joyousRock

joyousRock t1_ixe9ag4 wrote

I think it's so hard for us to understand how it could have been torn down because we're 60 years removed from the mindset of that time.

No buildings like this would be owned by private companies today, but that's what this was. a civilizational treasure owned by a private company. when that company's entire industry collapsed, people saw replacing something built by a dying industry as progress. didn't have the foresight to appreciate the rarity of what they had.

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