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Originally Posted by Blitzen
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School was just issued an RFP for its demolition. While I do like some Modernist buildings, I'm still on the fence about this one. What do y'all think about it?
I just hope that if they tear this building down it doesn't make it harder for any developer in the future to tear off the ugly Modernist facade of the Sanlin Building on Canal Street, exposing the Greek Revival facade underneath.
Read more about it here, or sign the petition to stop its demolition if you'd like: http://docomomo-nola.blogspot.com/
Here's a picture of the Sanlin too while I'm mentioning it:
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Im cool with them tearing down the school, it hasnt aged well at all and sometimes black and white photographs make something look better than it actually does. As far as the Sanlin Building I hope they do remove the netting as I think the greek revival underneath will be more timeless than what is currently there not to mention the upper floors will be more lucrative having exposed views through the windows that are currently blocked by the altered facade.