Silver City’s Treasure

Susan Berry grew up in Silver City, New Mexico, a place she remembers as “not a lot happening, but loaded with potential.” She spent 36 years of her adult life making sure that potential was realized. Today, she’s a favorite daughter in a town the nation honors as one of its best Main Streets. But as she looks back, Berry remembers how she got into historic preservation “through the proverbial back door.” In 1974, she had just graduated with a bachelor’s degree in art and Eng