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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I prefer facadomizing to razing, but would prefer even more that the building remain pristine. Facadomizing gets pretty Disney/new Times Square pretty fast.[/quote]

2000 Pennsylvania Ave, "Red Lion Row," is an example of how facadomy is not historic preservation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Pennsylvania_Avenue#/media/File:2000Penn.jpg[/quote]

Yes they did this when I was a kid. I was thinking of this the other day because there is a last original townhouse people want GW (the owner) to "save" down.there and it's falling on deaf ears. Presumably something like this could work down there. However the Uptown is pristine. Whole block is. Why mess with a good thing. Don't get it. [/quote]

The National Register of Historic Places nomination documents state that the Uptown is part of the most intact, unified Art Deco commercial strip in Washington, DC.  Worth preserving, and not with 10 floor concrete and glass boxes on top.  [/quote]

Ok, so you prefer that it just sit empty for the next 100 years? That will be GREAT for Cleveland Park.[/quote]
It’s not so dramatic and the choices are not so extreme as you present. There are existing models for theatre reuse, like the Lincoln Theatre. There is the potential to add a couple floors of high end condos. There is no need to make a mockery of the situation like the Bethesda Theatre. [/quote]

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