Background
Morley, Judy Mattivi was born on March 11, 1965 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Rudolph August and Alice Marie (Vodicka) Mattivi.
(Stroll through Larimer Square in Denver or through Pionee...)
Stroll through Larimer Square in Denver or through Pioneer Square in Seattle and you feel that you're stepping into history while browsing the expensive boutiques and tourist shops. But are you? In this intriguing study of some of America's favorite places, Judy Morley takes a fresh look at adaptive reuse efforts in cities of the former frontier. Focusing on urban preservation resulting from the competing interests of architectural preservationists, city planners, chambers of commerce, and boosters, she shows how developers have often taken artistic license to refashion the western past into shopping centers and tourist traps—in ways that privilege an imagined "heritage" over a more complex history. Examining Old Town Albuquerque, Larimer Square and LoDo in Denver, and Pioneer Square and Pike Place Market in Seattle, Morley describes the creation and marketing of western heritage under the guise of historic preservation. She draws on extensive interviews, city council proceedings, and historic plats and photographs to construct a detailed picture of how these districts originally looked and were used, how they were renovated, and to what ends they were marketed. This is the first book to systematically address issues of historic preservation and western urban growth, examining the interplay of identity, preservation, and tourism. It identifies the economic, political, and social issues that transformed each historic district into a place that resonated with the popular imagination. Along the way, Morley exposes the ironies that have attracted criticism to historic districts, such as Old Town Albuquerque's celebration of Hispanic heritage—even though Hispanic residents were displaced during the renovation—or Larimer Square's hiding of its actual skid-row past beneath a veneer of more tourist-friendly history. But while critics charge that historic preservation often celebrates a sanitized past, Morley suggests that these locales offer both residents and visitors a window on a shared romantic history and a sense of belonging, serving as vital locations for community festivals, holiday events, and even public gatherings in times of tragedy. Historic Preservation and the Imagined West argues that, although these districts did not so much preserve history as create mythic identities for their cities, they have in their way reconciled the past with the needs of the future.
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Morley, Judy Mattivi was born on March 11, 1965 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Rudolph August and Alice Marie (Vodicka) Mattivi.
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, University Colorado, 1987. Master of Arts in History, University Colorado, 1995. Doctor of Philosophy in History, University New Mexico, 2002.
Senior accountant executive Graham Advert., Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1988—1992. Director of development Western History Associate, Albuquerque, 1999—2001. Instructor University Colorado, Denver, 2001—2003, Metropolitan State College, Denver, 1999—2003.
Resource development manager Downtown Denver Partnership, 2003—2004. President, owner Denver History Tours, LLC, 2004—2005. Senior partner Grasshopper Communications, since 2006.
Conference coordinator Center for the Southwest, Albuquerque, 2002.
(Stroll through Larimer Square in Denver or through Pionee...)
Volunteer Colorado History Society, Denver, 1993—1999. Member design review board Lower Downtown Denver, since 2004. Chair board Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, 2004—2005.
Member of Organization American Historians, Western History Association.
Married Troy Morley, August 2, 1986 (divorced January 2002). 1 child Kinsey Nicole.