Many American cities have earned unfortunate reputations for tearing down historic structures once they’re deemed to be standing in the way of progress.

At this week’s CMC forum, we hear from leaders in Columbus who have dedicated their careers to reverse this trend by saving historic buildings and repurposing them for new uses. Their successes include the historic Lincoln Theater and the newly-opened East Market.

This program is CMC’s annual Charles Y. and Frances N. Lazarus Revisiting Columbus History Forum and was sponsored by Moody Nolan.

The panelists are:

Brad DeHays, Founder, Connect Real Estate

Charissa Durst, President and Principal Historic Architect, Hardlines Design Company

Rebecca Kemper, CEO, Columbus Landmarks

The host is David Meleca, Director of Classical Architecture, Moody Nolan