Preservation Preserving the Past 20 January 2000 Historic preservation. This is essentially the remnants of an old Southern town dating from the 1700s. A fairly large city grew around it. Fortunately, a lot of the old village survived and was eventually made into a park.
Problem is, new buildings had also been constructed over time.
It was determined that this very significant building was of the wrong vintage and had to be removed so as not to clash with all the tri-cornered hats. I think I liked it better before they made it cute. But now, on to San Francisco, where the current controversy is over a 1960s-era sign at the former Doggie Diner on Sloat Boulevard. Think what you like about the property rights of the owner, etc. What bothers me is the tone of the debate over the sign.