Buddhist Temple, Fresno, California. Photo found on flickr by Richard Harrison
In the January/February 2012 edition of Preservation Magazine, it lists this site as threatened because the current congregation has placed the building up for sale. I see this and other Buddhist temples throughout California as integral components to our state's history. Is there anyone out there actively working on this? Does anyone have photographs of the building so I may publish them here? For this and any other building I post here, I am interested in monitoring their status.
The National Asian Pacific Islander American Historic Preservation Forum (APIA) states that the structure exterior is "protected and not a threat." The post also discusses the congregation's move toward its sale and building a new temple elsewhere in the city. Under the control of the congregation, this change in place offers an opportunity to further discuss place attachment and "cultural" or collective memory.
Update: Great photo found! Also, a video from a local news agency.
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