Comment 92760

By Norb (registered) | Posted September 29, 2013 at 12:03:57

It is funny how cities in Europe, such as Dresden have been restoring their architecture; such as the Frauenkirche, an old German church bombed into dust and virtual oblivion during World War 2. They have spent meticulous years and money to completely restore the church to its former beauty because they see the value in cultural icons, beaautiful and historically significant architecture that embodies the historical significance of a culture. Many places do the same as they see and want to preserve the connection to their past which gives them direction in their future visions. Without it we have no visual history, where we came from, what we strived for and what was accomplished. Without that we have no roots and without roots there is no vision that can drive our future. Today we have lost our historical connections to money and profit. This is embodied in the destruction of historically significant buildings, destroyed to make way for profit making souless modern structures and higher property taxes. To save a facade for the sake of historical posterity is at best a lame and cynical attempt to appease the public without any real merit. It is a pale excuse for the preservation of truly beautiful and meaningful architecture. We have nothing to offer tourists in this city as all of our historical buildings are disappearing...who would want to come to Hamilton to see concrete and steel? There is no vision in this city, certainly not from the current city council sitting in chambers. It is a sad commentary on what our city is and is becoming!

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