tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post8792438775900417245..comments2023-07-25T02:39:44.615-07:00Comments on Bill Tieleman: Vancouver Demolishes Its Past - A City Losing Part of Its Past, Unsure About its FutureBill Tielemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304971610140279157noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-3592403482907858092014-01-02T18:57:06.360-08:002014-01-02T18:57:06.360-08:00'Highest and best use' has for many years ...'Highest and best use' has for many years been trumping heritage all over this city. Many residents already regret it, and I suspect many more will come to regret it. What I find hard to stomach is that we are wiping away our built heritage not to provide decent, affordable, equitable housing options for a broad range of our fellow citizens, but rather to fatten the bank accounts of developers — who also happen to be the largest contributors to the major municipal parties. The condos-above-retail model that will likely replace the Hollywood is a form of housing unsuitable for families, and in this city unaffordable for many. And yet we plow merrily onward. "Greenest City" or "Greediest City"?<br /><br />Thanks for the post and the photographs, Bill. I'm not sure what the state of heritage is in Joyce's Dublin these days, but you can be sure that Dublin wouldn't be Dublin if the city had periodically scraped itself clean to satisfy a narrow conception of profit.Lachlan Murraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-30495642907137552442013-12-30T11:41:56.609-08:002013-12-30T11:41:56.609-08:00Unfortunately what's happening is not exclusiv...Unfortunately what's happening is not exclusive to Vancouver. In fact, because of ongoing imperialism (under the name of globalization and capitalism) it's much worse in other parts of the world. Not only neighbourhoods but whole nations (economies and cultures) are being demolished.jojohttps://twitter.com/__jojomojonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-54633174523853226892013-12-24T19:46:19.528-08:002013-12-24T19:46:19.528-08:00You might think about trading in or at least buffe...You might think about trading in or at least buffering your interest in politics with an interest in historical architecture. There are at least 2 organizations in Vancouver to consider. I belong to the Vancouver Historical Foundation. There is also the Vancouver Historical Society.Eleanor Gregorynoreply@blogger.com