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nich2475 t1_j1jkgz8 wrote

Cities are nothing without their architectural heritage, and preservation is not anti-housing as many people believe. The politics that favor the rich and prevent the building of affordable housing is directly responsible. Tearing down historical homes (specifically architecturally significant ones) does nothing for the city in the long-run except erase its cultural heritage and individuality.

We demolished lots of buildings in the 60s for “progress” only to end up regretting most of it (old penn station for example). Grand Central was even on the chopping block for a starchitect’s (I.M. Pei) new glass tower, had not Jackie Kennedy and preservationists fought to protect it.

Just saying that progress and preservation are not mutually exclusive.

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ssn156357453 t1_j1jptfe wrote

Why don’t we start destroying the single family houses in ozone park first before we start destroying historic townhouses in Greenwich village.

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Open-Abbreviations18 t1_j1l2wa3 wrote

Take a picture of it. Put a plaque of it. Then tear down the whole neighborhood.

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nich2475 t1_j1msgrm wrote

And that sir, is climate arson and simply a hyper capitalist ideal.

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