Posted Thu, Jan 3, 10:25 a.m.

significant: This is far from the end of the effort to keep Mannings as part of the city, but it is a great step. Preservation groups in every city always have an uphill battle when they first propose a Googie building for landmark status, and usually they lose the first ...

Posted Tue, Aug 14, 9:42 a.m.

Mannings revealed: I suspect that some opinions about the quality of the Denny's/Manning's would change if the dropped ceiling (added much later by Denny's) were removed and the full extent of the upswept ceiling and beams were revealed....plus the large windows in the end wall. Bad maintenance, poorly designed additions, ...

Posted Tue, Jun 26, 1:49 p.m.

Mannings: Some of the best, most livable, and appealing neighborhoods have variety. That's what the preservation of various types of buildings insures -- it shows that these neighborhoods were not all built at the same time (like those recent suburban towns.) But the list of approved old buildings can't end ...