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Ninga Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 08:21 AM
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8. The misguided perception among those who do not understand
the relationship of the built environment to history is not surprising.

Most people think that if the building/house/barn/apartment house/store front/bridge/roadway/ doesn't have "victorian" characteristics....it must not be "historic."

Preservationist have been working for decades to educate those who on the brink of demolishing fail to understand the history of our built environment.

In a landlocked community with little to no green space left anywhere, an entire block of homes were slated to be demolished in order to accommodate an expanded parking lot for a church.

It was a battle for the ages.

The preservationist prevailed but the important part of this story was the church found an alternative that turned out to be more than successful.


I am sure that with a terrific architect Mr. Jobs can find an alternative solution called adaptive reuse. It may not be perfect but then he always has the option of moving.
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