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From YouTube: This Week in Ames
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Help us celebrate 25 years at 515 Clark avenue on Tuesday, April 28th from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
A
B
Sure
I
joined
the
historic
preservation
commission
because
I
wanted
to
be
involved
in
preservation
in
the
ames
community.
My
background
is
historic
preservation
I
have
a
master's
degree
in
preservation
from
boston
university
and
both
in
boston
and
the
twin
cities.
Where
I
lived
before
here,
I
was
involved
in
preservation
organizations
in
both
communities,
and
so
when
I
moved
to
ames,
I
wanted
to
stay
connected
to
my
preservation.
Background
sounds.
A
B
A
B
I
absolutely
love
adaptive,
reuse
projects,
I'm
a
firm
believer
in
once.
You
preserve
a
building,
putting
something
else
in
so
that
the
building
is
reused
over
and
over
again,
I
don't.
I
don't
think
that
house
museums
are
the
best
way
to
show
preservation
in
a
community,
and
I
think
that
when
you
rehab
a
building
and
then
it's
used
again-
you're
you're
honoring,
the
history
and
the
future
of
that
building.
A
B
B
They,
we
just
redid
the
chapter
31
in
the
city,
ordinance
so
that
that
we
can
incorporate
more
houses
and
into
the
pro
program
so
that
people
can
rehab
and
and
redo
their
buildings
in
a
sensitive
nature
to
fit
in
with
the
old
town,
historic
feel
of
the
district,
where
we
just
got
a
facade
grant
program
in
campustown
as
well.
Last
night
at
the
city
council
meeting.
B
As
a
matter
of
fact,
and
one
of
the
buildings
that
was
selected
for
the
facade
grant
is
one
of
our
oldest
buildings
in
campustown,
which
was
is
the
cranford
apartments
building
where
jeff's
pizza
shop
is
currently
and
they
that
building
was
built
in
the
1920s
and
it
was
designed
and
created
and
built
by
two
sisters
who
graduated
from
iowa
state
university's
engineering
program
in
the
19th
century.
So
that's
pretty
incredible
too,
that
we
have
that
iowa
state
and
ames
history,
all
together
in
one
building.
A
A
One
of
the
things
that
we're
going
to
do
to
celebrate
the
25th
anniversary
of
city
hall,
as
a
city
hall,
which
is
coming
up
on
april
28th,
is
to
recognize
the
building
with
a
bronze
history
plaque.
Now
I
understand
the
historic
preservation
commission,
along
with
the
ames
historical
society
and
the
main
street
cultural
district,
are
engaging
in
a
program
to
promote
these
history
plaques
as
a
way
to
share
the
history
of
the
buildings
with
the
public.
So.
B
The
ames
history
plaques
program
came
out
of
the
ames
150
celebration
last
year,
and
so
the
historic
commission
is
sponsoring
the
plaque
that
will
go
on
city
hall
and
then
we're
offering
a
scholarship
if
you
will
to
fund
other
plaques
throughout
the
community.
And
it's
just
a
way
to
celebrate
some
of
our
historic
buildings
here
in
ames,
with
a
little
bit
of
history,
a
little
bit
of
information
about
what
used
to
be
in
that
building,
so
that
people
can
see
that
towns
are
always
changing.
B
A
B
A
Course,
it
doesn't
say,
aim
city
hall:
it
talks
what
you
talked
about.
It
goes
back
to
the
history
of
what
the
building
was
originally
intended
for
some
of
those
ones.
Downtown
people
may
be
surprised,
it's
not
what
the
business
is.
It's
the
original
how
the
building
was
originally
built.
That's
right.
B
And
it's
also
interesting
to
see
how
areas
evolve
and
change
and
then
go
back
to
maybe
what
they
originally
were.
For
an
example
is
at
the
corner
of
lincoln
wayne
welch
people's
pharmacy
was
the
building
at
lincoln
wayne
welch
before
it
was
peoples
and
before
it
evolved
into
several
other
kinds
of
buildings
and
cvs
is
coming
in
and
will
be
at
that
corner
when
the
building
is
done.
So,
even
even
in
other
areas
of
the
community,
the
the
constant
evolution
of
what's
there
kind
of,
can
bring
back.
What
was
there
originally
as
well.
A
B
Right
and
I
believe
that
the
committee
that's
working
on
the
plex-
is
also
putting
together
a
walking
tour
brochure
so
that
you
can
walk
the
entire
length
of
the
area
of
where
the
plaques
are
and
see
and
maybe
put
a
little
bit
more
information
on
the
brochure.
Obviously,
you
can't
put
a
paragraph
of
information
on
a
small
plaque.
That's
going
on
a
building
but
they'll,
I
believe,
they're
also
developing,
perhaps
a
website
so
that
you
can
go,
find
out
more
information
about
what
used
to
be
there
as
well.
So.
A
We
have
some
great
resources
in
the
community.
Obviously
the
ames
historical
society
aims
historic
preservation.
Commission
does
a
lot
of
work
again
to
maintain
that
wealth
of
knowledge
about
aims,
history
and
its
buildings
and
its
people
again.
Celebrating
the
25th
anniversary
on
april
28th,
I
think
you'll
be
there.
A
That
is
11
00
a.m,
to
1
p.m.
There'll
be
cake
in
the
front
foyer
of
city
hall,
with
a
brief
program
at
11
and
we'll
see
members
of
the
historic
preservation
commission
there,
as
well
as
main
street
cultural
district,
aims,
historical
society
and
obviously
our
residents
of
ames
are
invited
to
attend
kim.
It
sounds
like
you
have
quite
an
interest
in
history
again,
a
great
role
for
you
to
be
in
as
a
volunteer,
and
we
thank
you
for
your
service.
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
stopping
by
all
right.
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
having
me
again.
If
you'd,
like
more
information
about
the
open
house
celebrating
the
ames
city,
hall's
25th
anniversary
that
information
is
on
our
website
at
cityofames.org.
Also
remember:
it
is
from
11am
to
1pm
with
a
brief
program
at
11
30..
If
you
want
more
information
about
what's
happening
at
the
city
of
ames,
always
remember,
you
can
find
us
on
facebook
and
twitter
also
on
youtube.
Well,
that's
our
show
for
today,
thanks
for
watching
and
tune
in
next
week
for
this
week
in
ames,.