Malea Martin

2 weeks ago | savingplaces.org | Malea Martin

In each Transitions section of Preservation magazine, we highlight places of local and national importance that have recently been restored, are currently threatened, have been saved from demolition or neglect, or have been lost. Here are five from Spring 2025.

2 weeks ago | savingplaces.org | Malea Martin

When coffee was first mass produced in the United States in the 19th century, the aim was convenience. Early industry giants like Folgers put ready-to-brew grounds on grocery store shelves, and the later rise of chains such as Peet’s Coffee and Starbucks made the drink ubiquitous. Since then, coffee culture has evolved into a so-called “third wave,” which emphasizes process as much as product—and coffee shops are where the careful craft takes shape.

2 weeks ago | savingplaces.org | Malea Martin

WHY THIS PLACE? Since its founding in 1980, Main Street America has helped more than 2,000 communities breathe life back into their downtowns and historic commercial districts. But it all started with three towns, including Madison, Indiana. This Jefferson County community was part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “Main Street Project,” a 1977 pilot program that has since evolved into today’s Main Street America, an independent subsidiary of the National Trust.

2 months ago | savingplaces.org | Malea Martin

photo by: Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation Just one week after it was named to the National Trust’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list in 2022, Jamestown experienced one of its worst flooding episodes in recent history. “We had a Nor’easter off the coast that didn’t even drop any rain on us, but it raised the water levels in the James River to the point that we had two feet of water over average levels,” said Sean Romo, director of archaeology at Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation.

Jan 29, 2025 | savingplaces.org | Malea Martin

When former President Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mexico came to Chicago in 1991, he made sure to pay a visit to the Little Village neighborhood, or “La Villita,” as locals call it. He was greeted by about 2,000 residents who welcomed him at the Little Village Arch, designed by artist and architect Adrián Lozano and constructed in 1990–91 at the heart of this largely Mexican American community.