1: Do these two photos look like they go together?
2: Is a reconstruction of a building, preservation?
3: How do you differentiate old, and historic?
4: What is the most historic place in your neighborhood?
5: If you had a choice between living in 100 year old home, or a new home, which would you live in?
My Answers:
1: Do these two photos look like they go together? Sadly the sign refers to that construction site.
2: Is a reconstruction of a building, preservation? Not really.
3: How do you differentiate old, and historic? Many buildings are old and nothing important ever happened there to make them historic.
4: What is the most historic place in your neighborhood? The parking lot out front. Lord Fairfax had a house there 200 years ago, George Washington had dinner there a week before he died, right out front where the parking lot is.
5: If you had a choice between living in 100 year old home, or a new home, which would you live in? New home. I have mostly owned new homes.
Please share your answers in the comments.
#5; living in a 100 year old home would depend very much on the condition of the old home, whether the plumbing and electricity wiring is up to standard for example, but I do like old homes, they have character and memories.
ReplyDeleteI worked in a couple of 100+ year old offices over the years.
DeleteDo these two photos look like they go together? Hummmmmm...two sides of a coin....
ReplyDeleteIs a reconstruction of a building, preservation? Depends on just how much of the building is getting reconstruction. If it loses its look and is unrecognizable then what's the purpose?
How do you differentiate old, and historic? Historic for me was who and what may have happened in that place. Old is just long standing. But just because it's old, does it need to go?
What is the most historic place in your neighborhood? Main Street in Mechanicsburg dates back to the mid 1800's. Most of original main street is still the same buildings. It's a quant street.
If you had a choice between living in 100-year-old home, or a new home, which would you live in? 100-year-old home. So much more character and beautiful elements to them.
There are a lot of pretty old towns to explore in PA.
Delete1. What nonsense.
ReplyDelete2. I think demolition is the word I would use.
3. A good question, which means I don't have an answer. I know it when I see it.
4. Perhaps the Boer War Memorial statue.
5. A restored and modernised 100 year old home might be very nice but I tend towards modern.
The older office buildings, lacked updates on mechanical systems making them a but quirky.
Delete1: Do these two photos look like they go together? I don't see much being saved in that second photo.
ReplyDelete2: Is a reconstruction of a building, preservation? If it's reconstructed to it's original design with the use of original materials.
3: How do you differentiate old, and historic? Old is just old. Historic has a sense of actual history to it; something occurred there that is important to the location or town,.
4: What is the most historic place in your neighborhood? Well, the town itself is the oldest inland city in South Carolina, founded in 1789; we have several Revolutionary sites, and some fabulous pre- and post-Civil War mansions. My office is in a building from 1850.
5: If you had a choice between living in 100 year old home, or a new home, which would you live in? A 100 year old house, because of character and quirks, though you'd have to be aware that sometimes quirks cost some coins to fix!
The ground floor of the old warehouse above, ended up about three feet below street level of the new development around it. I am hoping they rebuild it out of the bricks from the original building.
DeleteMy city has grown from 14,000 in 1966 to 150,000+ now so many historical places are gone and have been replaced by new places. We do have an historic district where homes and buildings are preserved. I wouldn't want to live in an old home, tho, as it is very costly to keep up. I live in a subdivision home built on property that was once farmland.
ReplyDeleteI watched Orlando grow like that
DeleteDo these two photos look like they go together? I’d have to see more. It’s possible.
ReplyDelete2: Is a reconstruction of a building, preservation? Sometimes it’s the only choice.
3: How do you differentiate old, and historic? Other people are old. I’m historic.
4: What is the most historic place in your neighborhood? The Roman baths, etc., around the corner.
5: If you had a choice between living in 100 year old home, or a new home, which would you live in? Either for different reasons.
You are very historic
Delete1: Do these two photos look like they go together? I thought they did at first.
ReplyDelete2: Is a reconstruction of a building, preservation? I don't think so.
3: How do you differentiate old, and historic? Old in Phoenix is built around 1940, historic is where something important happened.
4: What is the most historic place in your neighborhood? I think it might be the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, it dates back to 1929.
5: If you had a choice between living in 100 year old home, or a new home, which would you live in? Wow, good question. If the 100 year old home had been carefully maintained, I might choose it.
That is a great hotel
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