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Originally Posted by Drybrain
The treatment of the Champlain Building is nice in terms of the restoration work
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Actually I am not so sure about this.
One problem I have with heritage preservation in Halifax is that there are enormous blind spots for post-war development, organic changes to buildings after their original construction, and things that aren't as old or famous but are valued by locals because of their impact on the character of the city.
I don't think the ideal for Halifax is to restore as many buildings as possible back to their original appearance if it means erasing more recent history in the process. It's interesting that the Champlain Building has an extra 2 storeys, and it looks more imposing and urbane as a result. The Morse's Teas brick addition is similar. It's not original but it is absolutely a valuable heritage asset.
All that being said, I think the right attitude here is that the development needs some tweaks, not that City Hall should dig in its heels over a set of demands that are probably not all possible to satisfy.