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Unread 11-16-2010, 09:33 AM
 
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Default Residents: Save wacky, crumbling building on Moreland Avenue that used to be a bank

From Creative Loafing (Residents: Save beautiful, slowly fading former bank on Moreland Avenue | Atlanta News & Opinion Blog | Fresh Loaf | Creative Loafing Atlanta)
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Chances are you've driven down Moreland Avenue — perhaps on your way to Southern Comfort — and never noticed what once was C&S Bank.

Located approximately half a mile south of East Atlanta Village, the circular building built in the mid-1960s has fallen into disrepair and overgrown with kudzu.

Local architecture advocates weary of watching another historic structure disappear — and nearby neighborhood residents who don't want to lose a quirky landmark — hope the remarkable building can be rehabbed and saved. They've taken the cause to Facebook[/url] and are urging other supporters to spread the word.

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Unread 11-16-2010, 09:44 AM
 
Location: Arlington, Va
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I've wondered about that place for a while. I thought it was some sort of old fuel storage/gas station sort of thing.

Save it, and then what?

It would cost a fortune to restore and what sort of use would it be put to afterward? Considering that that part of town is still a bit shaky, I just don't know if it's feasible right now.
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Unread 11-16-2010, 12:45 PM
 
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Exactly, it is an ugly building that is going to take a fortune to restore, has limited use, and is threatened by demolition, and its for sale for $750K? What are these people smoking?
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Unread 11-16-2010, 12:56 PM
 
Location: ITP - City of Atlanta Proper
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I'm really confused, what exactly are they trying to save:



I've seen burnt out cars in empty lots that were in better shape than that rusting hulk of a building. I'm all for preserving architecture and such, but it seems this building passed the point of saving it about 30 years ago.
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Unread 11-16-2010, 01:09 PM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Agreed waronxmas. They look like a bunch of double wide trailers. The Hagia Sophia this building is not. It already looks half fallen anyway.
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Unread 11-16-2010, 01:10 PM
 
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Exactly, it is an ugly building that is going to take a fortune to restore, has limited use, and is threatened by demolition, and its for sale for $750K? What are these people smoking?
lol
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Unread 11-16-2010, 01:20 PM
 
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Save it, and then what?

It would cost a fortune to restore and what sort of use would it be put to afterward? Considering that that part of town is still a bit shaky, I just don't know if it's feasible right now.
It's just a big metal tree for some local preservationists to hug. They don't care that it'd cost millions to restore it, and that it'd serve no practical use- they'd pay for it with public money- your tax dollars and mine- so it wouldn't cost them a dime......
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Unread 11-16-2010, 03:23 PM
 
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They might as well tear down what's left and build a replica. I don't see how they could claim to have saved the building without basically rebuilding it.
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Unread 11-16-2010, 03:44 PM
 
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It might be interesting to preserve some of the structural members and create some sort of sculpture garden or playground piece that would evoke the 60s. However, it's so dilapidated that a complete reconstruction seems unfeasible.
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