Downtown North Platte, Nebraska has completed its facelift that is literally topped off by PRIZM Lighting’s Pixel Dot RGBW with 12-inch spacing and a touch screen controller from American Lighting. The three-year renovation project includes updates to the 100-year-old main … Continue reading →
Most municipalities are familiar with the concept of saving historic downtown buildings, preserving architectural history for generations to come. These types of projects are often complex and bring together multiple partners to revive older buildings for new uses. Such was … Continue reading →
Downtown Asheville, N.C., has a striking landscape that consists of numerous historic structures, quite notably the Asheville City Building. With repair work that began in early 2021, the massive, colorful Art Deco-style building is currently undergoing a facelift of sorts … Continue reading →
His family called him “Al.” His teachers called him “too stupid to learn anything.” But through a lifetime of stratospheric curiosity, unrelenting inventiveness and an unrivaled work ethic, Thomas Alva Edison has earned the invariable honorific uttered even now across … Continue reading →
But for one of its residents who became world famous, the Dyess Colony in Arkansas might have been relegated to the dust heap of history along with other Depression era government-planned resettlement communities. The colony, now the town of Dyess, … Continue reading →
Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota, Kansas and Iowa have dealt with massive flooding throughout spring 2019, with some areas experiencing prolonged flooding along the Missouri River well into December. Starting mid-March, the 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods marked the wettest January-to-May period … Continue reading →
An American treasure and bucket list item for many, Route 66 was one of the original highways in the U.S. highway system. Established in 1926 and stretching from Chicago all the way to California, the route served as a means … Continue reading →
Every community has a story to tell. It may include the notable people who once called their city or town “home,” the important innovations and industries that contributed to the growth of the nation as well as the quirky claims … Continue reading →
It’s never easy to let go of the past, much less embrace the future, but the Michigan Department of Transportation managed to span the divide and do both when it announced plans last year to replace the M-86 bridge over … Continue reading →
Knoxville, Ill., is a small city with big historic charm, and the preservation of that history is important to residents. That’s why in January the Knoxville City Council unanimously approved spending $73,150 on replacing all but two of the windows … Continue reading →
Reusing a bridge that has been deemed historically significant preserves local and cultural heritage, and represents a responsible use of resources. The federal program that mandates this type of transfer of ownership, however, as well as mitigation of the impact … Continue reading →
