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Originally Posted by Empire
I have heard numerous times how certain heritage buildings are unable to be saved or how it would be all but impossible to rebuild a lost building. Perhaps we could take example from Dresden, Germany?
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European cities are a good example. Halifax is not the same as a European city but some reconstruction could happen. I think people have not realized how beautiful it used to be (in say 1860 or 1920), how it was ruined somewhat, and how it could be recovered. My impression is that downtown Halifax was for a while (1950-2000) thought of as a utilitarian business/commercial area (a kind of high density Bayers Lake) and that beauty in public spaces, including the buildings, wasn't thought of much as an amenity in the same way that say a park or a public pool might be an amenity. But it is.
Some places like Quebec City do have this attitude and there was deliberate public investment in making places look good as well as enhancing and preserving history.
The current situation downtown is not bad but it could be better. I believe that if this were just rebalanced a bit more so there were 1-2 good restorations at any given time plus a well thought out reconstruction every decade or two the results would build up a lot over time. Also the same attitude should be applied around the peninsula.
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