[UC] Contrary to Historic Preservation

2004-09-02 Thread Brian Siano
is this item regarding architectural eyesores, and the proposal to designate them X-- as in, we wanna tear this fugly pile'o'stucco down. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/30/arts/design/30grad.html?ex=1251604800en=f927b2dc5b07df9cei=5090partner=rssuserland

Re: [UC] Contrary to Historic Preservation

2004-09-02 Thread Krfapt
In a message dated 9/2/2004 10:15:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/30/arts/design/30grad.html?ex=1251604800en=f927b2dc5b07df9cei=5090partner=rssuserland Interesting piece. Perhaps the key point (for those who want to skip the long, boring

Re: [UC] Contrary to Historic Preservation

2004-09-02 Thread Charles H. Buchholtz
From: Brian Siano [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 09:22:16 -0400 is this item regarding architectural eyesores, and the proposal to designate them X-- as in, we wanna tear this fugly pile'o'stucco down. Perhaps not as contrary as it seems. All of his examples of

Re: [UC] Contrary to Historic Preservation

2004-09-02 Thread Charles H. Buchholtz
From: Dubin, Elisabeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 12:06:25 -0400 I wonder how Ferguson proposes to seize private property-- a kind of Eminent Domain for the Eradication of Ugly? The government would provide a grant to developers to help defray the cost of

Re: [UC] Contrary to Historic Preservation

2004-09-02 Thread Krfapt
In a message dated 9/2/2004 12:30:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We can't let ourselves be thought of aselitist arbiters of good taste, lest we have no rebuttal when Al Krigmanposts an email.Here's an excerpt from a piece I wrote in 2000 [snip] We're in the