03-22-2015, 01:47 AM
(03-21-2015, 11:05 PM)BuildingScout Wrote: What do we gain by unnecessarily antagonizing developers to protect ugly structures? Again the heritage committee needs to re-examine it's "protect every odd wart in the city" approach, and focus on things that truly deserve protection.
What we gain is the preservation of some buildings that were normal or fashionable in the era that they were built, but are so far out of the realm of normal now that they are maybe even ugly. If changing tastes can take a building from normal to ugly, they can also take it to interesting. Myself, I prefer an interesting city.