The Grand Canyon, NYC’s South Street Seaport Counted Among the 11 Most Endangered Historic Sites in America

The Grand Canyon is currently threatened by multiple development proposals, illustrating that even the most iconic national and natural landmarks are vulnerable.

This Miami neighborhood, in itself a symbol of the American immigrant experience, is at risk due to zoning changes in the area and a lack of protection for historic spaces.

Once a “war room” for leaders of the Civil Rights movement, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the motel now lies vacant and is badly decaying.

The Old U.S. Mint was one of the few downtown buildings to survive San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake and fire, but now it’s at risk of destruction due to decades of neglect.

Even with National Historic Landmark status, the “Amp” is at risk of demolition by the Chautauqua Institution.

A rare example of cohesive civic architecture in Georgia, East Point City Hall, City Auditorium, City Library, and Victory Park are unfortunately suffering from “demolition by neglect.”

A major tourist attraction, the historic district explores Fort Worth’s emergence as a center of the American livestock industry. It is currently endangered by a redevelopment project.

New York City’s South Street Seaport features some of the oldest architecture in the city, but several new development proposals threaten to alter the historic neighborhood.

One of the city’s most significant landmarks outside of the French Quarter, the courthouse served Jefferson Parrish until the City of Carrollton was annexed by New Orleans in 1874. During the 1960s, the site housed Benjamin Franklin High School, the first New Orleans public high school to integrate. The space is now vacant and for sale, without historic preservation status.

Because of a land exchange provision in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015, Oak Flat, a sacred Native American site for several tribes, could be opened up for mining.

The historic 1929 site was used as a disco called Studio One during the 1970s, hosting celebrity performances and serving as a site for AIDS activism.