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The BIG problem I have with qualifiers for buildings to be considered "historic" is that a building only needs to meet for ONE of the conditions listed. That's ridiculous. It should have to meet at least two condtions. A lot of schlocky buildings embody a type, period or method of construction. The Greyound bus station may qualify as a type/period but it doesn't have high artistic value IMO.

As for Greyhound -the business. There's a lot more going on here than people trying to improve downtown aesthetics. Because bus travel is cheaper, it's mostly our poorer citizens (who lack the money to use other means of transport), that take Greyhound. Some people are against it because they don't want any association with "those people". It's a class and racial prejudice as much anything else. Some of the people who ride Greyound or hang out around the station are on the margins of society but the vast majority of riders are decent people and it fills a vital transportation need. As for the criminal activity around the station -you can't blame Greyhound or it's riders because it's in a run-down part of town. That whole section of L Street from 8th to 3rd has been a no man's land for years. It's empty at night and is poorly lit so it feels more dangerous than it really is.