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Originally Posted by the Genral
I wouldn't mind seeing more pictures of this area before it changes forever. Despite the condition of the leaning house, I do find it rather charming, and feel preserving it and others like it is essential to maintaining some of the history there. I'm not a tree hugger but it seems to me that if you raze that house and others like it for new development, you would also have to cut down a lot of the trees which I would hate to see. I also wouldn't want to see every house turned into a tavern or restaurant. It would be nice to take a page from Wimberley and have a kind of craft house district where people can sell their art from renovated houses. But I'm sure the value of the land would prevent that from happening which is why eventually everything about the old Rainey will give way to new developments and new people from out of town who could care less about what used to be under the new highrises they live in. I don't know what that business is behind the leaning house, but I don't like it.
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If a building is structurally not sound and if it costs more than its worth than there isn't much that can be done but to tear it down. Not saying that particular house will have to be im just saying its a waste to just leave buildings there just because their old houses. I'd like to see some art galleries and small shops along there and that could be done in a way that would easily tie in with the rest of the district. I also doubt the renovated houses are gonna go anywhere plus I doubt thats what the end result will be, the city will ensure that many of the origional properties wont be replaiced by nothing but highrises.