Quote:
Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian
...Also, with the Morse's Tea example... wasn't it originally Jerusalem Warehouse in block lettering...
|
You raise some interesting points about what "authentic" heritage is. It's definitely a tough line to walk. Especially when you consider that the nature of a city is to change, and heritage preservation shouldn't be about stopping change, but allowing the narrative of the evolution of a place to be read in the physical manifestations of its culture (at least, that's how I try to think of it). Sometimes, it makes sense to restore a building to its state at a particularly important time in (its, the city's, the province's or the nation's) history to enhance the story of a place.
I think the building was known as the Jerusalem Warehouse at a point in its life before the upper brick storeys (where the sign band is/was) were added. If that's the case, it definitely makes sense that the sign band say Morse's Teas, but the heritage plaque say Jerusalem Warehouse.