Areas… Tips on making the past present 28 Apr 2014 It is so easy for the past to slip away, a building gets a new tenant, a new use or a new name and bingo! The past is gone. But…
Columbia Historic Preservation Commission… Gawkers: Opportunity knocks 24 Apr 201424 Apr 2014 'Tis the season -- for home and garden tours. Each day, my inbox is flooded with releases about historic homes, via my Goggle alerts. Now, it's filled with announcements for…
Books… Four surprising ways to peek inside historic homes 8 Apr 20148 Apr 2014 Getting a look inside a historic home can be a challenge. Few of us are willing to knock on someone's door and ask for a quick tour. But these four…
Churches… This is why you get lost in Columbia, Missouri 3 Apr 2014 Bet you didn't know that Chapel Hill Road used to be West Boulevard South. Which now makes sense of the fact that the rest of West Boulevard often has addresses…
Historical Homes What’s an LP and why should we clean it? 3 Apr 20143 Apr 2014 When I was in high school in the 1970s, the newest music technology was an LP, short for long-playing record. It was a big improvement on the 45 rpm (revolutions…