America's 11 most endangered historic places announced

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http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2009-04-28-endangered-places_N.htm

The National Trust for Historic Preservation today announced its list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2009. The Trust creates this list annually to highlight historical sites at risk of destruction. On hand to make the announcement were Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton.
The announcement was made at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, one of the sites at risk. "All over Los Angeles, too many of our great modern buildings have already fallen to the wrecking ball," Keaton said. "We need to lead by example and show the rest of the country that buildings are renewable, and we shouldn't be throwing them away. We should be recycling them just like we recycle newspapers."

• The Manhattan Project's Enola Gay Hangar at Wendover Airfield in Utah, also on the list, is at risk of irreparable damage.

• Joining the hangar and hotel are Frank Lloyd Wright's innovative Unity Temple in Oak Park, Ill., which is in a state of disrepair due to a lack of restoration funding.

• New Mexico's Mount Taylor — a sacred site for 30 Native American tribes — is in danger of losing valuable cultural and archaeological resources due to uranium mining activity.