Your Tuesday hot potato: "Why Historic Preservation Districts Should Be a Thing of the Past."

Remember that affordable housing discussion we refuse to have in New Albany?

Here's an interesting flip side. I'm guessing those medians on Main Street are of sufficient width to allow a lean-to or eight.

But seriously: Food for thought.

Why Historic Preservation Districts Should Be a Thing of the Past, by Kriston Capps (City Lab)

... When local- and state-government bodies grant preservation status to historic districts — sometimes entire neighborhoods — they do not always simply protect culture, architecture, and history. Sometimes they also shore up wealth, status, and power.