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This is the only real takeaway of the article. “I don’t like this because it’s new to me, therefore it’s universally bad.” I live in Boston and there was a sim
by achileas 3y ago
This is the only real takeaway of the article. “I don’t like this because it’s new to me, therefore it’s universally bad.”
I live in Boston and there was a similar freakout about the gas lamps in Beacon Hill being replaced by LEDs. Not a single person I talked to about it knew that the gas lamps were only added to the neighborhood in the late 70s to make it look more quaint and historic.
- esafak 3y agoSo they were added to suit the character of the neighborhood? That is a great selection criterion.
- renewiltord 3y agoIn SF, the most recent two controversies were over historic seating being removed from a Castro theatre and historic rusted iron protective chains being replaced by the waterfront. Age of said seating? 20 y. Age of chains? 30 y. It's not that I have a problem with this. It's just that I personally don't want to be considered historic in my mid 30s.
- elevatedastalt 3y agoHow are things ever supposed to become historic if people aren't allowed to fight to keep them around when they are only 20 or 30 years old?
- renewiltord 3y agoTo be honest, I don't think seats and rusted iron railings should be things we strive to just retain so that they can be considered historic. Though I do like the idea of forcing everyone to keep their iPhone 13 for the next 20 years so that it can become old enough to be historic.
- lttlrck 3y agoOn the other hand, that they didn't know they were added "just" 40 years ago suggests that the decision to install them was a very good one? Not that I support gas street lighting, but there is a distinct lack of genuinely quaint and historic districts in US cities.