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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
Interestingly enough, I was talking to two young women (in their 20s) last night about what they like most about Halifax, and I was surprised to hear both of them say it is the old architecture. I found this interesting as I had assumed it was mostly the older generations that appreciated heritage buildings. It's nice to see that younger people have developed such an appreciation yet disturbing to know that we are doing little to protect and preserve much of this architecture for future generations to enjoy - once it's gone, it's gone. Forever.
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It's funny because in my experience it's often the opposite (although certainly there are no hard-and-fast rules). I find older generations are often quite willing to write off demolitions as the price of progress, but among people in their 20s and 30s, there's a real value placed on the historic character of place.
I'm 35 (so getting to the end of youth!) but I've always cared about this stuff, and so does almost everyone I know.