tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11065729.post114782948436074323..comments2024-01-08T17:35:15.933-08:00Comments on Chicago 2-Flat: to save a facade...Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570623978361702328noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11065729.post-1147899941777177502006-05-17T14:05:00.000-07:002006-05-17T14:05:00.000-07:00After the ’89 quake in Santa Cruz many of the buil...After the ’89 quake in Santa Cruz many of the buildings in downtown suffered a lot of damage. There was a 2 story stone building on a corner and I watched in amazement as they secured the façade with bracing and large beams. Then a guy with a huge crane and another with an excavator completely demo-ed the inside. It was like watching a ballet of giants as they every so carefully pushed in from Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11065729.post-1147889625848402572006-05-17T11:13:00.000-07:002006-05-17T11:13:00.000-07:00i was just watching some show on HGTV (real estate...i was just watching some show on HGTV (real estate buzz, maybe?) and they did a segment on people who tear down homes in old neighborhoods to throw up mcmansions. It was tragic to see these gigantic eyesores looming over darling bungalows. I shudder to think what level of coolness those people tore down so they could have a media room.meridethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13088775088321349254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11065729.post-1147869749316116072006-05-17T05:42:00.000-07:002006-05-17T05:42:00.000-07:00If you'd believe it, there are sections of DC that...If you'd believe it, there are sections of DC that are like that too.<BR/><BR/>When I spent some time in Bavaria as an exchange student, I was (and still am) amazed that the house across the street was built in the year that Columbus "discovered" America. And, it was still used as a single family home. It doesn't make the Devil Queen with her 116 years seem all that old.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111893364147445374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11065729.post-1147838582413357352006-05-16T21:03:00.000-07:002006-05-16T21:03:00.000-07:00I lived in a building in Madrid that dated back to...I lived in a building in Madrid that dated back to the 17th century. When I lived there the original interior was still intact. About 5 yrs ago, the building was sold and the interior gutted to make condos (well, the Spanish version)....but according to law they kept the facade and (my) balcony that overlooked the cobblestone street.StuccoHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608839109697874015noreply@blogger.com