Architecture Patronage, Historic Preservation, and Urban Renewal in Corning, NY, 1950-2000

Corning, NY, between 1950-2000, experienced a unique combination of corporate-sponsored patronage of art and architecture, ground-breaking historic preservation that became the basis for the nationally acclaimed "Main Street Model," and extensive urban renewal, both before and after a deadly 1972 flood caused by Hurricane Agnes. Corning, Inc., and is predecessor, Corning Glass Works, provided a unique catalyst by investing tens of millions of dollars not only in new corporate and museum str...