Just thinking about why so many 19th century buildings got torn down in the 50s. That was when the glass office tower was coming in. It was also a time when new was vastly preferable—“Drive new every two." You couldn't impress a new client by asking them to visit you in a 19th century office building— I can just imagine the yellowing paint and the grimy woodwork. It certainly would have taken almost as much money to thoroughly rehab a 19th century building as it would be to build a steel framed, thinned skinned replacement.
I don't think central AC was a thing yet, so that was not it.
Boo used to live just a few blocks away; I can't tell you how many times I've seen those buildings. Cheers!
Just thinking about why so many 19th century buildings got torn down in the 50s. That was when the glass office tower was coming in. It was also a time when new was vastly preferable—“Drive new every two." You couldn't impress a new client by asking them to visit you in a 19th century office building— I can just imagine the yellowing paint and the grimy woodwork. It certainly would have taken almost as much money to thoroughly rehab a 19th century building as it would be to build a steel framed, thinned skinned replacement.
I don't think central AC was a thing yet, so that was not it.