A fairly productive Monday for me. I did the Monday shopping and posted the latest and greatest on the blog. I made an interesting (in a good way) connection on LInkedIn. I connected with the author of A Burglar's Guide to the City. He sent me a link to a gathering of amateur lock pickers-lock sport to be precise. I mentioned to him that lock picking could come in handy for historic preservation. You know, getting into abandoned place when there's no key to be found. Strictly white hat lock sport. I'm not the type that would do something morally dubious. Or would I? I checked out the link and I might try to go to one of the meetups. He also proposed that historic preservation by architectural infiltration might make for an interesting article. I think so too. I've been spending the day thinking about how I would I approach this subject. Historic preservation by architectural infiltration, hmm a thought came to mind: Pick a building and expose its weakness. The "Indiana Jones" approach is something that's also been rolling around my brain. Break into a older place and discover the treasure inside. I wouldn't steal anything-remember white hat-just take pictures for documentation purposes. That would be a very interesting approach to documenting an older place. Of course, there is that whole trespassing issue to contend with but I'm sure it could be dealt with. It's not like I'm proposing criminal behavior or anything like that. I'm just suggesting a "different" approach approach to historic preservation, albeit slightly illegal. Think of it this way, how many buildings were documented by preservationist who simply hopped the fence? I would venture that more than a few buildings on the National Register of Historic Places were initially surveyed by someone trespassing onto private property. Historic preservation by architectural infiltration would make for an interesting think piece. Hmmm
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