I'm trying to get it so when you google "priceless analogies" you get my name as the first listing. Thanks for participating in this effort!
:) Oh, and please use the correct term: "baluster" instead of "spindle." Spindle reminds me of spinster, which reminds me of sewing circles, which remind me of neighborhood squabbling, which reminds me of Clark Park, which makes me think of sweaty bathhouses, and then I can't concentrate all of a sudden. ELISABETH DUBIN Hillier ARCHITECTURE One South Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3502 | T 215 636-9999 | F 215 636-9989 | hillier.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of L a s e r B e a m (r) Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 10:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UC] Good intentions are not enough; it takes money, too Dubin, Elisabeth wrote: > I'm hard-pressed to see what lessons a regular homeowner in UC can > learn from the house-museum problem. > > The problems that plague historic house museums are real, but we > should not confuse those issues with the historic districting debate > going on in our neighborhood. House museums need endowments and > ticket sales to pay for staff, maintenance, and improvements. If no > one visits a house museum, it's a valid question to ask, "Should the > museum continue to operate?" > > A historic district in a residential neighborhood is a separate animal. > I don't charge admission to visit my house, and I don't have an > endowment. If visitation drops, I'm not forced to cut back my staff. > I can turn my house into a B&B if I feel like it and the zoning board > agrees. I'm not pretending to present a re-enactment of the past, and > I don't need to make sure no one sits on my antique furniture. > > Barbara Silberman, in her article, says, "As a society, we need to > establish a greater range of options so that local preservationists > can make smart choices about the buildings they save." I would think > this is more of an endorsement for the historic homeowner tax credit, > or for commercial tax credits or facade easements, than a criticism of > Historic Districting. > > I'm sure Al will disagree with my separation of this two issues, so I > look forward to reading the response. historically correct porch spindle....$89 per history buff, $89 per non-buff admission to historic house museum....$15 per history buff, $00 per non-buff another one of elisabeth's patented analogies....priceless ......... laserbeam(r) [aka ray] ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
