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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark

Thanks for posting that article - I hadn't seen it. Very good point, too, that we should consider such measures to protect our significant buildings, if possible.

New York certainly had some significant losses before the GCS, so it appeared that they at least learned from their experiences.

Two significant losses in the sixties:
Penn Station




The Singer Building



While Halifax has nothing on the scale of those two buildings, it should stand as a reminder that left unprotected, anything is susceptible no matter how grand.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvani...on_Square_Garden_.281963.E2.80.931968.29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SingerBuilding15.jpg
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5010

Excellent tour of New York @ wirednewyork.com

Here are some buildings in Halifax that could be demolished in the near future. We need leglislation to prevent it.

Dennis Building:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ll=44.6...JNE1mrOhRd8AwfKNQ&cbp=12,220.41,,0,-22.5

Prenor Trust:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ll=44.6...hHXIC6F37f6mfvwkA&cbp=12,134.05,,0,-22.5

Bluenose Diner:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ll=44.6...KPAG0XIxHO0x_jlDg&cbp=12,207.86,,0,-22.5

Merrill Lynch Securties:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ll=44.6...8sjAK_xWzolkm8B_TA&cbp=12,24.47,,0,-22.5

BMO building....
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=dartmouth&h...L5i1Ivnk_MA4wrTCw&cbp=12,51.05,,0,-18.96

And the big shocker per Drybrains post....1723 Hollis:
That is complete insanity.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ll=44.6...DDxFXIaSN2XCE_o4w&cbp=12,187.71,,0,-22.5