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Author Archives: Evan R. Thompson

Posted inHistory Attic, News

What is so magical about the Abandoned Building Revitalization Act?

by Evan R. Thompson January 29, 2014
Posted inFeatures, News

What if the preservationists hadn’t saved the Holy City’s history?

by Evan R. Thompson December 24, 2013
Posted inHistory Attic, News

How we can improve the Board of Architectural Review process

by Evan R. Thompson November 20, 2013
Posted inHistory Attic, News

A Second Sunday guide to King Street architecture

by Evan R. Thompson October 30, 2013
Posted inHistory Attic, News

Twenty-five tongue-in-cheek guidelines for new buildings in Charleston

by Evan R. Thompson October 16, 2013
Posted inHistory Attic, News

What happens when Mother Nature buries a graveyard?

by Evan R. Thompson October 2, 2013
Posted inHistory Attic, News

The architecture of working-class Charleston is historic, even if it’s not an attraction

by Evan R. Thompson September 18, 2013
Posted inHistory Attic, News

The historical reason why Charleston’s streets flood

by Evan R. Thompson August 21, 2013
Posted inHistory Attic, News

Hate U.P. and NoMo? Consider Cool Blow Village

by Evan R. Thompson July 3, 2013

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