2: Bryan McCracken — “Another Contentious Moment”

In our second episode we chat with the City of Ithaca's Historic Preservation Planner Bryan McCracken. We talk about his role in the city, get some background on historic preservation in Ithaca, and discuss The Nines and other future opportunities to designate historic buildings.

Links:

• City page on historic preservation
• Historic Ithaca
• The Chacona Block vote
• The Nines recommended for historic designation
• Redevelopment of Nines property

Chapters:

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 5:44 - Urban Renewal
• 9:41 - Devil's Advocacy
• 12:53 - Chacona Block
• 19:00 - The Nines
• 28:24 - The Future of the Past