diff --git a/zen_classic/layout.css b/zen_classic/layout.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cbe7b708e1308e85dcd4c064075a7bdace134f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zen_classic/layout.css
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+
+/*
+ * LAYOUT STYLES
+ *
+ * Define CSS classes to create a table-free,
+ * 3-column, 2-column, or single column layout
+ * depending on whether blocks are enabled in the
+ * left or right columns.
+ */
+
+#container {
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  /*padding: 0 20px;*/
+  max-width: 1270px;
+}
+
+/* With 3 columns, require a minimum width of 1000px to ensure there is enough horizontal space. */
+body.two-sidebars {
+  /*min-width: 980px;*/
+}
+/* With 2 columsn, require a minimum width of 800px. */
+body.sidebar-left, body.sidebar-right {
+  /*min-width: 780px;*/
+}
+
+/* We must define 100% width to avoid the body being too narrow for near-empty pages */
+#main {
+  float: left;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+/* So we move the #main container over the sidebars to compensate */
+body.sidebar-left #main,
+body.two-sidebars #main {
+  margin-left: -210px;
+}
+body.sidebar-right #main,
+body.two-sidebars #main {
+  margin-right: -210px;
+}
+
+#squeeze {
+  position: relative;
+  padding: 0 1em;
+}
+
+/* And add blanks left and right for the sidebars to fill */
+body.sidebar-left #squeeze,
+body.two-sidebars #squeeze {
+  margin-left: 210px;
+}
+body.sidebar-right #squeeze,
+body.two-sidebars #squeeze {
+  margin-right: 210px;
+}
+
+/* We ensure the sidebars are still clickable using z-index */
+#container #sidebar-left {
+  width: 210px;
+}
+#container #sidebar-right {
+  width: 210px;
+}
+#container .sidebar {
+  margin: 0;
+  float: left;
+  z-index: 2;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+/* Ensure long text or wide images don't break IE6 layout. */
+#page, #header, #footer, #squeeze, #container .sidebar {
+  _overflow: hidden;
+  _overflow-y: visible;
+  word-wrap: break-word; /* A very nice CSS3 property */
+}
+
+#container .sidebar .block {
+  margin: 0 0 1.5em 0;
+}
+
+#sidebar-left .block {
+  padding: 0 15px 0 0;
+}
+
+#sidebar-right .block {
+  padding: 0 0 0 15px;
+}
+
+.block .content {
+  margin: 0.5em 0;
+}
+
+#footer {
+  float: none;
+  clear: both;
+  margin: 4em 0 -3em;
+}
diff --git a/zen_classic/print.css b/zen_classic/print.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5d9f7445595d71bfa478a1e69097ac3507d7caeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zen_classic/print.css
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+
+/* white background, black text, arial font, decent font size */
+body, node.content {
+  background-color: #fff;
+  color: #000;
+  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, "Bitstream Vera Sans", sans-serif;
+  font-size: 12pt;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+#page {
+  margin: 0;
+  width: 90%;
+}
+
+#squeeze {
+  margin: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+/* underline all links */
+a:link, a:visited {
+  color: #520;
+  background: transparent;
+  text-decoration: underline !important;
+}
+
+/* don't underline header */
+#header a:link, #header a:visited {
+  text-decoration: none !important;
+}
+
+/* CSS2 selector to add visible href after links */
+#main a:link:after, #main a:visited:after,
+.content a:link:after, .content a:visited:after {
+  content: " (" attr(href) ") ";
+  font-size: 80%;
+  font-weight: normal;
+}
+
+/* don't float floating things */
+#main, #container .sidebar {
+  float: none;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.submitted {
+  color: #000;
+  font-family: "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Vera Serif", Garamond, serif;
+  font-size: 10pt;
+}
+
+html body {
+  background: transparent;
+  width: auto;
+}
+
+/* Hide sidebars and nav elements */
+#skip-nav, #primary, #secondary, #sidebar-left, #sidebar-right, #search, #tabs, #menu, #mission, #footer-wrapper,
+.book-navigation, .tabs, .links, .breadcrumb, .taxonomy, .pager, .feed-icon, .forum-topic-navigation {
+  visibility: hidden;
+  display: none;
+}
+
+#logo-title {
+  margin: 20pt 20pt 0 20pt;
+}
diff --git a/zen_classic/template.php b/zen_classic/template.php
index 1419f81e9ff08b61e1423d33539653641c5dbe84..c2eed4ea422657b60987d10cabdb5d6a9ad0b450 100644
--- a/zen_classic/template.php
+++ b/zen_classic/template.php
@@ -38,6 +38,23 @@ include_once 'theme-settings-init.php';
 include_once './'. drupal_get_path('theme', 'zen') .'/template.php';
 
 
+/**
+ * Declare the available regions implemented by this theme.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   An array of regions.
+ */
+function zen_classic_regions() {
+  return array(
+    'left' => t('left sidebar'),
+    'right' => t('right sidebar'),
+    'content_top' => t('content top'),
+    'content_bottom' => t('content bottom'),
+    'header' => t('header'),
+    'footer' => t('footer'),
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Intercept template variables
  *
@@ -52,10 +69,10 @@ function zen_variables($hook, $vars) {
   switch ($hook) {
     case 'page':
       // Add main Zen styles.
-      drupal_add_css($vars['directory'] .'/layout.css', 'theme', 'all');
       drupal_add_css($vars['directory'] .'/tabs.css', 'theme', 'all');
-      drupal_add_css($vars['directory'] .'/print.css', 'theme', 'print');
       // Then add styles for this sub-theme.
+      drupal_add_css($vars['subtheme_directory'] .'/layout.css', 'theme', 'all');
+      drupal_add_css($vars['subtheme_directory'] .'/print.css', 'theme', 'print');
       drupal_add_css($vars['subtheme_directory'] .'/zen-classic.css', 'theme', 'all');
       drupal_add_css($vars['subtheme_directory'] .'/icons.css', 'theme', 'all');
       // Optionally add the fixed width CSS file.