Erie Malleable Iron · May 29, 03:39 AM

DEMOLISHED

Its hard to believe this patchwork of foundry buildings that “dominated West 12th Street” for 126 years is gone. Shouldn’t we be looking a generation ahead, as did our great-grandparents? Is it morally valid (or fiscally responsible) to keep demolishing viable historic structures? Do buildings, fifty years or older, deserve a public concensus before demolition permits are issued? When we own a part of the public realm, do we have a duty to be good stewards of that which we have “inherited?”

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