Lost architecture isn’t a new phenomenon. This 1860s Victorian house in Detroit was renovated in the 1890s and then that house was torn down in the early 20th century.
And yes, lost architecture is probably as old as architecture. The Greeks renovated their temples every few centuries, what we have is simply the last surviving version.
BowTieBoosays
Honestly with how fast the city was growing at that point in time it was almost inevitable for it to be demolished
matt_the_non-binarysays
Brush Park suffered some of the worst losses. I definitely recommend looking up renderings of some of the demolished houses, because they looked beautiful.
monkey_trumpetssays
Detroit lost so much beautiful architecture. It’s so depressing to think about.
Sophisticated_T-Rexsays
To be fair though, up until the 70’s most "lost" architecture was still replaced by something equally or more beautiful.
LucretiusCarus says
A pity, both iterations looked great.
And yes, lost architecture is probably as old as architecture. The Greeks renovated their temples every few centuries, what we have is simply the last surviving version.
BowTieBoo says
Honestly with how fast the city was growing at that point in time it was almost inevitable for it to be demolished
matt_the_non-binary says
Brush Park suffered some of the worst losses. I definitely recommend looking up renderings of some of the demolished houses, because they looked beautiful.
monkey_trumpets says
Detroit lost so much beautiful architecture. It’s so depressing to think about.
Sophisticated_T-Rex says
To be fair though, up until the 70’s most "lost" architecture was still replaced by something equally or more beautiful.
poshmarkedbudu says
Thus is life.