05-20-2015, 01:07 PM
(05-20-2015, 12:24 PM)TMKM94 Wrote: I feel like I'm being treated like an idiot for thinking this building was beautiful (obviously not the main floor facade) and had huge potential and could have at least been partially saved so I will just keep my opinion to myself from now on, sorry for sharing my opinion.
There are a number of folks around here who have a very narrow view of what has heritage worth, and can not accept that there is a huge amount of subjectivity to what is beautiful or aesthetically pleasing. I don't think there's anyone who would not acknowledge at least some things as having heritage value, so I won't say that.
For what it's worth, I agree with you that many demolitions are permitted which should be considered much more carefully than they are. Once a building is demolished, we have lost that potential value forever, and in many cases it can not be replicated. I'm not sure that I agree with you in this case, but I'm no expert. I think it's very possible that you're right about what happened.