Poverty: Good for Preservation?

New York Times writer Nicolai Ouroussoff raves about the architectural heritage of Buffalo, NY. Just look at all the famous architects who built there:

• Henry Hobson Richardson
• Frederick Law Olmsted
• Louis Sullivan
• Frank Lloyd Wright

So, how did the depressed industrial city manage to preserve such greatness? Some say that economic hard times put a stop on modernization in older neighborhoods. But I'd like to think that the folks in Buffalo know when they've got something worth holding onto.

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