Historical House Restoration
is a priceless Art… !
by Archie Macanas
Hello Susie,
Thank you for the acknowledgement and recognition of my hard work re: art and transformation. You are correct about that, 10 years ago, these rotten trashy houses were inexpensive; no one even thought of buying one. Many Americans never have any idea about "Restoration or Preservation" then. That was just 10 years ago I agree that American have little culture and it is a very young country compared to Europe.
Today, where are those rotten cheap houses? Their value have multiplied 20 times. How much more if it has been restored? I think most of the buyers are Europeans or Americans of European heritage.. These old houses never depreciate or lose value even though National Real Estate is on the verge of struggle.
Echo Park then (late 80's up to late 90's) was a gangsters' ghetto. Nobody even dared to look at the park. This was common knowledge then.. Five years later it was transformed into a gem of conservative culture.
But presently the Echo Park Community has big problem from Los Angeles Unified School District using the power of eminent domain. According to the news that "the proposal school site will destroy a large chunk of historic resources, such as century-old bungalows, that are part of the neighborhood's historic character." The community have a point to fight the plan…The sharp drop in school enrollment at nearby facilities make it unnecessary to build a new school to relieve overcrowding. Destroying these homes and apartments would further reduce the potential population of students.
I am going to spare my time to attend the Public hearing to support against the school proposal this Thursday, April 19, 2007.
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