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' the list.“ said Heritage Planner Beginning around 1948. mid- Michellelee. l century modern architects sought "It's definitely a gap I hope the to replace the ornate decoration of ‘ city Will be able to address in the the Victorian and Edwardian eras ' future" . wlth sleek lines. concrete lomis and An analysis of the city's own 1 a more functional architectural . demolition records from the last _ 1 style tin-r the next 35 years. liun- ' five years shows of the 3l5 demoli- dretls of midwvtitury buildings ‘ tions granted by the city. 60 per . were httilt throughout Waterloo cent (“In were for properties built _ . llegiott from l948to 1973. todat. as more of lllt'sl' slrll('â€" Countless more have become . titres tome under threat oi demolr victims of unsympathetic rennin lttttt lot al an llllt't llll’t' experts are tions and alterations over the years. tallitig on regional minim ll)rlllll('\ which have fundamentally changed and lit-rttagt- (tilltllllllt'l'\ to remit the historical context of the htiild sttlt't lion old is ”ltl t-tuitigh “lien it , . . ‘ _ _ ‘ ' . . . ings and their surroundings. } (“mm ,,, l”"“" “to: prawn.“ Munitipalmes musttakegreater carom preservmgandprotectingtbetr Mid-centuryrnodembuildmgs. argues The majority of those demoli ‘ “m,” ”H, W“ ”n “I “mum. d” Prof Em Haldenby with its long lines, concrete constructon and relatively sample design, Waterloo lutheran “(ms were for homes in and around llll' \nrth \\tlll'illltl hrattt it til seminary, butlt '" 1961 '5 a good example °l mid<entury dew)" AAA-mknsqw'w fl the Northdale neighbourhood. d Tlil’ \ll hum ltll't' ( onwnant \ ol popular area for veterans and their llttlartti rm l‘Hll\ lilislt'tl a talk ll'.l ago llaIdt-nln said. meaning an entire generation of ed wood was replaced wtlh smooth chrome anti glass. famdies to §(-"|c_ ("A-flamb- not all of ; toting l in Haldenln a prolessor at the regions heritage is at risk of demolition it steps Yet a perceived lack oi curb appeal has led some to them were wonhy of designation or ‘ thr lllll\t'r\|l\ Moan-duo st hoot oi art'ttt taken to dist tiss the imporiante oi mid-century label them as boring. ugh or without architectural preservation. but n points to the Mr hum llitt' vt ho is t ailing tor art llllt't llll’l' merit 7 eyesores rather than historical trend worryingllaldenby. mori- plt'st‘thtlllilt ol lllltl lt'llllln ” they represent an extremely i. W , ’ buildings worth protet ting. said Lee said that while it's hard to buildings ttnporiant stage in the histori of the e a“ e to llaldenhy, know just how many mid-century l “\\t- at t i-pt things that were tottstrtit ttott of Waterloo Region," adjust our "l'ranot saytlilli YOU should PM”? homes remain in Waterloo. the ‘ j huilt trim to the l trsi \\orld\\.ti are Haldt-nhi said " lites represent. col everyt ing. ant 'm not saying every Westmount “91871. bottrhood that L; t lit'ritligt-f‘ said Hahn-um ‘litit we let ll\t‘l\. a revolutionary trarislorma concept Ofu'hat building is beautiful.‘ he said. but home to 222 Stanley pm hasseenan - l l haw io adtiisi our 1 lint t-pt ot what “on that is ( omit-tied to changes in heritage is in some. like the Waterloo lutheran Sem» ‘unprecedented' rate of demoli~ j . heritage is in our t tries " the transportation system. ( hanges in - - n inary on the Wilfrid laurier University lion. and the original neighbour I ,\ former tllll‘t tor oi the st hoot the (“t oiiorm. changes in thet lllllll‘t‘ " ("If Clues campus. are W071" protecting hood "Ls'quickly d'mappear‘tng' ‘ l of an llllt‘l lllt’t‘ at U“ lroiii PM to lllt' midâ€"rennin movement (level a", lhldenhy The (2in of Waterloo has put one The demolition of heritage t jot t_ italdt-iiln rm .t|ls him during lipt'tl alter the end oi two world wars muffin” ”WNW", mid~ccntury modem home on usher» buildings has long been . cyclical 1 l the Nle and Willis. heritage (”In and the (neat Depression. and sought "lrwwmumfmmlw itage registry, 222 Stanley Dr. built in phenomenon. "3”an said. with ‘ l itiittees in haterloo Region were to leave the starsolthose years behind 4n’hllfi‘lufl’ l956. and only three of the city's ll each cncration repeating the f ‘ haliittialh “tithlng to pri-st-rti- to t-riilirat e a new, modern sot tety designated buildings were htiilt after mm (“the past in the name ”f . l buildings that were 30 or M) H'ars l’tililtt buildings abandoned ornate l931. PM . ‘ old hut our interpretation oi lit-r (lt‘tlll’illltin and tolumns in layout of large. toot rett' Ihe Stanley Drive home was recently sold and it “We're 5m] tearing down val“ . t "age has not kept pate Wllh don-t forms and low, sleek lines A gotitl example is the was the tormer owners who requested the heritage able heritage from earlier periods." . t optneni over the past it) years Waterloo Ptililit l.lltl&|f\ near uptown Waterloo, which designation to protect the front facade and roofline. he“. “I'm not advocating shifting t We lllllt'lt’llll) litik thr- “out opened in Who In a recent report to city council. the city's heritage all of our focus [0 post-war archi ‘ ‘hvrttage" to the homes and lititld In homes, simple door and Window designs planner highlighted the city needs to doa betterjobof lecture. but we need to shift m.- } tugs totistrtit ted lot) to tilt wars rt-pla: ed Victorian extravagance, and heatitiltilly craft» identifying and designating structures from outside conversation " . l YOUR TOP AWARD WINNING SPA ‘ I l 1 t . 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