Posted Jun 10, 2015, 5:12 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Palm Beach Gardens FL
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Originally Posted by someone123
Sounds like a net positive, but I've noticed a trend where "non-original" details are stripped away when heritage buildings are restored. Even the two storeys on top of the building with the Bluenose II Restaurant were going to be removed, and the reason given was that they weren't original. The same line was given at one point about the upper floors of the Dennis Building. Many of these adaptations were positive changes and they're a part of the city's history too.
I'm worried that the city is too focused on a simple platonic ideal of heritage preservation that is based strictly around age and historical events or personalities. There's little notion of preserving the city's character, preserving more recent buildings as heritage for future generations, or thinking critically about what it is that makes these buildings appealing and impactful.
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A few decades down the road and Mayor Drybrain will be arguing for the preservation of all the Mc Mansions.
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