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Originally Posted by photolitherland
There seems to be a large number of abandoned art deco buildings in most cities, that pretty strange considering they are the most beautiful usually. I wonder why that is...?
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They are right in that prime age between still useful as originally built and needs massive renovations to convert them to a new use. Around 70-80 years of age most buildings need nearly all of their systems replaced and major longterm maintenance like tuckpointing completed. This makes them prime targets for abandonment and demolition. At a certain point people realize the threat posed to the beautiful style they are destroying and its appeal as a "classic" design soars and developers snap them up for conversion to residential or boutique commercial space.
Early modernist buildings are beginning to enter this stage as well so its really important we protect our Deco and early Modern gems long enough for them to become appreciated (deco is pretty well on its way right now, we are on the tail end of this trend in Deco I believe).
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