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W A L L R E S C U E
Washington D.C.Monday, October 25, 2004
Preservation isn't always an easy endeavor, especially if you're trying to save several multiple-story facades. Looking at this complex latticework of steel beams and such, one can only wonder if there's an easier, cheaper way to keep the wall from falling. Good Lord, how much is all this extra effort costing the construction project?
This unfolding construction scene reminds me of the USS Constitution in Boston, Massachusetts. Why? Well, the sailing ship looks quite antiquated. However, less than 5% of the ship is original. Looking at this project, its marketing arm proclaims "10 Stories of Office and Retail Historic Renovation." When the dust has all settled from the construction and the tenants start moving into their new digs (309,545 sq ft), historically, only a minute fraction of a single percentage of the building will be historical.
Regardless, I'll give them credit, at least they didn't raze the entire building. It certainly would have been much easier, looking at the great care they've expended in ensuring that at least a small part of the historical building lives on.
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