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frontiers over maintenance of tradition. 17 Chapters on the legal basis <strong>for</strong> preservation,<br />

downtown revitalization and preservation economics rein<strong>for</strong>ce the justification <strong>for</strong><br />

preservation policy. Chapters dealing with preservation technologies, <strong>historic</strong> districts<br />

and documentation of properties introduce the reader to the practical aspects of the field.<br />

Tyler addresses gentrification and the displacement of low-income populations briefly in<br />

a chapter on “Other Preservation Issues.” The suggested response is <strong>for</strong> preservation<br />

advocates to encourage local government to enact low-income housing policies, and<br />

programs to promote home ownership and home rehabilitation among affected<br />

populations. Tyler’s introduction also mentions a real-world example from Seattle’s Pike<br />

Place Market. Preservation and revitalization of Pike Place was tied to the continued<br />

maintenance of nearby low-income residential hotels, to avoid displacement of those<br />

residents. 18<br />

Instead of prefacing a comprehensive guide with an essay on theory, William J.<br />

Murtaugh’s Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation In America delves<br />

more deeply into the origins of American preservation and how its practice has changed<br />

over time. Murtaugh suggests that the major reason <strong>for</strong> the large differences between the<br />

American preservation movement and European examples is due to its origin in the<br />

private sector, rather than as a government office. Strict <strong>national</strong> laws typically back<br />

European preservation regulations, some dating back centuries. Americans exhibited<br />

more interest in progress than preservation, and private philanthropic organizations<br />

17 Tyler, Historic Preservation, p. 12<br />

18 Tyler, Historic Preservation, p. 23-24<br />

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