Restoration of the American Brewery

I apologize, it appears that a Columbia-based non-profit organization called Humanim are responsible for the restoration of the American Brewery and not the National Park Service. I was a little skeptical about this myself because the National Park Service is horribly funded and why would they spend money on restoring an old brewery in Baltimore. According to an article from the Baltimore Sun by Jacques Kelly $21.2 million dollars went into the restoration of the building. The project is not only a large step in reserecting an historical industrial icon but a big step towards the rebuilding of the community around the brewery. The communties population has declined almost twice its size in the past three decades and is considered one of the cities worst areas for crime. The whole restoration process is one of the first steps in rebuilding the community by sparking some motivation in its residents to work together for a better future. Cindy Truitt, chief development officer says, "This iconic building is a symbol of hope for us, in it, we saw the combination of the physical structure with the amazing human captial in this neighborhood. The neighborhood needs work force development and has the motivation for change." This quote and this information was provided from Baltimore Sun reporter Jacpues Kelly article - Jacques Kelly, "Splendor restored: Long-neglected American Brewery building becomes a 'symbol of hope' for a blighted city neighborhood," Baltimore Sun, August 18, 2008. http://www.humanim.org/library/splendor.pdf (accessed November 24, 2009).