Maybe it's just cuz every one of us is "resistant to change" in the old homestead. I HATE the monstrosity that sits on/next to where Rothchild's department store used to stand. It is definitely out of place in my memories. - Pam -----Original Message----- From: Lawrence Kestenbaum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Now I am in the same boat as those who advised me back then. I have not been back to Ithaca since '90, and I hear that I would be sick at heart to see the place now. For example, the east and west ends of downtown, with many lovely 19th and early 20th century buildings, have reportedly been leveled. Worse yet is the fate of Watertown, where I took part in a historical and architectural survey in 1988-90. I heard a while back from a longtime Watertown preservationist who simply gave up and moved away. Larry --- Lawrence Kestenbaum, [log in to unmask] The Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com Mailing address: P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106 -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html> -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>