[trueviking]

ha ha...damn you internet!

the grain exchange annex and the pumphouse are very different buildings....the facades were 99% of the annex's heritage value. For the pumphouse the facades are 1% of what makes that building special.

yeah we could save the facades, why not....that's nice, but losing 99% of what makes it special is nothing to accept. Its better than nothing but a massive loss. That isn't the case with buildings like the annex. losing the interior wouldn't have mattered.

we have to evaluate why we care about preserving buildings. It is not always only about the way it looks walking or driving by. We have to consider what makes each important. Why have heritage preservation at all? facades are not the only heritage.

its like saving the floor mats from a Porsche 911...or saving the exterior columns of a main street bank and destroying the grand banking hall....sure the columns are better than nothing, but what has been saved?