Regardless of a turndown within the economic system, there seems to be little letting up of inappropriate remodeling, teardowns and the building of McMansions in San Diego's historic neighborhoods. Witness the 2005 and once more in 2008, SOHO's nomination of "Historic Neighborhoods" on their "Most Endangered" Listing. The National Belief for Historic Preservation additionally nominated "Teardowns in Historic Neighborhoods" among their eleven Most Endangered websites in 2002. Clearly, there may be a problem but to be reckoned with.
As we discover historic communities in San Diego County, we notice far too many inappropriate changes within the options that outline our historic houses. These vary from removal of authentic wood windows; alternative of clay roof tiles; elimination of authentic doors; alternative of wooden garage doors with mass-produced inappropriate doors and gutting interiors of historic buildings. Frank Lloyd Wright had a time period for this "remuddled".
The Nationwide Belief for Historic Preservation has an interesting "Glossary of Preservation Phrases" on their webpage, they state that "Remodel"....means to change a building without regard to its distinctive options or type...includes changing the looks of a structure by removing or covering original details and substituting new supplies or forms." What we hope for instead to retain the character of our communities intact is that house owners will r