When is a house historic and when is it a teardown?

[Aecetia]

I am with jp, what a shame. The interior wood used in the older places is usually beautiful if you can get the paint off it. The floors are hard wood. Yes the rooms are smaller, but there are usually ornate areas that more than make up for what you lack in square footage and cheaper to heat. Jobs is a jerk to do that.

I am sure he let it deteriorate on purpose as an excuse to tear it down. That is what was happening to the old “Dragon Cottages Colony” in La Jolla.

[UCGal]

Brian.

In your dream world all homes older than 10 years would be razed and replaced. You constantly go on about functional obsolescence.

These homes aren’t obsolete. They are out of style. Styles change. Preferences change. But the houses still function as they did when they were designed.

There are people who enjoy older homes.

Life is full of choices. You can choose to buy a newer home. But if all the old homes are razed – then those of us who like older homes are denied that choice.

Do you really think that families would move from the suburbs of the north county and east county if the older homes were knocked down and new “functionally better” homes were put in their place? No. The schools are the same. The job centers have shifted out of downtown to the outskirts… there would not be a flight from the suburbs to the central San Diego areas if you razed Mission Hills, Kensington, North/South Park, Clairemont, Linda Vista, etc.

Looking at the pictures in the article – it looks like it was once a really special mission style house. The type they are trying to make happen again in Santa Luz.

[UCGal]

Brian.

In your dream world all homes older than 10 years would be razed and replaced. You constantly go on about functional obsolescence.

These homes aren’t obsolete. They are out of style. Styles change. Preferences change. But the houses still function as they did when they were designed.

There are people who enjoy older homes.

Life is full of choices. You can choose to buy a newer home. But if all the old homes are razed – then those of us who like older homes are denied that choice.

Do you really think that families would move from the suburbs of the north county and east county if the older homes were knocked down and new “functionally better” homes were put in their place? No. The schools are the same. The job centers have shifted out of downtown to the outskirts… there would not be a flight from the suburbs to the central San Diego areas if you razed Mission Hills, Kensington, North/South Park, Clairemont, Linda Vista, etc.

Looking at the pictures in the article – it looks like it was once a really special mission style house. The type they are trying to make happen again in Santa Luz.

[UCGal]

Brian.

In your dream world all homes older than 10 years would be razed and replaced. You constantly go on about functional obsolescence.

These homes aren’t obsolete. They are out of style. Styles change. Preferences change. But the houses still function as they did when they were designed.

There are people who enjoy older homes.

Life is full of choices. You can choose to buy a newer home. But if all the old homes are razed – then those of us who like older homes are denied that choice.

Do you really think that families would move from the suburbs of the north county and east county if the older homes were knocked down and new “functionally better” homes were put in their place? No. The schools are the same. The job centers have shifted out of downtown to the outskirts… there would not be a flight from the suburbs to the central San Diego areas if you razed Mission Hills, Kensington, North/South Park, Clairemont, Linda Vista, etc.

Looking at the pictures in the article – it looks like it was once a really special mission style house. The type they are trying to make happen again in Santa Luz.

[UCGal]

Brian.

In your dream world all homes older than 10 years would be razed and replaced. You constantly go on about functional obsolescence.

These homes aren’t obsolete. They are out of style. Styles change. Preferences change. But the houses still function as they did when they were designed.

There are people who enjoy older homes.

Life is full of choices. You can choose to buy a newer home. But if all the old homes are razed – then those of us who like older homes are denied that choice.

Do you really think that families would move from the suburbs of the north county and east county if the older homes were knocked down and new “functionally better” homes were put in their place? No. The schools are the same. The job centers have shifted out of downtown to the outskirts… there would not be a flight from the suburbs to the central San Diego areas if you razed Mission Hills, Kensington, North/South Park, Clairemont, Linda Vista, etc.

Looking at the pictures in the article – it looks like it was once a really special mission style house. The type they are trying to make happen again in Santa Luz.

[UCGal]

Brian.

In your dream world all homes older than 10 years would be razed and replaced. You constantly go on about functional obsolescence.

These homes aren’t obsolete. They are out of style. Styles change. Preferences change. But the houses still function as they did when they were designed.

There are people who enjoy older homes.

Life is full of choices. You can choose to buy a newer home. But if all the old homes are razed – then those of us who like older homes are denied that choice.

Do you really think that families would move from the suburbs of the north county and east county if the older homes were knocked down and new “functionally better” homes were put in their place? No. The schools are the same. The job centers have shifted out of downtown to the outskirts… there would not be a flight from the suburbs to the central San Diego areas if you razed Mission Hills, Kensington, North/South Park, Clairemont, Linda Vista, etc.

Looking at the pictures in the article – it looks like it was once a really special mission style house. The type they are trying to make happen again in Santa Luz.

[briansd1]

UCGal, I’m not saying that we should raze the old houses. People are free to live in their old houses for as long as they want.

But I hate the building restrictions that are designed to keep neighborhoods uniform and frozen in time.

If I owned a big lot in the city, I might like to build 2 large houses on it, maybe on a slope to the lot lines. Why not?

If I had a corner lot, maybe I want a new garage and guest house built to the lot line. Why not?

They they can build houses on 5000sf lots in the suburbs, why couldn’t we tear down 1 house and put 3 houses on a 15,000 lot in the city?

If you could buy a big lot, split it and build two large houses and sell one, you could cost effectively have your big suburban house without moving to the suburbs. Neighborhoods would evolve organically rather than stay frozen in time. Schools would likewise get rebuilt as the population changes.

[briansd1]

UCGal, I’m not saying that we should raze the old houses. People are free to live in their old houses for as long as they want.

But I hate the building restrictions that are designed to keep neighborhoods uniform and frozen in time.

If I owned a big lot in the city, I might like to build 2 large houses on it, maybe on a slope to the lot lines. Why not?

If I had a corner lot, maybe I want a new garage and guest house built to the lot line. Why not?

They they can build houses on 5000sf lots in the suburbs, why couldn’t we tear down 1 house and put 3 houses on a 15,000 lot in the city?

If you could buy a big lot, split it and build two large houses and sell one, you could cost effectively have your big suburban house without moving to the suburbs. Neighborhoods would evolve organically rather than stay frozen in time. Schools would likewise get rebuilt as the population changes.

[briansd1]

UCGal, I’m not saying that we should raze the old houses. People are free to live in their old houses for as long as they want.

But I hate the building restrictions that are designed to keep neighborhoods uniform and frozen in time.

If I owned a big lot in the city, I might like to build 2 large houses on it, maybe on a slope to the lot lines. Why not?

If I had a corner lot, maybe I want a new garage and guest house built to the lot line. Why not?

They they can build houses on 5000sf lots in the suburbs, why couldn’t we tear down 1 house and put 3 houses on a 15,000 lot in the city?

If you could buy a big lot, split it and build two large houses and sell one, you could cost effectively have your big suburban house without moving to the suburbs. Neighborhoods would evolve organically rather than stay frozen in time. Schools would likewise get rebuilt as the population changes.

[briansd1]

UCGal, I’m not saying that we should raze the old houses. People are free to live in their old houses for as long as they want.

But I hate the building restrictions that are designed to keep neighborhoods uniform and frozen in time.

If I owned a big lot in the city, I might like to build 2 large houses on it, maybe on a slope to the lot lines. Why not?

If I had a corner lot, maybe I want a new garage and guest house built to the lot line. Why not?

They they can build houses on 5000sf lots in the suburbs, why couldn’t we tear down 1 house and put 3 houses on a 15,000 lot in the city?

If you could buy a big lot, split it and build two large houses and sell one, you could cost effectively have your big suburban house without moving to the suburbs. Neighborhoods would evolve organically rather than stay frozen in time. Schools would likewise get rebuilt as the population changes.

[briansd1]

UCGal, I’m not saying that we should raze the old houses. People are free to live in their old houses for as long as they want.

But I hate the building restrictions that are designed to keep neighborhoods uniform and frozen in time.

If I owned a big lot in the city, I might like to build 2 large houses on it, maybe on a slope to the lot lines. Why not?

If I had a corner lot, maybe I want a new garage and guest house built to the lot line. Why not?

They they can build houses on 5000sf lots in the suburbs, why couldn’t we tear down 1 house and put 3 houses on a 15,000 lot in the city?

If you could buy a big lot, split it and build two large houses and sell one, you could cost effectively have your big suburban house without moving to the suburbs. Neighborhoods would evolve organically rather than stay frozen in time. Schools would likewise get rebuilt as the population changes.

[jpinpb]

I think some of those older houses made w/hardwood are very precious. It would be cost prohibitive to build them in these times. It just kills me when people let them go. I’ll give you the crap shacks from the 50’s to 80’s. Tear them down. But those older homes should be preserved.

[jpinpb]

I think some of those older houses made w/hardwood are very precious. It would be cost prohibitive to build them in these times. It just kills me when people let them go. I’ll give you the crap shacks from the 50’s to 80’s. Tear them down. But those older homes should be preserved.

[jpinpb]

I think some of those older houses made w/hardwood are very precious. It would be cost prohibitive to build them in these times. It just kills me when people let them go. I’ll give you the crap shacks from the 50’s to 80’s. Tear them down. But those older homes should be preserved.

[jpinpb]

I think some of those older houses made w/hardwood are very precious. It would be cost prohibitive to build them in these times. It just kills me when people let them go. I’ll give you the crap shacks from the 50’s to 80’s. Tear them down. But those older homes should be preserved.

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