Lansdale Borough Hall's Deep Historic Roots
While most residents concede the 79-year-old building needs major repairs, the overriding question is whether to fix it or tear it down and start over. Here's a bit of the history of the former post office at Vine and Broad streets
In recent weeks there has been much discussion about the future of Lansdale’s Borough Hall. While most residents concede the 79-year-old building needs major repairs the overriding question is whether to fix it or tear it down and start over. Is the former post office a landmark worthy of preservation or just another old downtown building to be demolished along with the 75 others – including the Hotel Tremont and the Lansdale Theatre – that were razed over the last half century? A recent study concluded that both borough hall and the adjacent police station desperately need attention. The police station, originally built in 1957 as a library, has little historic significance and, in fact, served its original purpose for only 15 years. …
Shellie Cavallaro
1:32 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
http://www.downtownphoenixjournal.com/2009/12/22/phoenixs-adaptive-reuse-program/ CHECK OUT THIS LINK and see how other cities reuse their buildings! more ›