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Preservation ENEWSletter
May 8, 2009
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National Trust for Historic Preservation's 11 Most Endangered -
The Manhattan Project's Enola Gay Hangar
Year Listed: 2009
Location: Wendover , Utah
Current Status: Endangered
Threat: Deterioration
Significance
It is a name synonymous with a moment in history that was both devastating
and defining. The Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress airplane that dropped
the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, still evokes strong
emotions more than six decades after its fateful mission. The operation to
deploy the "Little Man" bomb began at Wendover Air Force Base, the remote
facility 100 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah, where the Army Air Force's
509th Composite Group conducted top-secret assembly of prototype atomic
weapons and aircraft training as part of the Manhattan Project, the U.S.
government's classified program to develop a nuclear bomb. In June of 1945,
the still-unnamed B-29, commanded by Colonel Paul Tibbets, left Wendover and
flew to California, Hawaii, Kwajalein and then to the Pacific island of
Tinian. Here, Tibbets had the name "Enola Gay" painted on the bomber's nose
in honor of his mother, Enola Gay Tibbets, and, on August 6, executed the
history-making mission. Although the Enola Gay has been restored, the
Wendover hangar where the plane was stored prior to its deployment is
severely deteriorated, as are many other important sites associated with the
Manhattan Project.
After the war, Wendover was used for training exercises and as a research
facility. Closed by the Air Force in 1969; the airfield is now owned by the
City, and the historic buildings are operated in cooperation with the
Historic Wendover Airfiled group. The famed Enola Gay is today fully
restored and on permanent display at the National Air and Space Museum's
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, near Dulles International Airport outside
Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, the Wendover hangar is in a critical state
of disrepair requiring between $5 and $6 million to completely restore the
structure and turn it into a public museum.
Updates
April 2009: Five years ago, recognizing the significance of the Manhattan
Project to American and world history, Congress directed the Department of
Energy and the Department of the Interior to study the feasibility of
creating a Manhattan Project National Historical Park. Because the
Manhattan Project took shape in more than a dozen states, a park would
encompass many geographically diverse areas, from the mountains and deserts
of the West to the island of Manhattan, the project's namesake and site of
its first headquarters.
In 2000, eight sites were designated by the Department of Energy as
"Signature Facilities of the Manhattan Project." Only one, the "V Site" at
Los Alamos, N.M. - where the atomic bombs were designed - has been restored.
The future of five others, including the K-25 uranium enrichment plant in
Oak Ridge, Tenn., currently threatened with demolition, may be in jeopardy.
For the entire list of the 11 most endangered follow this link:
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ALSO IN THIS EDITION:
Wendover Airfield; Historic hangar hanging by a thread - Editorial, The Salt
Lake Tribune, May 1, 2009
Historic Day Dairy barn gets one-year reprieve - Christopher Smart, The Salt
Lake Tribune, May 6, 2009
Odd Fellows Hall is moved 115 feet --very slowly - Jason Bergreen, The Salt
Lake Tribune, April 27, 2009
Walsh: McMansion plan sours neighbors and homeowner - Rebecca Walsh, The
Salt Lake Tribune, May 6, 2009
ARCHITECTURE AND PRESERVATION AROUND THE GLOBE
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NEW FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
A New Way to Support Utah Heritage Foundation
We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Trillium Realty Group.
For every home bought or sold with Trillium Realty Group by a UHF donor,
member, volunteer, or person otherwise affiliated, Trillium will donate
$1,000 to Utah Heritage Foundation.
Please
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click here to read all about it.
We are grateful for this great idea and offer from Chris L. Browne of The
Trillium Realty Group!
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LOCAL ARCHITECTURE AND PRESERVATION
Wendover Airfield; Historic hangar hanging by a thread - Editorial, The Salt
Lake Tribune, May 1, 2009
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http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12275001?IADID>
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12275001?IADID
Historic Day Dairy barn gets one-year reprieve - Christopher Smart, The Salt
Lake Tribune, May 6, 2009
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http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12281999?IADID>
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12281999?IADID
Odd Fellows Hall is moved 115 feet --very slowly - Jason Bergreen, The Salt
Lake Tribune, April 27, 2009
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http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12245428?IADID>
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12245428?IADID
Walsh: McMansion plan sours neighbors and homeowner - Rebecca Walsh, The
Salt Lake Tribune, May 6, 2009
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http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12311519?IADID>
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12311519?IADID
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Utah's National Register is ONLINE!
Utah's National Register of Historic Places nominations have been digitized
and are now online.
The following link is to the National Register search page:
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http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreghome.do?searchtype=natreghome>
http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreghome.do?searchtype=natreghome
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ARCHITECTURE AND PRESERVATION AROUND THE GLOBE
Facade Collapses in TriBeCa Historic District - A.G. Sulzberger, The New
York Times, April 30, 2009
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/nyregion/01collapse.html>
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/nyregion/01collapse.html
Temple of light; New Modern Wing much more than a container for art - Blair
Kamin, Chicago Tribune, May 3, 2009
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/arts/chi-0503-wing-kaminmay03,0,1301
709.story>
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/arts/chi-0503-wing-kaminmay03,0,13017
09.story
Babylon Ruins Reopen in Iraq, to Controversy - Steven Lee Myers, The New
York Times, May 2, 2009
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/middleeast/03babylon.html>
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/middleeast/03babylon.html
Clayton targets green market with solar-powered, energy efficient 'i-house'
- Duncan Mansfield, Chicago Tribune, May 6, 2009
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-clayton-i-house,0,
2863403.story>
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-clayton-i-house,0,2
863403.story
Turn again, Boris - your bridge plan is all wrong - Jonathan Glancey,
guardian.co.ok, May 5, 2009
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/may/05/shortcuts-architecture-b
oris-johnson-bridges>
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/may/05/shortcuts-architecture-bo
ris-johnson-bridges
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SAVE THESE DATES FOR UHF EVENTS
May 9, 2009
Live Green Festival
Library Square, Salt Lake City Public Library
9 am - 6pm
Traditional Building Skills Institute Workshops - Ephraim, UT
For full calendar, visit their website:
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http://www.snow.edu/tbsi/class-schedule.html>
http://www.snow.edu/tbsi/class-schedule.html
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NEW FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
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Story of the Week
Not in My Front Yard - Providence Fights Gas Meters in Historic Areas
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http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/story-of-the-week/2009/not-in-my
-front-yard.html>
http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/story-of-the-week/2009/not-in-my-
front-yard.html
Public Policy Weekly Bulletin
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y-bulletin/PPWB_05-01-09_FINAL-web.pdf> May 1, 2009, Vol. 4, Issue 14 - read
about congressional efforts to create a new revenue stream for funding
surface transportation programs such as Transportation Enhancements (TE),
which benefit historic preservation; the uncertainty surround the siting of
National Interstate Electricity Transmission Corridors (NIETCs) for
renewable energy and their impact on historic and community character; and,
the inclusion of a state rehab tax credit in an omnibus tax bill currently
under consideration in the Minnesota state legislature.
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http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/newsletters/public-policy-weekl
y-bulletin/PPWB_04-24-09_FINAL_web.pdf> April 24, 2009, Vol. 4, Issue 13 -
The National Trust is hoping its four-point energy proposal for older and
historic buildings and residences will eventually be included in the draft
energy bill along with Rep. Peter Welch's (D-VT) Retrofit for Energy and
Environmental Performance (REEP) bill (HR 1778), which includes a 120
percent boost as an incentive for retrofitting the cost of existing homes
and buildings on the National Register.
Seeking funds for planning your preservation project or to hire a consultant
to get that project off the ground? Apply for a grant from the Utah
Preservation Initiatives Fund (UPIF) by contacting Amy Cole at the National
Trust for Historic Preservation at <mailto:amy_cole@???>
amy_cole@??? or (303) 623-1504. Grants are available in three rounds
per year - February 1, June 1 and October 1 - and awarded on a competitive
basis!
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