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What would you think of someone who thought it would 'improve' an ant to cut off part of it's thorax?
I don't know of many ants that could survive such treatment, and yet people do similar things to inanimate things all the time in the name of 'modernization' and 'improvement'. The sad thing is that such surgery generally does not help inanimate things any more than it does animate beings.
Case in point: The National Block Hotel shown here as it looked shortly after construction circa 1887, and as it stands today (2004).
As you can see, this was originally a 'triplet' building made of fine brick in the high victorian style, complete with mansard roof, impressive entrances and large display windows. This building was built as a hotel and a site for the Crossman and Williams State Bank by Daniel L Crossman JB Waldo and JW Waldo (q.v.) and served that purpose for many years. Today the westernmost third is a travel agency, but the outside brick has been replaced with a more modern variety on that third, and the upper story removed.
The other two thirds of the building are currently vacant, and need help.
Some perspective here may help though: If you think the way this building has been 'remuddled' looks a bit sad, at least it looks better than the Lesia mansion a block south of this location, which was razed in the 1960s to make way for a 'modern' bank building and parking lot.
What would you think of someone who thought it would 'improve' an ant to cut off part of it's thorax?
I don't know of many ants that could survive such treatment, and yet people do similar things to inanimate things all the time in the name of 'modernization' and 'improvement'. The sad thing is that such surgery generally does not help inanimate things any more than it does animate beings.
Case in point: The National Block Hotel shown here as it looked shortly after construction circa 1887, and as it stands today (2004).
As you can see, this was originally a 'triplet' building made of fine brick in the high victorian style, complete with mansard roof, impressive entrances and large display windows. This building was built as a hotel and a site for the Crossman and Williams State Bank by Daniel L Crossman JB Waldo and JW Waldo (q.v.) and served that purpose for many years. Today the westernmost third is a travel agency, but the outside brick has been replaced with a more modern variety on that third, and the upper story removed.
The other two thirds of the building are currently vacant, and need help.
Some perspective here may help though: If you think the way this building has been 'remuddled' looks a bit sad, at least it looks better than the Lesia mansion a block south of this location, which was razed in the 1960s to make way for a 'modern' bank building and parking lot.
This 'damsel in distress' desperately needs some TLC, and co-incidentally enough is in the process (as of December, 2007) of being purchased by a group experienced in architectural restoration, so there may be help for her yet. There is real potential here, however, there is also a lot of work that needs to be done to preserve and restore this diamond in the rough. Stay tuned for developments as they say!
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