Oscar Beisert

Historian. Preservationist. Urbanist. DC. Philadelphia.

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@PhillyMayor @PHLWatchdog If you care about history, why is there currently a bill to weaken the historical preservation law that is supported by your administration during 250?

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@harrisonfinberg The building looks great btw!

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@axballoon Nice design!

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@mnolangray Pathetic.

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@washingtonpost Maybe the National Trust should have brought this up a little sooner than in the middle of the demolition.

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@GavinNewsom Don't forget, demolition!

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@SeanCasten @24_architect I get that nothing is protected in this country, but, seriously, mechanical demolition?!? So much for getting a brick.

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@joesenft @sharghzadeh American culture is that the one on top is replaced by the turd on bottom.

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@DanielConlin6 @sharghzadeh Actually the ugly house is often more costly.

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@cityaestheticss Been doing it in Philly!

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@OwenShroyer1776 Are you mad that this homo is out in the open, not waiting for you in the closet?!?

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@robfirsching @OwenShroyer1776 😂

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@jblumgart As for Spruce Hill, it is telling that the richest owners are the ones opposed to the efforts of neighborhood residents.

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@jblumgart Perhaps there were 100-some residents opposed. This is a small percentage when you realize there are 1400 properties, and many condos within those buildings.

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@why_Philly_why @jblumgart Anyone can learn to restore an old window, the most affordable option.

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@DebraHange1 @jblumgart @PhillyInquirer No, its more about managing changes to the exterior.

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@jblumgart There absolutely should be tiers of designation. And Washington Square West, located at the center of our historic city, should be tier 1. There are many other neighborhoods that deserve protection but would best be served by a tier 2 or 3 designation.

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@jblumgart I'm disappointed in this article, as it does not give a fully balanced assessment of the issue. 90%+ of permits for work on historic properties are approved over the counter. Only a small percentage go to the archectural committee.

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@why_Philly_why @IngaSaffron @jblumgart Our art commission and our civic design review boards have zero sense of historic preservation.

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The @federalreserve’s massive restoration/expansion project is centered on the striking Eccles Building in #DC, designed by #Philadelphia architect Paul P. Cret. Photos show the Stripped Classical style pile prior to being dedicated by FDR in 1937.