tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916225008860434151.post4761982416687514389..comments2023-10-27T06:45:02.642-04:00Comments on Roman Blazic Words and Pictures: Fishtown: Razing a ChurchRoman Blazic Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00563047634124221882noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916225008860434151.post-35804119318975101912015-03-06T18:21:40.660-05:002015-03-06T18:21:40.660-05:00Thanks for your comment. Now I won't be the on...Thanks for your comment. Now I won't be the only person that Fishtown screams at. <br />I like your web site.Roman Blazic Words and Pictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563047634124221882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916225008860434151.post-55661749969228981532015-03-05T22:54:29.807-05:002015-03-05T22:54:29.807-05:00An increase in property value, but a decrease in e...An increase in property value, but a decrease in enduring quality. "These older buildings need allot of work, work that takes time and effort. What do you expect for $400-800,000?" However, the one "good thing" about these new buildings is that "they will never need to be repaired…" Why? In almost every specimen of these expensive, new buildings, a complete and likely comprehensive overhaul of its material surfaces will be required every few decades (that’s a generous projection). These designs and the associated materials are not meant to age, and are not repairable, they are only replaceable. So that most of these people are paying top price for something that has no enduring and/or renewable quality. Almost every piece of building fabric being put up in Kensington and the Northern Liberties, with a few exceptions, will within my lifetime be put into a dumpster. Maybe these materials are "recyclable"--but will they actually be recycled? The answer is probably no. The new urbanite worships smaller spaces, urban life, and everything "green," yet not a soul makes a peep, as one after another of the neighborhood's attractive, character-defining, interesting, and, most importantly, renewable buildings are demolished as quickly as possible and thrown away, often after up to 200 years of use. If the second half of the twentieth century has proved one thing, it’s that HOMOGENY is perhaps one of the most profitable endeavors. Oscar Beiserthttp://www.curatorofshit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916225008860434151.post-88665390189025998942015-03-01T18:47:15.994-05:002015-03-01T18:47:15.994-05:00Upsetting the apple cart again. No one wants to he...Upsetting the apple cart again. No one wants to hear this because they would have to re-evaluate the fact that they are not proactive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com