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Originally Posted by hollistreet
That's the attitude! Do you not think it could make a nice facade for a new building, thus perserving the look of our built heritage?
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Unfortunately this sentiment is pretty much what caused the current situation. Back in 1994 council said "oh, it could make a nice facade for a new building one day" and forked over money to prop it up in the meantime. 17 years later it is unchanged aside from having continued to deteriorate.
I disagree that the facade is better than the Vic apartments, which look pretty good and, most importantly, have people living in them and space for shops that will be useful to people in the area. At best the NFB facade is a kind of curiosity. At worst it ties up valuable land and gives visitors and residents the impression that Halifax is akin to a dying industrial city or maybe London circa 1945. It does not contribute to the vibrancy of the downtown.
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