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Old 07-24-2011, 09:43 PM
 
Location: Durham, NC
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The will of the populace trumps the owners rights? It is their house or building.
In some cases, yes. Property rights do not give an owner the absolute right to do anything they want; ask anyone who lives in a neighborhood with an HOA. Owning a house or building comes with responsibility to maintain it. Would you feel the same way if the owner of the house next to yours abandoned it then let it rot? I doubt it.

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Old 07-25-2011, 01:05 PM
 
Location: Raleigh NC
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So what "rich history" does a building that has been vacant for 50 years have? And speaking of more "rich history" of some of these buildings, the Fabius Briggs house:

"The 1970s proved to be a rough time for the house and its appendage. The Brite Spot restaurant became an aptly named strip club bearing the same name. The house, virtually abandoned at this time, naturally became a place for patrons of the strip club to get “privacy”. The house had become a den of iniquity, and would remain so for some years to come. When the city cracked down on strip clubs in the late 1970s The Brite Spot closed"

Yep. sounds like some real great history there

I have no problems preserving these relics however if it's so important to the very fabric that makes up Raleigh why has none of it's residents stepped up to save these places?
Wish I could save this house just to see the fancy brass Historical Building plaque saying "In the 1970s, this building became a Den of Iniquity…" Love it!

A phrase not used nearly enough these days
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Old 07-25-2011, 08:51 PM
 
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In some cases, yes. Property rights do not give an owner the absolute right to do anything they want; ask anyone who lives in a neighborhood with an HOA. Owning a house or building comes with responsibility to maintain it. Would you feel the same way if the owner of the house next to yours abandoned it then let it rot? I doubt it.
Sure HOAs, but people buy into them knowing that they have rules to follow and sign away their rights. This thread was about historical properties (or pseudo historical).
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Old 08-04-2011, 07:02 AM
 
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Here is a video of the Brewery being demolished, link from the N&O 8/3.
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Old 08-04-2011, 12:16 PM
 
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It may have already been said, but if these properties were so "historic" why hasn't anyone come up with the money to save/restore them over the last 20 years? If you want to save these kinds of places put your money where your mouth is.
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Old 08-04-2011, 03:39 PM
 
Location: My House
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The Brewery pics I've seen just make me sad.

Such a history over there.

Anyone who never went there, who doesn't remember the history of the building being all snarky about it deserves a smack upside the head.

Think, people. Some of us have ties to these places, and many didn't even know they were gonna be demolished until right before it was announced.

Or after, in some cases.

Have a heart.
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Old 08-04-2011, 04:25 PM
 
Location: Wake County, NC
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Hillsborough St. won't be the same without the Brewery.
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Old 08-06-2011, 10:06 AM
 
Location: My House
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Hillsborough St. won't be the same without the Brewery.
Agreed.
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Old 08-06-2011, 10:17 AM
 
Location: Morrisville
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Here is a video of the Brewery being demolished, link from the N&O 8/3.
It WAS heartwarming to see all of 8 people come down to watch the Brewery be demolished.

Hillsborough Street will be the same. Just cause the building came down doesn't mean the memories are gone. I bet more of you will now tell tales to your friends and family that begins "oh man...there was this place that used to be here called The Brewery".

If it was still there could you say the same thing?
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Old 08-07-2011, 09:16 AM
 
Location: Morrisville, NC
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If the Stanhope developers were smart, they would figure a way to lease some space to the Brewery people in a part of their retail area.
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