"Heritage" is a word that should never be taken lightly. What was dreamed of and then built now must be torn down. Happens all the time in America, where "eminent domain" trumps treasure.
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| The little suitcases say "Public Library". And, then this...  AND, then this.....  "The cost of the lot and building was $383,594.53, about $7.7 million today. The Public Library contained 60,000 volumes, with an estimated capacity of 300,000. So why this building demolished? Talks for a new library building had already begun 30 years earlier when the book collection had started to outgrow the building. Books were stacked beyond reach. Ventilation was poor, the air stuffy. The paint was peeling..... "Talks for a new library building had already begun 30 years earlier when the book collection had started to outgrow the building. Books were stacked out of reach, the 19th century ventilation system was already failing and the paint was peeling." Past vs. Present? Restore a building with unknown huge amounts of money? Or, build a new one? Do you wonder what books were stacked there? They were packed and then stored until the new library was finished. Can you imagine what aged tomes might be in those boxes? This was originally from 2021, not that long ago. But it strikes me that all that knowledge and history is gone. |
