Upcoming Events at Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Thu Oct 7, 6:00 PM - Thu Oct 7, 11:00 PM
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
219 South 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Community: Lower North
Description
The book "Why Old Places Matter" was written by Thompson Mayes.
Event Details
Why do old places matter to people? What difference does it make if we save and reuse the old places in our communities? Tom Mayes, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, explores reasons from continuity and memory, to beauty and sacredness, to sustainability and economics, based on his recent book Why Old Places Matter. Randall Mason University of Pennsylvania Professor and writer Starr Herr-Cardillo will respond and probe these ideas and the way they suggest future directions for the field of historic preservation.
