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Historic Preservation and Conservation

1979

Renaissance revival; city planning; community interests; downtown; historic buildings; land use; poor planning; public architecture; public spaces; reused land; urban development

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Farewell To The Bucklin Bldg., Chester Smolski Aug 1979

Farewell To The Bucklin Bldg., Chester Smolski

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"How does one write an obituary for a building? Does one concentrate on its architecture and long history, or does one single out the actors and forces which killed it? The current razing of the Bucklin Building can only bring sadness to the heart and the need to express, in a few, final words, a tribute to a fine and familiar structure."