I share this critique, particularly with exposed public and private property.
My personal ethic is the that nothing gets broken into, nothing gets altered, nothing gets removed. Think of it like entering the Parthenon or the Coliseum. Would you splash paint on them, if you could? I know some may argue that there is a big difference in historical significance between them and the Packard Plant or MCD but is there, really?
There is plenty of magic to be found if you look in the right direction at the right time and leave things undisturbed.
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