.