Author of the article: Free Press Vox Populi
Publishing date: Feb 12, 2021 • February 12, 2021 • 3 minute read •
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The built environment of any city is what brings character to it. Just as a wide diversity of human residents enriches a city and makes it vibrant, a mixture of architectural styles and ages enriches a city’s visual fabric, making it interesting to move around in and for outsiders to visit.
Older structures are often vulnerable, becoming targets for neglect and decay and inviting the callous to demolish rather than repair them. The destruction of older buildings leaves their surroundings bereft of cultural context, and we lose the stories of those who built them.