I’m all for saving old buildings and making sure they are kept in the hands of people who appreciate them.[/quote]
I’m for saving some old building too, for example those nice bank buildings downtown.
But I’m not for saving old wood cottages. If people want to build on their land, they should be allowed to develop their land.
You can easily replicate an old wood cottage. Nobody in his right mind would do so because of the economic costs.
We end up with run down areas like OB and North Park because of building restriction.[/quote]
Actually, Brian, what destroyed North Park neighborhoods was LACK of building restrictions. During the 70’s many SFRs were torn down and replaced by apartment complexes. Ugly ones. Most of them eyesores. In the 1920’s, there was more emphasis on creating houses/structures that were aesthetically pleasing. Nowadays, not so much.
