Exposing the Fine Arts Building

[noenaim]

Last summer I went on a Preservation Wayne tour and we were told that Mike Illich [[who owns most of the property in that area) was having all but the facade torn down. Some kind office or something like that is being built behind the old front.Is that what you mean by "facadectomy"?

[wolverine]

I like what you can't see above the first row of rooms.....the collapsed interior of this building. I'm very happy they are saving the facade, I just wish they could salvage the beautiful doorways in the interior. But the actual building behind the facade can't be saved. Impossible

[Rocko]

Yes, when the front facade is the only this that is saved and a completed new building is built behind it, that it what is referred to a facadectomy. Not really the aim of historic preservation, but it is better than complete demolition to erect something modern in it's place. It can be especially substantiated if the facade is of unique architecture.

[charlottepaul]

The city gave him money to tear down the interior of the building in exchange for preserving the facade.

[charlottepaul]

Only God knows how long a facade that tall will stand up. They tried doing something like that to a facade down here in Charlotte. Problem was, it was only braced at the top. We had a really windy day, and the whole thing came down.

[leland_palmer]

They were able to pull it off with the Mid-Med lofts but that was only 4 floors vs 6. I am concerned as well that it will accidentally collapse and become another parking lot.

[buzzman0077]

When I was looking at apts in the Kales building the manager says that Illich is planning to build a new office there when the demo is complete he apparently is running out of space at the Fox.

[Khartoum]

I am concerned as well that it will accidentally collapse and become another parking lot.

Co-signed.