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Originally Posted by fastcarsfreedom
highwater--the remaining shreads of Ancaster's history? Do you define the entire town by The Meadowlands? The entire "old" Ancaster Village is intact--no large-scale demolitions or redevelopments.
Pass judgement on the building when you see it. First stucco is hated--now bricks and coach lights?
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I wasn't talking about the Meadowlands, I was in fact referring to the 'old' village which is anything but intact. When was the last time you took a drive along Wilson? From Rousseau to Fiddler's Green, you'll find fewer than a dozen historical buildings. With the exception of the barracks, the Masonic Lodge and its neighbouring building, and the Coach and Lantern and Hanley's across the street, there is no continuous historical streetscape, and the remaining buildings are separated by late 20th century infill, strip plazas, gas stations, etc. I think "shreds" is a very apt description, frankly.
I don't need to wait to see a fake historical building before passing judgement on it. As a student of 19th and 20th century North American architecture, I have an aversion to all fake architecture. It doesn't take any imagination or vision to exploit Ancaster's 'historical' aura by building a pseudo-historical building, no matter how nicely they tart it up. Fake is fake.