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Originally Posted by BrandonJXN
In LA's defense, it has manged quite well to preserve it's stock of prewar buildings. Chicago regularly destroys it's old buildings. By old I mean old. This building was built in 1892 but it's slated to be demolished soon for one reason or another. And this is just one of many endangered Chicago buildings (a lot of the historic churches and schools in this city are endangered too).
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LA is overlooked in this regard. In one instance, I'm glad that the buildings in the Historic Core have remained and not destroyed. Broadway would be a moonscape today if otherwise. |
Also in LA's defense, it's rep for destroying it's history is true but exaggerated when you look at a lot of the timelines of when DTLA buildings are destroyed. The Richfield, no doubt, would have been LA's Chrysler building, but it was destroyed within the same generation. It was only 40 years old at demolition. That tends to be true of a lot of buildings in DTLA. Beautiful building are made and destroyed just as quickly.