January-February 2008
Up front
- Feisty comeback. Women’s clubs, an increasingly endangered species, fight to maintain historic clubhouses.
- Water, water everywhere. Historic Landmarks’ member travel opportunities in ’08 feature a definite aquatic bent.
Feature topic
Tools of the trade. Instruments large and small aid the cause of preservation.
March-April 2008
Up front
- The tomorrow of yesterday. An Indianapolis home tour focuses on outstanding Mid-Century Moderns.
- Lord of the rings. Science helps date some of Indiana's oldest buildings.
Feature topic
Hit the road, Jack. Summer road trips encourage rediscovery of authentic places, traveling with Historic Landmarks or on your own
- Cafe cravings draw diners downtown. Historic buildings provide unduplicated venues for dining experiences.
- This summer tour the marvels in your back yard. Two ready-made Indiana itineraries explore Hoosier history.
- Historic Landmarks' Maxinkuckee tour invites naval contemplation. Our day-trip visits private lake cottages and collegiate landmarks.
May-June 2008
Up front
- Bottom of the ninth; two outs, two strikes. Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana releases our 2008 list of the 10 Most Endangered.
- This place matters. May is National Preservation Month. Four friends of Historic Landmarks talk about the places that matter to them.
Feature topic
Night and day. Ambitious rehabs of some Indiana landmarks show just how dramatic transformations can be.
- Beck's Mill, from endangered to enduring. Washington County's Beck's Mill reopens in September, in time to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first mill built on the site.
- Historic rowhouse looks presidential once again. Restoring the home of Henry Clay.
- Rolling back the miles on a classic model. "Automobile row" landmark in Indianapolis recaptures its historic look.
- Rensselaer rehab uncovers bankable facade. Business owners look under unappealing modernizations and discover historic bank's eye-catching historic features.
- Franklin fix-up saves landmark. Franklin Heritage fixes up a threatened home and changes a neighborhood.
July/August 2008
Up front
- Keeping landmarks afloat. New regulations threaten the buoyancy of state's historic boats.
- Wast not, want not. "Preservation has always been green," says Historic Landmarks' president Marsh Davis.
Feature topic
A legacy of landmarks. New Deal programs, subjects of a 75th anniversary celebration in 2008, left a lasting legacy of landmarks.
- Who's depressed? Recreational landmarks of the New Deal. Works programs filled parks and communities with masterful recreational structures we still enjoy today.
- Some of the best art is born from struggle. Unemployed artists created public masterpieces.
- Brother, can you spare a commission? New Deal structures designed by Indiana architects reveal ingenuity and enduring practicality.
- Make-work worked. New Deal survey remains valuable tool. The Historic American Buildings Survey put food on the table for architects and draftsmen and brought attention to the nation's landmarks.
October 2008
Up front
- A family that matters. Recognizing the Efroymson family for a decade of indispensable support for preservation across Indiana.
- Bridging water, spanning time. A tough summer for our covered bridges made us want to take a closer look at the state of Indiana's sheltered spans.
Feature topic
Evolution of style. An exploration of the dominant architectural trends in Indiana from 1850 to 1940
November/December 2008
Holiday special
Confection affection. See a list of Indiana confectioners that create treats in historic settings.
Up front
- Darkened for decades, opera houses see comeback. Once the cultural centers of their communities, opera houses appeared doomed by obsolescence, but renovations are returning them to prominence.
- Prizewinners collect annual awards. Standouts win our annual COOK CUP for Outstanding Restoration and Servaas Memorial Awards.
Feature topic
You can always go downtown. When downtowns are lively and fashionable, historic preservation is almost always central to the rebirth.
- Facade fix-ups get revitalization rolling. Restoring historic facades signals aspiration and investment.
- Downtown dwellers put life on the street. Downtown living keeps town centers vibrant past five o'clock.
- Preservation focus produces winning downtowns. Main Streets stay vital by protecting what makes them unique.