They converted it to apartments in the late
80’s. They stripped everything.. little bull dozers on every
floor; stripped it to the bone. The exterior is still fairly intact
and the three stories below street level that used to house shops and a huge
shop where much of the woodwork in the building was made, is still mostly in
tact. The bri
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I’ve been to the Taft, is it still
in existence?
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Famous Historic Structures in
Best,
Leland
Leland Torrence Enterprises and the Guild
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piece o'shit plastic.
A technical term?
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In a message dated 12/28/2006 10:09:23
A.M. Eastern Standard Time, johnleeke@HISTORICHO
>>Anyone care to dissent from substitution of fiberglass for either
copper or
galvanized, in reproducing a lost cornice from a 1910s-1920s building?<<
Well, would you rather support the traditional metal-working trades and
crafts for today and into the future, or would you rather give the work
away to the plastics industry? Oh yeah, plastic moulding IS the NEW
traditional craft--like black is the new white.
For the entire 20th century the building industry was sastified with a
10% profit margin for buildings made of wood, stone and metal that would
last a century. Now they want and get 23% profit for buildings that last
27 years. How do they do that? They build out of cardboard and plastic.
We've done several cornice restorations
and heartily shy away from the use of fiberglass cladding, a material that is
very susceptible to UV deterioration. Why? Because the likelihood that any
cornice is going to receive the required attention and be repainted on a
cyclical basis is very slim, and metal, even galvanized, is going to be
more durable than piece o'shit plastic. Most of the failures that we've seen
are principally related to fastener corrosion - a result of inadequate
metals separation and subsequent galvanic corrosion, and water
infiltration into the cornice because no one wants to perform proper
maintenance.
Also the crappy appearance of 3/4"
sealant joints between pieces of plastic on cornices makes me want to puke.
Twybil