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A cautionary tale: In Franklin Park, NJ, a historic tavern was, uh, accidentally torn down. How? The Asbury Park Press reports, the building's owner "put the wrong address on the application to demolish the structure, leading to an approval by a zoning official." The building, formerly a Dutch farm, had been on the Route 27 property since the Revolutionary War, and the township explained since the address was incorrect, the historic commission didn't know about the permit approval. The building's former owner John Allegro lamented to the APP that when he needed to change anything with the building, "It took months and there were a lot of hearings...I guess the face of the town is changing and that's understandable. But I'm not happy with the way this all went down. What is the sense of having a Historic Commission? This place had Queen Anne construction, a vaulted tin ceiling and timbers that were 300 years old. It was a really cool old building."
NJ Town Oops: Historic Building Mistakenly Torn Down
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It's the same media that NEVER mentioned Muslims' hatred of Israel as a possible motive for 9/11.
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The rear of the Sofitel Hotel on W 45 St between 5th & 6th Avenues (where the entrance to the Bistro Gaby's is, was the site of the Seymour Hotel. The Seymour was a Gay 90's (1890s that is) type hotel that had, in the 1970s become a hotel for commercial travelers, tourists and had a few permanent residents as well. When they finally emptied it and proceeded to tear it down, the first thing the demolition company was to remove the Gargoyles and other bas relief works and that ended any questions about historic preservation or landmarking. As the building came down, the real estate boom ended and the site became an a rat filled, overgrown empty lot for the next 10 years or so.
The Maison Derriere.
Pity though; an epic fail by all parties involved.
I believe Trump pulled that same crap with the historic facade of Bonwit Teller. Donald Trump demolished the flagship Manhattan location to build the original Trump Tower.
That should have triggered a warning sign that the Donald was a scumbag in the making.
...and that's how you circumvent the system.
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Oh what a tragedy that was the only reason i would have ever gone to bumblefuckidon'tgiveaflyingshit, nj
Seriously people will place historical "significance" to any brick they can find.
Wow. I'm torn on this one. As a descendant of the original Dutch in the area, I'm heartbroken by the disappearance of any historical structure. But, looking at the picture on Google Maps, I can see how they could have made a mistake (although I don't completely buy it yet). The building is so modernized.
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The bones of this building though are a classic "Dutch New World" barn shape -- exceptional in its modest and utilitarianism. Here's a restored barn for comparison:
http://www.thebarnjournal.org/stories/story013/index.html
If I were the town, I would seize the property and reconstruct the barn for community good. Too many historical structures are "accidentally" destroyed with no restitution for the community.
Earthquake did it.