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p.m. eastern. american history tv, only a c-span3. on monday, the national trust for historic preservation announces 2016 list of most endangered historic places. stephanie meeks is here with us to talk about some of the sites on the list of this year. stephanie, thank you for being with us. stephanie: thank you for having me. >> what is the national trust for historic preservation and why does it create a list of endangered historical sites? the national trust for historic preservation is a organization'sd mission is to advocate for historic reservation in the united states.

we have been publishing this list for 29 years. we publish the list to shine a spotlight on places that are facing a significant threat and where we hope the community will rally to put some sort of protections in place. host: what sites are on the list of this year and what makes them endangered? a variety of have sites on the list that range from entire neighborhoods, like the elsa cayat of barrio -- el barrio neighborhoods in texas. we have the embarcadero in san francisco. place thatantastic has been the subject of a great deal of preservation work, but it is threatened by rising sea levels and the potential inadequacy of the seawall that protects the peer there. closer to ourr

headquarters in washington, d.c. -- the james river is on the list for the second time. the threat there is a transmission line that will have towers marring the landscape that looks much like it did when captain john smith first explored the james river. utah, there's a very important site for antiquities in the united states and several other places as well all over the country. what is the criteria for getting on the list? stephanie: the criteria is the place faces an imminent threat and there is still an opportunity to protect it. if the wrecking ball has already started tearing it down, we're not sure the list would be effective. year for looking every the places facing an imminent threat and where there are

opportunities for the local community to rally support for its protection. host: how many sites do you usually consider before cutting the list down to just 11? stephanie: we received dozens of nominations every year, well over 100. we accept nominations from from community members, from preservation etc., andons, at a -- we begin a process of evaluating them in terms of the level of the rat and the level of significance of the resource thelf -- the level of threat and the level of significance of the resource itself. and why this number, 11 instead of 20? stephanie: it predates me. i am told that colleagues intended to do a top 10 list and

they could not get the list down to 10. they published the list with 11 and we have stuck with that number ever since. host: you have talked a little bit about the list, but what is the ultimate goal in highlighting these cases? in addition to shining a bright spotlight on these places in particular, what we hope the list will do every year is remind every one of us to care about the environment and our cultural resources that there are places that still need protecting today. even though your community may not have a place on this year's list, we have been seeing the list will remind people of the resources they care about in their own community and activate them to do whatever they can locally to make sure that preservation is alive and well. you make the list of endangered places and then what happens? who is responsible for protecting these rights?

the ownership -- reallyie: the ownership varies. sometimes it is a university. sometimes it is a private owner. we have lincoln university on the list does example. every year the national trust is working with an organization in the community advocating for the protection of that. is the owner for responsibility and certainly within their purview to protect the building, but we are siding with members of the community who have raised their hand to say they need our help. host: have you ever come up with resistance in terms of protecting a site? stephanie: we certainly do. not everyone enjoys having their building listed on the 11 most endangered list. i can tell you that. people take the list very seriously. property owners to

let them know their place is it oftenbe listed, begins a conversation even before the list is published how greater preservation action can be put in place. we think the list is very effective that way. more than 270 places and fewer than 5% of them have been lost. this has been a very effective tool for decades. host: have you seen any trends over the years in terms of what types of sites are on the list? stephanie: we do see things. a couple years ago there were number of places that related to oil and gas exploration at the beginning of the oil and gas

boom we have experienced recently. this year, there are a number of places on the list that relate cores.brant downtown it's an area of great interest to the national trust, and we are seeing that increasingly across the country as cities enjoy a resurgence of popularity, driven in large part by younger millennials once they graduate from college, flocking back to our cities and that's a great opportunity for historic buildings, but also puts our existing historic fabric under some threat as cities struggle to ensure they have adequate housing for all of those people moving back to the urban corridors. most now that the 11 endangered historic places for 2016 have been named, what are the next steps? stephanie: the next steps are

different in each one. the threats that face these places are different. in all instances, the community will be working to take publicityof the great that is generated by the 11 most endangered list to press for greater protections. host: thanks for your time. stephanie: we appreciate your interest. thank you so much. communicators monday night, we are talking with a professor of electrical engineering at carnegie mellon university about their development of self driving cars. >> ucb cadillac behind me. -- you see the cadillac behind me. are is something we focusing on -- basically using automotive technologies -- they will be able to be with a lot

more scenarios on the road and they should also be able to drive on the road that they have never seen before. watch "the communicators" monday night at 8 p.m. eastern. >> next "american history tv's 1945, "thea," from negro sailor." at afall is drafting civilian jobs through boot camp and assignment in the pacific. completed after the surrender of japan, the film elevates teamwork, diversity, and the accompaniments of distinguished african-american sailors. this was restored by the national american archives.