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I'm quite proud of my work here. The Mayor of Wheeling proposes to demolish a large section of the East Wheeling National Historic District. I have taken care to photograph every historic house (many pre-Civil War) in the area proposed for demolition. I have updated my blog with the pictures -- please check them out.
I'm quite proud of my work here. The Mayor of Wheeling proposes to demolish a large section of the East Wheeling National Historic District. I have taken care to photograph every historic house (many pre-Civil War) in the area proposed for demolition. I have updated my blog with the pictures -- please check them out.
Such a tragedy. Once history is destroyed it can never be brought back. In the future people will regret such sort-sightedness. if only Charleston would care about the history of WV and give a little bit of money to preserve it, instead of giving pork barrel projects in the south.
Such a tragedy. Once history is destroyed it can never be brought back. In the future people will regret such sort-sightedness. if only Charleston would care about the history of WV and give a little bit of money to preserve it, instead of giving pork barrel projects in the south.
We don't care about history? and the city of Wheeling is to blame for the soon destruction of these buildings, not the state! You should read into things before posting stupid comments!
I would venture to guess that most of those buildings are structurally deficient or just about falling down inside or rotted. Look at Baltimore, you see entire block after block of stuff like that. The insides are rotted, dead, full of crackheads or meth labs.
I dont know the situation here, but these buildings most likely will have fallen down and killed someone eventually.
I'm sure given the opportunity, someone could have stepped up and bought them, I am guessing it didnt happen...
We don't care about history? and the city of Wheeling is to blame for the soon destruction of these buildings, not the state! You should read into things before posting stupid comments!
If those buildings were 200 miles south Charleston would have declared them historical monuments and pumped them so full of cash they would be preserved for at least 1000 years. Unfortunately for Wheeling it is in Northern WV, which is a no-go area when it comes to funding. Wheeling cant afford to keep those structures because all the funding goes to the southern half of the state.
Are Charleston and the southern WV cities well preserved, Cry_havoc?
If they want to be they are. Charleston throws money around that area like a drunken sailor. Lewisburg is a good example. Of course most of the southern cities tend to use the money from the North for welfare, infrastucturem corporate handouts, bribes, or the southern/charleston politicos just steal it.
The truth is that Charleston and Southern WV aren't any more funded than any other part of WV. if you think that Southern WV is well funded, then you should probably pay it a visit sometime. The roads and schools are so bad down there, and the state is so slim on money that they hardly have enough for the priorities.
Its not the governments responsibility to declare every single building over a hundred years old a historic landmark, and then spend money to restore it. If you think that, then you might as well forget all about non-profit and private business. Charleston businesses worked hard to get the money to restore their buildings, because it wasn't a hand out from the state. The people of the East End own there houses, and responsible for the preservation of them.
I do not want to see these structures torn down, but again its not on the state or even the city to do that! I believe in capitalism and that everyone should be responsible for his or her own. Now if Wheeling has the right to tear down these structure that is up for debate, but its not their responsibility to restore them.
The truth is that Charleston and Southern WV aren't any more funded than any other part of WV. if you think that Southern WV is well funded, then you should probably pay it a visit sometime. The roads and schools are so bad down there, and the state is so slim on money that they hardly have enough for the priorities.
Its not the governments responsibility to declare every single building over a hundred years old a historic landmark, and then spend money to restore it. If you think that, then you might as well forget all about non-profit and private business. Charleston businesses worked hard to get the money to restore their buildings, because it wasn't a hand out from the state. The people of the East End own there houses, and responsible for the preservation of them.
I do not want to see these structures torn down, but again its not on the state or even the city to do that! I believe in capitalism and that everyone should be responsible for his or her own. Now if Wheeling has the right to tear down these structure that is up for debate, but its not their responsibility to restore them.
The southern part of the state has much nicer roads than Morgantown will ever have. Of course they are empty since nobody lives there. WV has more than enough money just not for the North. If Wheeling was in Southern WV their buildings would get preserved.
BTW, if you believe in capitalism you are in the wrong city.
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