1
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2025
1 points (100.0% liked)
traingang
22724 readers
155 users here now
Post as many train pictures as possible.
All about urbanism and transportation, including freight transportation.
Home of train gang
:arm-L::train-shining::arm-R:
Talk about supply chain issues here!
List of cool books and videos about urbanism, transit, and other cool things
Titles must be informative. Please do not title your post "lmao" or use the tired "_____ challenge" format.
Archive links for reactionary sites, including the BBC.
LANDLORDS COWER IN FEAR OF MAOTRAIN
"that train pic is too powerful lmao" - u/Cadende
founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
It was a pretty building but there's no point to romanticizing a relic from the Gilded Age. I sure as hell wouldn't want taxpayers to foot the bill for preserving this monument to capitalist excess.
Not exactly a counterargument but something to consider
I think the historic value is what it is regardless of what era the building belongs to, though. I'm not from New York but this building is pretty iconic (I admit I confused it with Flatiron when I first saw the post) and it's a shame for it to be lost because it would cost a drop in the bucket to maintain the exterior. Obviously, if even after the most egregious spending on defense and subsidies for capital were cut the spending on maintaining historic buildings was getting in the way of providing healthcare and other necessities then I'd be in total agreement.