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Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280
I'd much rather have skyscrapers like Legacy built than presereve the architetually insignifigant back rooms of old buildings, nothings really being lost when you are just tearing down standard brick and beams and leaving the facade (which is what really differentiates these buildings) intact. I may be wrong, but weren't the interriors of these buildings already modified and thus did not contain anything of interest anyhow?
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The Landmarks Commission investigated them and described the interiors as basically plain loft buildings. You'll of course get widely different answers from people concerning the historic value of the rear portions of these structures, but generally I don't think anyone is lamenting the loss of the rears too much.
Of course, the constant question that surfaces is whether or not we are actually preserving buildings, or just slapping the new facades on something else like that fake brick asphalt siding from the 1950s that you see around.
Aside, it is great to see how these buildings were constructed. The ironwork details that have been exposed on the Italianate structure are absolutely fascinating. The structure looks almost new, and is pretty modern in its technique.