I'm against it
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
April 2, 2019 5:05pm CST
Disclaimer: Things can sometimes be taken out of context, this whole discussions might be considered as that since I am not quite sure all of what I heard.
I was listening to the local school channel here a week or two ago. They were having some sort of town hall meeting. My ears perked up when I heard "Houses built in the early 1900's" and "destroy".
From what I gather some are for the removal of the houses, some are against. I am not quite sure, but I think a church is to be put in the place of the houses. I happen to pass by the place where the church will go quite regularly, but you can't see any houses.
They may have been talking about something altogether different. However, I can tell you one thing. I am and always will be against the removal of any home built before the 1960's. Anything 1960's and onwards can be torn down for all I care, but if it was built from 1959-1800's then I don't want to see it go.
Would you be for or against the removal of house (deserted, as far as I am aware) if it meant that a church or place of business would take it's place?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
3 Apr 19
I am not actually sure about the laws and regulations that protect buildings here. i do not think the rules are as strict as they are in Europe. We are a country born of progress, and yet... well i won't get into that.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Apr 19
@LadyDuck I've heard about some of the laws.
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@LadyDuck (502466)
• Italy
3 Apr 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum We have laws in Europe to avoid that some idiot destroys building built 800 years ago.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
2 Apr 19
I am always so sad to see building and homes torn down that are very old. I wish everyone had to the money they wanted to be able to fix these old homes up and restore them to like new. Around here no one has the money for it so they always get torn down or fall down.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
2 Apr 19
There aren't many that have the money here either. It's either they don't have the money or they dont' care enough. However, I am happy that a lot of the houses here are turned into businesses. I like that they are re-purposed.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
2 Apr 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum yes that would be cool.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
3 Apr 19
@shaggin There is one that is a shop called "Sunrise peddlers". I've yet to go into it though it's been around for years. I wonder if they live upstairs, I can't imagine that it was cheap to get the building and maintain it. It's an old house, not quite VIctorian in style.
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@teenal (1400)
• Dublin, Ireland
4 Apr 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Its all about profit at the end of the day. Sadly greed seems to win most of the time.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Apr 19
That does make a lot of sense. I know the Victorian style houses in this area either get bought up and restored for residential use or they are turned into businesses. I am now thinking that these houses lay in the way of a business park that is proposed, which I think is also ridiculous as there are plenty of those already!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Apr 19
@teenal I agree. Greed over powers most peoples sense of historical preservation or of decency period.
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@snowy22315 (208913)
• United States
4 Apr 19
it depends on the condition of the older home. Some are not really worth preserving and some are.
@snowy22315 (208913)
• United States
4 Apr 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum They had their time in the sun.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Apr 19
@snowy22315 I guess we'll agree to disagree. Dont' get me wrong, I understand the logistics of it, and that some people think it an eyesore, but I don't see it that way. I think they should be allowed to go to ground naturally, let them finish out their story, their usefulness. However, I am especially against it when it's for another business park or something like it.
I heard them talking about a business park they wanted to build in the village not too far from where I live. There are so many people against it for traffic congestion reasons. I should pay more attention the next time I hear them talking about it. I think those houses might be where they are going to build the business park.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Apr 19
I guess I just think that all houses should be given a chance. All houses of that era anyway,
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@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
3 Apr 19
Sadly, some buildings get to a state where they're beyond renovation or repair. It becomes more cost effective to tear them down. However, if they're purely being erased from the neighbourhood for the sake of a church, I think that's sad.
The Methodist chapel my Mumma attends, in the village of my childhood, was built in the late 1880s and needs to be knocked down and rebuilt as it isn't fit for purpose, and nor can issues with the building structure itself be rectified. It's causing great consternation amongst the population.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
3 Apr 19
I do not think that a church, shopping center or even gas station should be the reason that an old structure is torn down. I'd feel better about it if it was a hospital, but then there are plenty of those in the area already.
I'm also thinking of the landscape as well. The are they intend to build it on is one that I like to look at as we go by. It's a steep hill and I always like to imagine what's beyond it. It will be an eyesore for my aunt who lives nearly across the street.
That is sad about your mother's church. Can any of the building materials be re-used in a newly built church? Would that pacify some?
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
2 Apr 19
I'm not even sure of the condition of them as I haven't seen them. When they build the church, they are probably going to have to destroy a lot of the trees around which is a pity. I'm not sure why they are building there anyway as it's a very highly trafficked area. I mean, yeah, I get that's why, but at the same time it's just gong to cause a lot more problems.
It's nearly across from my aunts, it's hard to get in and out of her road as is.
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