The benefits of historic preservation are diverse. The ability to revisit these preserved elements from time to time provides us with a sense of place, and maintains continuity between our past and our present by preserving a trail of how we arrived at where, and who we are today. This history is important because it connects us to specific times, places and events that were significant milestones in our collective past. Historic preservation is generally regarded as the practice of protecting or preserving sites, buildings, structures, objects or districts which reflect elements of cultural, social, economic, political, archaeological or architectural history. These are things that are worthy of preservation. Between these two extremes reside most of the events that have made us who we are and will influence who we are to become. History can be as parochial as one’s family lineage, or as global as planetary evolution. I think that most of our answers, in some form or another, would point towards history. Perhaps we can find an answer to that question by taking a moment to identify one thing that had the greatest influence on shaping our world, shaping us as a society, and us as individuals. So then, why should we concern ourselves with the past and the concept of historic preservation? The message that is being delivered is that we either change with the times, or be left behind. The same rapid pace of change can be seen in engineering, science, medicine, architecture, construction and many other disciplines that impact our daily lives.
Even my kids will tell you that if you have an iPhone4, you’re old news because the iPhone5 has been out for seven months already, with the iPhone6 rumored to be out in June of next year. No sooner have we developed cutting edge technology or equipment, they are rendered obsolete by the next generation of improvements.
The world around us is advancing at mind-boggling speeds.
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