Word: historicizing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Any demolition was loudly opposed by the neighbors of the proposed site, who said the houses were historic buildings which should not be destroyed. Neighbors said they feared the onslaught of traffic and noise a parking lot could create.
Citizen after citizen spoke about the aesthetic importance of neighborhood character and said that they vehemently supported the proposed Arsenal Square extension of the Old Cambridge Historic District, which would mandate the preservation of the buildings on the hotel's proposed site.
"The significance of the buildings makes their preservation necessary," said Cambridge Councillor Francis H. Duehay '55, a nearby resident. "It is not appropriate to tear down these historic houses and put in a parking lot which would not be congenial to the neighborhood."
The march was so historic and so memorable because black men met to atone for their shortcomings and pledged to heal their communities. Spiritual rededication was an important theme. Part of the mission statement of the march emphasized that black people should "meditate on and seek right relationships with the...
Wearing a small wooden lapel pin that symbolizes Mali's historic move towards democracy, Keita emphasized the need for increased democratization and economic reform in Africa at a luncheon in the Kennedy School's Taubman Center.