Jane Jacobs became a leader in planning and historic preservation in the mid-20th century. Even 10-years after her death she continues to shape how we view community development. To celebrate her 100th birthday, team member, Sarah Marsom designed and sewed a Tiny Jane Jacobs for the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s conference in Houston. Tiny Jane’s adventures around the city were chronicled on the Rust Belt Coalition of Young Preservationists instagram account and her popularity grew.
Following the conference, National Trust for Historic Preservation staff members borrowed the tiny preservationists and whisked her away to New York City to visit Greenwich Village, allowing Tiny Jane to see where her namesake learned to value the intrinsic benefits of historic architecture – scale, design, walkability, etc.
While taking photos of Tiny Jane, Sarah was approached by people asking “What are you holding?” “Who is that?.” Tiny Jane has presented an informal way to discuss preservation or planning with people who may not have been formally introduced to the concept. Preservation has saved many buildings, but the concept has also has had difficulty in being inclusive. Tiny Jane helped open a door and create a conversation on preserving the past to create a thriving community.
Deigning Local is committed to ensuring, preservation and planning is a part of the community process and we will continue to develop boundary-breaking techniques, even if they are as simple as sewing a doll.
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Keep an eye on the Designing Local Instagram and #tinyjanejacobs to see where she goes next.
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