tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144635066062831292.post2192178081115805207..comments2010-04-26T16:15:12.214-07:00Comments on The Abyss: The train has left the stationAdemar Nightwalkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00195937905100933136noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144635066062831292.post-76943148642549608332009-09-03T10:37:30.523-07:002009-09-03T10:37:30.523-07:00"worth the 100 million dollar pricetag. ( Whi..."worth the 100 million dollar pricetag. ( Which I think to be underestimated.)"<br />This is not the price for the entire renovation, this is just what would be needed to get the building safe enough to reopen. I'm sure complete renovation would cost 2-3 times this amount.<br /><br />I too wish to see it restored yet, I am a pecimist.Ademar Nightwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00195937905100933136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144635066062831292.post-56599773511236498452009-09-03T08:08:50.272-07:002009-09-03T08:08:50.272-07:00Still, I'd wish for it.Still, I'd wish for it.Wethiel Talquessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902040395602498575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144635066062831292.post-14050738567537681042009-09-03T08:05:48.776-07:002009-09-03T08:05:48.776-07:00I have looked upon that edifice more than once, an...I have looked upon that edifice more than once, and wished for some renovation magic. Ghastly amounts of money to be spent, a true money pit is all I can see for it. I probably would not spend the money if I was in control of it's fate, no matter how badly I'd want to. <br /><br />However, looking at it from a historic site perspective.... Many a historic site or building has been raised from the ashes, costing more than it would to create it anew, with only moderate concern of the cost. Fundraisers are held, concerned citizens are rallied, and money is raised. <br /><br />Lets face it though, this bloomin' thing is huge! The thought is beyond ambitious, with little return for the state's buck. Parking, heating and upkeep are the least of its issues I don't doubt. What is it that would make it worth it? For me it would have to be a symbol. A symbol that people can rally behind, a real reason that this one really NEEDS to be saved. Some part of its architecture, or history that makes it worth the 100 million dollar pricetag. ( Which I think to be underestimated.) AND...to make it for a state lab alone is not enough. The only ones to see it are select people. For me, it would have to be for a greater good. One that most people can go to see, look at, marvel at, and say WOW. Not all parts need to be public, but some parts should be if the public is paying for it. Why save it otherwise - it wouldn't be worth it.Wethiel Talquessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902040395602498575noreply@blogger.com