Websites

Unlike the databases, these websites are free. They have been selected because they provide information on urban renewal and historic preservation in Troy and the Capital District of New York.

Babbit, B. (2001). “United by Waters: How the 1972 Clean Water Act (Ironically) Became the Urban Renewal Act that Actually Works.” Retrieved March 28, 2003 from http://www.doi.gov/alcove/river.html: Discusses how waterfronts draw economic and cultural activity. Focuses on cities along the Hudson River, including Troy.
Bray, P. M. (2003). “The New Urbanism” in The Bray Papers. Retrieved March 28, 2003, from http://www.braypapers.com/new.html: Discusses a "new urbanism" that restores social and cultural life to cities, a "convergence of evolving ideas in historic preservation, environmental planning, park design, and urban management... conservation of neighborhoods, adaptive reuse of vernacular buildings, etc." He focuses on this phenomena in as it pertains to Troy and other cities in New York.
Bullough, S. D., & Bullough, J. D. (2001). “Troy’s RiverSpark Visitor Center: History of Labor and Industry in New York’s Hudson Mohawk Region.” Retrieved March 28, 2003 from http://troyvisitorcenter.org/bibliography.html: Includes a research bibliography by the Troy RiversPark Heritage Center. Covers current industry and technology, history of labor, industry and technology, architecture and architectural history, general and social history, tourism resources and community programs, primary source material, novels and other works of fiction.
(2003). Historic Albany Foundation. Retrieved March 28, 2003 from http://www.historic-albany.org: Website of a group that dedicates itself to the restoration and rehabilitation of historical buildings in the capital district. The newsletter, which is issued four times a year, discusses specific local issues and cases.
Lopez, M. (2002). “Friends of Proctors Theatre, Troy, NY.” Retrieved March 28, 2003 from http://www.friendsofproctors.org/friendsofproctors/history.html: Discusses the history and plans for adaptive reuse of a historic Troy movie palace.
(2000-). The Preservationist: The New York State Preservationist. Retrieved March 28, 2003 from http://nysparks.state.ny.us/preserve: The New York State Preservationist (biannual periodical archived online) of the New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historical Preservation Department.
Rittner, D. (2000). “Bringing History Back to Life” in The Mesh: The Inside Cyberspace: The Monthly Magazine for Cyberusers by Cyberusers. Retrieved March 28, 2003 from http://www.themesh.com/his43.html: Discusses the exemplary adaptive reuse of specific buildings in Troy, including the Burden Office Building and the Benjamin Hall Building.
Thaler, M. (2002). “Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings Makes Economic Sense.” The Business Review: Serving New York’s Capital Region. Retrieved March 28, 2003 from http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2002/10/21/focus4.html: Discusses how converting abandoned buildings attracts business and tourism, and conserves land and resources. Suggests that flexible building codes and "smart growth" public policy incentives are needed to help owners foot the costs of "re-inventing" their buildings.

© 2003 Sarah Morehouse. This pathfinder was created for ISP605 (Information Sources and Services) with Professor Lokman Meho at the College of Information Science at the University at Albany. This site last updated April 20, 2003.