Quote Originally Posted by bust View Post
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But mark my words: that trend is changing. Appreciation of mid-century modernism is on the rise. More and more will grow to appreciate it as time passes. And unlike the ornate excess of Gilded Age architecture -- made possible by abundant materials, cheap skilled labor, and scarcely regulated robber barons -- its ideals are still very relevant for the future.

I hope Detroit is spared further major losses before it comes to its aesthetic senses.
I think people now appreciate MCM [[except the DIA). The next thing that we will mindlessly tear down will be Brutalist buildings, some of which are worth preserving.

[[I know, Brutalist buildings are ugly, with no redeeming value. I imagine that was the same argument we used to tear down Victorian houses, Art Deco skyscrapers, and MCM buildings.)