Historic city surveys are fairly common and tend to inspire a sense of urgency to reinvest in the special, irreplaceable buildings and places that make a city unique. Many major U.S. cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago and Tulsa, have recently conducted their own citywide historic surveys. These efforts have helped property owners and visitors learn more about the community's history, supported municipal preservation and planning efforts, and led to environmentally sustainable practices like adaptive reuse of buildings.
