On tap this week is Sean Lutes, president of the Lafayette Historic Preservation Commission. Sean’s work is preserving and protecting noteworthy buildings and sites that represent our history in this town. And his posts on Facebook, under the group “Preserve Historic Lafayette,” are very revealing of the nature of the growth and history of Lafayette – buildings, people, families, and stories – things that we unfortunately lose touch with as time passes and things get rebuilt and paved over.
Sean talks about his work documenting and protecting the “Old City’s” urban core of structures and neighborhoods, as well as contemporary opportunities to utilize historic preservation for, and in cooperation with, economic development. Lafayette’s “walkable historic environment” has the potential to be its calling card and its visual statement.
As well, we joke about some of Lafayette’s lesser known history and infamy, including the potential for Sean’s Lafayette history scratch-n-sniff book and line of scented candles. And Sean lists his “secret gem sites” in the Old City. Don’t miss it!
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