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Originally Posted by Keith P.
Yeah. It might be a good thing that this place burned because you could never get rid of it otherwise since it is an old place that probably would have been fought for tooth and nail by the usual suspects if it was ever tagged for demolition. Now there is no choice but to take it down and put something else there.
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Heritage buildings should be fought for. I don't see Heritage as an either / or choice... nor should it be. We should have both... new and old... sometimes in the same building. The problem is, the HT doesn't want any development at all... and others want to tear everything down (not saying that's you Keith... just saying). We need both. I agree tho' that timber frame buildings on commercial streets are not as valuable as brick and mortar buildings.