Old West New West Magazine – Your Travel & History Guide for Western Adventures. Enjoy Travel Tips, Discounts, Specials, Restaurant Reviews, National Park Information and Much More… http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/travel/preservation/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:49:07 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-us http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20080915114/travel/preservation/tips-to-limit-flood-storm-damage-to-family-heirlooms.html http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20080915114/travel/preservation/tips-to-limit-flood-storm-damage-to-family-heirlooms.html Tropical storms and other flood events such as rivers overflowing their banks are often termed disasters because of injuries, fatalities and the destruction of homes and businesses. Part of the disaster is the loss of family culture or heirlooms.

"I am so saddened by the stories of people who have lost so much from floods and storms," said National Park Service Director Mary A. Bomar. "They often look into the camera and tell us ‘they're only photos and we're alive' but those emotions can't hide the truth - loss of personal heirlooms is devastating."
]]> Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) Preservation Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:05:05 +0000 http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20100816430/travel/preservation/historic-grand-canyon-depot-marks-100-years-of-welcoming-visitors.html http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20100816430/travel/preservation/historic-grand-canyon-depot-marks-100-years-of-welcoming-visitors.html The Grand Canyon Depot turns 100 in 2010, marking a century of welcoming millions of visitors to Grand Canyon National Park.

The modest-looking two-and-a-half story log structure that is the Grand Canyon Depot has served as the point of entry for park tourists traveling aboard the Grand Canyon Railway from Williams, Ariz., 65 miles to the south of the park.

Visitors first came to the Grand Canyon by steam train beginning in 1901 aboard the steam-driven Santa Fe Railway. Before the train option, travelers to the park could only arrive via a jarring all-day stagecoach ride from Flagstaff, Ariz.
]]> Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) Preservation Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/2008083084/travel/preservation/rehabbing-americas-old-west-into-a-new-west.html http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/2008083084/travel/preservation/rehabbing-americas-old-west-into-a-new-west.html Most of the early Old West, the wood frame boom towns and false front main streets where cowboys, gamblers and settlers crossed paths, is long gone, replaced by the next generation's desire for bigger and better cities.

While those first structures have been lost to us, an ever-dwindling number of the West's historic buildings from the late 1800s and early 1900s are still around, although sadly, many are run down, falling apart, and waiting for the bulldozer or wrecking ball.
]]> Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) Preservation Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:43:36 +0000