Lincoln Park celebrates preservation month with presentation on historic preservation by award winning journalist John Gallagher

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Leslie Lynch-Wilson
Lincoln Park Preservation Alliance
Phone: (313) 598-3137
Email: lalynch@wideopenwest.com

AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST JOHN GALLAGHER TO SPEAK AT PRESERVATION MONTH CELEBRATION

Lincoln Park , MI, May 8, 2008 – John Gallagher, Free Press Business Writer and architectural critic, will be the keynote speaker for Lincoln Park Preservation Alliance’s Preservation Month celebration. It will be Thursday, May 22, 2008, 7 pm, at the Lincoln Park Historical Museum , 1335 Southfield Road , Lincoln Park , between I-75 & Fort Street. For more information on the event call 313-598-3137. Subject of John Gallagher's presentation will be Historic Preservation, Economics and Downtowns.
John Gallagher is an award winning journalist who has covered metro Detroit ’s latest architectural projects, both historic preservation and new construction. He has covered building and urban development news since 1987. John Gallagher is also the author of the AIA Detroit publication, The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture (WSU Press, 2003).

Lincoln Park Preservation Alliance, with this event, will join thousands of individuals around the country as part of a nationwide celebration of 2008 National Preservation Month in May 2008. “This Place Matters" is the theme of the month-long celebration, which is sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Since the National Trust created Preservation Week in 1971 to spotlight grassroots preservation efforts in America , it has grown into an annual celebration observed by small towns and big cities with events ranging from architectural and historic tours and award ceremonies, to fundraising events, educational programs and heritage travel opportunities. Due to its overwhelming popularity, the National Trust has extended the celebration to the entire month of May and declared it Preservation Month to provide an even longer opportunity to celebrate the diverse and unique heritage of our country’s cities and states and enable more Americans to become involved in the growing preservation movement. This year will mark the first official Preservation Month.

The Lincoln Park Preservation Alliance is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of Lincoln Park ’s historic resources, working to protect Lincoln Park ’s historic sites through education, advocacy, research, tours, workshops, and lectures. The alliance also has got the former Lincoln Park Post Office, now Lincoln Park Historical Museum , and the Mellus Newspapers Building on the National Register of Historic Places. They are also the author of the Arcadia Publishing book ‘ Lincoln Park .’