tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371057245307283394.post8035361358372239362..comments2024-03-19T02:12:25.836-04:00Comments on Old Florida: The State of PreservationRick Kilbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515464705852515607noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371057245307283394.post-56438392620897117992012-10-26T05:51:20.654-04:002012-10-26T05:51:20.654-04:00That building was on Colonial Drive in Orlando. No...That building was on Colonial Drive in Orlando. Not sure what it was originally but by now I'm sure it is rubble.Rick Kilbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515464705852515607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371057245307283394.post-91419820334513776302012-10-25T20:06:51.521-04:002012-10-25T20:06:51.521-04:00I forgot to ask, what is the building in the first...I forgot to ask, what is the building in the first picture in this post? It looks like an old 70s era hotel. <br />On your thoughts about the O-rena, I am always perplexed when I see these things happen. Cities work so hard and spend soo much money to build civic spaces only to denounce them some 10-20 years later as outmoded and small. Then I see a building like the Tampa Bay Hotel (University of Tampa) built in 1889 by Henry Plant (who also built the Belleview Biltmore around the same time). By 1920, the grand hotel was out of fashion and falling into disrepair. The building was graciously bought by the City of Tampa shortly after that and by the 1930s there was a huge push by local citizens to spruce up and preserve the building. This building wasn't even 50 years old yet, which is the measure we use today to deem a building "historic". It is such a stark comparison to how we look at buildings today. Tampaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929983444139176307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371057245307283394.post-58486931134654594362012-08-28T22:45:14.041-04:002012-08-28T22:45:14.041-04:00Great post! Sometimes the smallest little buildin...Great post! Sometimes the smallest little buildings can create a lot of joy!Tampaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929983444139176307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371057245307283394.post-83026681533199469512012-08-26T21:26:45.588-04:002012-08-26T21:26:45.588-04:00I'm with you, I love my little 1952 bungalow a...I'm with you, I love my little 1952 bungalow and wouldn't trade it. I get so sad when any of the houses in my neighborhood are plowed down to build something new (and more often than not simply awful). I need to head back to the Strawn packing house.. The first time I went was on a fluke when my now-husband was visiting for the first time and I was taking him to DeLeon Springs. We have always held it as a special place. In fact, I have two of the original Bob White Citrus packing crate labels and he has a tattoo of the quail. Octohawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708336578067787571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371057245307283394.post-21823828437189047012012-08-26T11:53:33.969-04:002012-08-26T11:53:33.969-04:00Great entry. Unfortunately, the demolition trend w...Great entry. Unfortunately, the demolition trend will continue as the recovery from the recession continues. You're right, it stings when historical properties with life still in them are torn down for questionable purposes. That's why it's important to draw attention to their plights in hopes their demolitions will encourage preservation in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371057245307283394.post-40085601623094138862012-08-25T20:01:34.158-04:002012-08-25T20:01:34.158-04:00My aunt & uncle's old wooden two-story hou...My aunt & uncle's old wooden two-story house at 521 Revere--just a short hop from Lake Dot and where my mom and dad and I lived in 1957 as our new home was being built west of town--was lost to the O-rena; now the O-rena is lost too!<br /><br />What you wrote here really resonated with me: "I wondered what makes a building historic. Is it memories? Is it the people that lived there before? Is it architecture? To me all of those properties meet those criteria. While I know it is impractical to preserve every old building, it seems that a bit of a place's soul is diminished when it's past is disrespected. New residents don't invest emotionally when they move into a place without roots or a solid connection to the place's past. It's like building on a shaky foundation."<br /><br />Thanks for the update of what goes on in my old home town.A Word Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04945717356576119953noreply@blogger.com