Re: The Packard Plant in the news

Posted by ScottG On 2010/7/10 23:52:17

This might be a bit off topic, but would someone explain to me why we in America continue to treat anything old as anathema? As I look at Big Kev's picture, I can't help but notice the "1907" and wonder why a building less than 110 years old could be simply "discarded" as this this one has? I realize this is no church, government building or other structure steeped in cultural meaning, but it's certainly a well built facility that should be adaptable for some positive use (or failing that, "moth-balled" until a use could be identified). I'm not naive -I live in Cleveland where similar sites are prevalent- but I have never understood why our nation so easily and so often disregards our own history and traditions.

Maybe one of our European friends who frequent this site can chime in on this. They in Europe manage to preserve a fair number of useful structures that are far older than a crummy 103 years.