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Originally Posted by matt602
The problem is the current owners, not the structure. The fact that they had to resort to a "toonie drive" a decade ago proves that they were never really in the financial position to build a condo tower in the first place, let alone restore the existing auditorium.
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The classic problem with heritage buildings, everyone likes the idea of them being restored but very few people can afford to do so. So what we are left with is heritage buildings in ruin throughout the downtown with hopes that someday someone with deep pockets will sweep them up and restore them. Historic buildings are beautiful, and I agree with that they are preferable to generic new builds but unless we as a society are ready to pay for the costs of restoring them (either through taxation or only having unaffordable "luxury" condo's built on their grounds) then we have to allow for some of them to be replaced.