tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post4289746503064326225..comments2024-03-05T10:58:13.425-05:00Comments on New Around Town: Should all of Spirit Square be saved?Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916922360940636719noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-27867927551231486022007-10-07T09:23:00.000-05:002007-10-07T09:23:00.000-05:00^ This is the second time you've come back after s...^ This is the second time you've come back after saying you were leaving forever. Third time's a charm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-36443396272126833592007-10-06T11:18:00.000-05:002007-10-06T11:18:00.000-05:00Ive heard LIEGH DYER is not from Charlotte and say...Ive heard LIEGH DYER is not from Charlotte and says to People she is close enough . Im from Ohio is that close enough to be considered a Charlottean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-30109464543918589392007-10-05T14:49:00.000-05:002007-10-05T14:49:00.000-05:00Just to be clear, nobody has proposed tearing down...Just to be clear, nobody has proposed tearing down the old Baptist church. That's the pretty part of Spirit Square, and it isn't threatened. The part in question is the backside, which is ugly 1980s boxiness. While there are some elements that could be saved, the majority of it is not architecturally significant and not even much older than the structure that would replace it. If anything, it gives a weird low-rise feel in the middle of a high-rise district. <BR/><BR/>And nobody ever proposed tearing down the Main Library... let's not start a rumor mill here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-44590430223441052112007-10-04T17:36:00.000-05:002007-10-04T17:36:00.000-05:00Hell yes it should be saved. Spirit Square used to...Hell yes it should be saved. Spirit Square used to be the ONLY reason to go downtown/uptown/whatever. And yes, developers are part of the problem but so is the (mostly) worthless city council. Stop voting those people in!<BR/><BR/>But, realistically, we have no say. Its pretty much doomed. Take some nice pictures of it while you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-72716030724760276452007-10-04T10:33:00.000-05:002007-10-04T10:33:00.000-05:00This is the first I've heard that the Main Library...This is the first I've heard that the Main Library is threatened also. If they want to tear it down, I'll lay down in front of the bulldozers! The library is a valuable resource to all of Charlotte, and it would be a CRIME to tear it down.<BR/><BR/>As for Spirit Square, I think it should remain as is. I'll be surprised if it does ... Charlotte developers love to destroy our history, and the city government lets developers do anything they want.<BR/><BR/>I'll take lots of pictures, so we'll at least have <I>some</I> record of this beautiful, historic architecture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-30371788455014866912007-10-04T09:06:00.000-05:002007-10-04T09:06:00.000-05:00I am never coming back to this blog if People wan...I am never coming back to this blog if People want to read what I have to say contact me at www.Newcomerrules.com at netzero. I am so tired of being monitored and mocked ; My new website tells the truth and about why Yankees should be prepared in Charlotte for suprises unlike any other STATE. <BR/> signed Mr. PeabodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-70168289643119853692007-10-03T17:38:00.000-05:002007-10-03T17:38:00.000-05:00I hope they keep it all. At the very least keep th...I hope they keep it all. At the very least keep the old theater and redevelope the rest (hopefully replacing the Duke theater with another one).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com