Winnipeg To Demolish A Historic Building

Winnipeg wants to demolish a historic building. Lisa Rochon calls it the "height of stupidity."

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August 16, 2001, 4:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Every once in a while, a story of urban folly comes along that eclipses all others, that takes hold of commonsense wisdom about how to grow good, livable cities and stamps it out. The proposed demolition of the historic Eaton's in downtown Winnipeg, and its replacement by a hockey arena, is one of those rare decisions so bizarre as to warrant a special ribbon for colossal miscalculation."

Thanks to Scott Hong

FULL STORY: The height of stupidity

Wednesday, August 15, 2001 in The Globe

History / Preservation United States

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