Hartwell, Georgia has demolished its historic Judy Theatre to make way for a CVS. The mayor, whose father built the theatre in the early 1940s and named it for his daughter, approved the project. (May 2007)

Public opinion is divided about the demolition of the Wachovia Building in downtown Atlanta. Some considered the 1956 building a modern landmark. Some considered it an eyesore. A developer plans to build two condominium towers on the site. (March 2007)

Art in Ruins, a tribute to industrial buildings and to reusing them. (March 2007)

A historic 360,000 square foot mill building in Pawtucket, Rhode Island has been converted to affordable housing and studio space for artists. (December 2006)

Look, Harold ... Is that a New Village or an Old Village? (March 2006)

Louis Sullivan's landmark Pilgrim Baptist Church (originally a synagogue) in Chicago was destroyed by fire in January. The church was the site of boxer Jack Johnson's funeral in 1946. (January 2006)

A developer in Brockton, Massachusetts is converting a historic shoe factory building into 64 condominiums, increasing the number of units downtown to about 300. Most of the new residents are young adults and young families who commute 30 minutes by train to Boston each day. (January 2006)

Starbucks' proposal to open a store in Annapolis, Maryland's historic King of France Tavern is brewing controversy there. (January 2006)

Urban country lanes, a website devoted to rural roads in the U.K. that become part of cities when the cities expand. (January 2006)

Ugh. A website of buildings imploding. (November 2005)

Some beautiful photos of abandoned drive-in movie theatres. (November 2005)

Lombard, Illinois's Village Council has demolished the historic DuPage Theatre - even though the state offered it more than $1 million in grants for the theatre's rehabilitation, the Council says it has no plans for the site, and a circuit court judge issued a restraining order prohibiting the demolition.

Randolph County, Indiana's County Commission, which voted earlier this year to demolish its 128-year-old county courthouse, wants to move into an abandoned Wal-Mart building. (October 2005)

Lots of old postcards of downtown Lexington, Kentucky. (October 2005)

It's been years in the making, but the Brookings Institute has finally released its report and bibliography on the economics of historic preservation. (October 2005)

Abandoned buildings in Columbus, Ohio. (October 2005)

A prostitute in Jacksonville, Florida's Springfield neighborhood has been convicted of setting fire to the home of the president of the neighborhood's historic preservation organization, apparently believing that the neighborhood's improving fortunes were driving out prostitution and drugs and hurting her business. (September 2005)

Beautiful subway stations from around the world. (August 2005)

Speaking of Gwinnett County, plans to demolish Winder, Georgia's historic Winder Hotel for a parking lot are on hold while a citizens' group looks for a way to save the building. (August 2005)

Nice little collection of photos of vintage Arizona neon signs. (August 2005)

Abandoned places. "Footprint of civilization. Cement, metal and dust not claimed by anyone. They are eternity." (August 2005)

Vintage supermarket photos. (July 2005)

The USA's oldest continually-operating textile mill - Mount Vernon Mills, in Tallahassee, Alabama - is closing down after 161 years (June 2005).

June is the anniversary of the USA's first drive-in movie theatre (it opened in June 1933, in Camden, New Jersey). (June 2005)

New York Governor George Pataki has introduced a bill - the Community Preservation Act - that would allow communities to use real estate transfer taxes to fund open space and historic preservation programs. (June 2005)

The Catholic Diocese of Helena MT plans to demolish the historic St. Joseph elementary school in Missoula and build a new parish center. Last year the Diocese blocked the building's nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (June 2005).

Neon billboards of forgotten businesses (June 2005).

Conversations regarding the future of architecture, recently found 1956 recordings of interviews with some of the world's leading architects.

Projects planned for Moscow, but never built (May 2005).

The Illinois Institute of Technology auctioned off the privilege of breaking the first pane of glass of Mies van der Rohe's S.R. Crown Hall for the building's renovation. The winning bid on eBay: $2,705 (May 2005).

The Planning Report interviews National Trust for Historic Preservation vice president Peter Brink about demolition and historic preservation (May 2005).