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Local Preservationist Talks 710 Freeway Fight
Joanne Nuckols says South Pasadena's unprecedented listing on the National Trust's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places has helped the city in its fight against the extension of the 710 Freeway.
Local preservationist Joanne Nuckols spoke of South Pasadena's fight against the 710 Freeway in a National Trust for Historic Preservation press conference Wednesday.
South Pasadena first made the National Trust's list of "America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places" in 1989 and has reappeared in it four times since.
This unprecedented listing "was essential to our success in preventing the 710 freeway extension from destroying five National register eligible historic districts, including 1,000 homes, 4,000 mature trees and displacing 3,000 people," said Nuckols Wednesday.
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She added: "Our first listing in 1989 received national media attention, creating a buzz that helped us recruit local, state and national political support, donors and volunteers to our effort."
This year's list included Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia, Ellis Island Hospital Complex in New York, the Village of Zoar in Ohio, and Historic U.S. Post Office buildings.
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