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Originally Posted by isaidso
So Calgary has few art deco buildings but you destroy one of the few ones you have? Keeping a facade is NOT preservation. All the interiors are heading to the City dump I suppose?
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You're preaching to the choir my friend. See my post after that one about the interior of the Uptown theatre that will be lost. I also recall probably 8 years ago going into the upper part of the building which was actually being leased as office space and seeing this awesome art deco elevator frieze with a monkey. All that will be gone I'm sure. It pisses me off how leasing companies demand such large floor plates that older buildings are deemed unprofitable.
The building was just listed as a heritage property so that may give the building extra protections. The problem is the property manager has left it shuttered for years now and I worry the weather has already done the job the wrecking crew would have.