Gazing across the horizon from the top floor of a 100-story building is like touching the sky. But who would stand 1,000 feet in the air without the firm assurance that the structure beneath was securely fastened to the ground?
[perfectpullquote align="right" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]"I put myself in the place of a whole building, feeling every part. In my mind I visualize the stresses and twisting a building undergoes."[/perfectpullquote]
Some of the nation's finest historic sites and parks are located in the Boston area. We owe that conservation plan to Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), who founded the national park, monument, and forest systems during his presidency. Yet like many prodigious works, this great legacy began with a great tragedy.
