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A city is very much a living organism, constantly changing. As sad as the loss of many of those buildings may be, the city can't become a museum of itself, or it will die. And that would be a greater loss.
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this is true but you have to be careful.
equating preservation with atrophy is a north american phobia.
european cities do it and thrive. they are both museums and very much alive.
viruses are organic too...but they destroy wantonly and then the body suffers or dies.
had new york continued on its manic wrecking spree and lost grand central as it did penn stn., the city would have suffered immeasureably.
the singer bldg. was another unecessary loss.
organic growth is not necessarily positive.