Loss of Heritage
From:
graeme stanley
Date:
Aug 02 21:14 UTC
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Hi Garry,I hope you are right about that City Mall owners will get behind the
upgrade and do up there buildings comparable with Lower High St Precinct. I was
not at first convinced City Mall was worth this upgrade but after reflection
yesterday & having done at least six heritage walk,n, talks along the Lower
High Street Precinct into which I include the beauty of our Catholic Cathedral
as a backdrop and the other historic buildings like Community of the Sacred
Name amd Nurse Maude HQ. I often now sincerely thank quietly the vision of The
Dave Hendersons and The Heritage Trusts Excelsior Hotel and other buildings
and other individual developers/retailers like McKenzie &Willis, who together
with Dave Hinman & the Heritage Solutions Team at C.C.C. (not sure of there
name.) transformed High st. Thanks also to the courage of developers like Lisle
Hood & Paul Bradley etc as they toil away behind in the Lichfield &TuamSts
Poplar Lanes area working magic on these interesting buildings.Most of us are
too busy rushing from A--B to appreciate what a wonderfulinner city we
have.There are many interesting individual heritage buildings in the inner city
I watch concerned about including "Highlight House on the Cashel /Manchestersts
cnr. Have a look up above the verandahs there at Thomas Lamberts decorative
detailing& quality of design Another Cashel Street shop & building not many
are aware of is Stewart Dawsons Building on City Mall cnr High St& Cashel ST.
Its magnificent glass window viewed by standing in its doorway a little gem as
is window on upper floor.A landmark building for me has always been Fishers
Building on High St/Hereford St cnr. I have appreciated walking up the old
staircase to talk to Lawrie Hanafin in his corner office occasionally I shop
more frequently in the city now at REAL GROOVY in S.O.L. &Tuam St. or to eat at
Mitchelinis in Poplar Lanes or a drink at Twisted Hop but more latterly
Pomeroys Historic Hotel. Cheers, Graeme.
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