Historic Preservation

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    What Remains: Memory, Urban Renewal, and the Erasure of Alley Communities in Southwest
    (2025-05-19) Arcidiacono, Amanda; Kern, Susan; Williams, Joseph
    This project examines the long-term consequences of urban renewal on the historical and cultural landscape of Southwest Washington, D.C., focusing on the erasure of its alley dwelling communities. Using “The Island” as a case study—a neighborhood once defined by its close-knit, working-class residents and named alleys—the research interrogates how redevelopment has displaced marginalized populations and erased both tangible and intangible heritage. The study draws on archival materials, planning documents, and preservation reports to trace the transformation of Southwest from a diverse, culturally vibrant area to a modernized space marked by exclusion and loss. Alley dwellings serve as both a physical remnant and a symbol of deeper spatial injustices, shaped by D.C.’s unique urban form and racial history. Despite their marginalization, these spaces housed resilient communities whose stories have largely been omitted from mainstream preservation narratives. This research critiques traditional preservation approaches that prioritize architectural significance over social history and proposes a reparative framework that integrates memory work, programming, and community engagement. This work urges preservationists, planners, and policymakers to reconceptualize what historic preservation can do for lost landscapes.
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    Live! From Prince George's County: Exploring the History of Music and Place
    (2024-12-18) Arcidiacono, Amanda; Hall, Caitlin; Engel, Celia; Rekowski, Elizabeth; Kauffman, Ericka; Gill, Katherine; Wilkerson, Rachel; Lanza, Rebecca; Duncan, Wanjiru; Crescendo Preservation HISP 650: Historic Preservation Studio Workshop; Kern, Susan; Bissett, Rachel
    The history of live music in Prince George’s County is inextricably linked to place—landscapes, communities, and structures have all influenced, and been influenced by, music. Crescendo Preservation, a team of nine graduate students in the University of Maryland, College Park, Historic Preservation program enrolled in the Historic Preservation Studio Workshop (HISP650), completed this project in response to a Request for Proposals from the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). The Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) hosted and funded the project as part of the M-NCPPC series, “The Sounds of Prince George’s County.” The team researched live music venue history from 1910- 2010 in Prince George’s County, identifying over one hundred sites that encapsulate the county's rich history of live music. A multitude of famous musicians, varied genres, and clientele made each venue unique. Twenty-seven key sites were determined to be particularly significant to the history and development of live music in the county. Some of these sites require further evaluation for historic designation in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties (MIHP). The compilation of this research revealed additional contextual information on larger themes, such as cultural history and contributions to live music, strong emphasis on craft through activities like entrepreneurship and grassroots efforts, as well as a complicated history of the relationship between live music and the law.