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6 hours ago Share The City Commission overruled an advisory board in determining a McClellan Park house of disputed origin did not carry any historical significance.
Is the home at 1701 Hashay Drive in McClellan Park historically significant and worthy of preservation?
That’s a question that’s drawn opposing responses at City Hall over the past two months after the property owner applied to demolish the three-bedroom, 3,383-square-foot structure. City staff said the answer was no, recommending approval of the permit. The city’s Historic Preservation Board disagreed, voting unanimously to reject the proposed demolition in February. The City Commission overruled the Historic Preservation Board on April 6, siding with the owner in a 4-1 vote.
After the bank failed the building was transformed into the Orange Blossom Hotel, and welcomed guests for many years; today it serves as exclusive Orange Blossom Tower Condominiums. Interestingly the 1920s era Otis elevator is still operational.
One of the threads that runs throughout Sarasota’s history though, is a singular disregard for those places which made this area so unique and desirable.
It does not matter if the site in question is on the Local Register of Historic Places, or the National Register of Historic places.
Nor is it a concern that organizations such as the Historical Society of Sarasota County, the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation, the John Ringling Centre Foundation, the Friends of Friendly Oaks, and STOP form to prevent historic losses. Community outcry has never stopped demolition. The deafness of city leaders underscores the city hall statue by Jack Cartlidge, “Nobody’s Listening.”