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Originally Posted by Ustwo
I'm a big history buff, but sometimes its best to tear down the old to make way for the new.
Old homes are great to look at, give you a feel for the time, but I want central air, proper insulation and wiring, and wide open spaces over the tiny rooms of old.
While there is nothing more I like then visiting old ruins, and I know I have a much better sense of history than most, but I don't think property owners should be forced to keep any structure that doesn't have deep historical significance.
At the time those homes were built they were nothing special, and in 60 years their will most likely be a group trying to save the McMansions.
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It was good that I read this before posting the exact same thing myself. In my community recently, a coalition of busybodies decided to dictate to a homeowner (whom I don't even know) that he couldn't tear down his "cottage." Never mind that it was termite-infested, with shot wiring and plumbing.
My solution: Take a frigging picture of it for historical purposes, then clean it up. If someone is sufficiently motivated to BUY a scraper from the owner, that's different. It never happens, though--it's always a bunch of people who want to enforce their idea of right and wrong on everyone else. They almost never volunteer any of their OWN money, either, although they want to make decisions that can cost millions to the owner of the property.
This is not an attack on you, ngdawg, and I think, properly handled, that your attitude is a great one. I just had to vent a little adrenaline from this situation, and from one I experienced personally.