If y'all want to get all ranty about po-lit-i-cal stuff, its OK here in the FSB. Just behave like the good little boomers you are and don't turn the place into a free fire zone. Stick to the issues and stay away from ad hominems. Its ok to be piquanty but not punchy. :-)
With that out of the way...
The question of reconstructing a largely deconstructed building of historical significance versus restoration is an interesting topic. To use JC's analogy, how much of the old car must remain intact to claim it is a restoration instead of a replica? I don't know the answer - is there curator in the house? What? Not even a docent? And to what end? Seems the goal is pretty much the same in either case - not letting history slip into dust. At what cost to the present is the past worth keeping? There's bound to be a 'Restorationist Review' out there with oodles of footnoted articles on this topic.
New Canal bake sale? feh...
How 'bout a giant HL version of New Canal? Ah, come on Bill ... pretty pleeeese.... let's go out with a bang! Yes thats right - a full size life size resinous replicant. Of course it'd have to be cast in China, but there could be a huge ceremony and National Geographic documentary as it was brought over on a boat. There's an auto-ship for ya! HL could even do a model of this model replete with detached cupola and a crane. Talk about life imitating art. Kinda like the Kon Tiki of lighthouse restoration - a giant GLOW if you will. Since it *is* Louisiana,(you know Louis, the Sun King, Le Roi himself) maybe the French would chip in with a fresnel. What, er, no French? ... you say you wanna 'freedom lens' not a fresnel lens? Hey - go for it!
Maybe a cute little grey plaque saying 1 of 1.
Rgds,
Saint Red Beans & Rice
Oh, yes ... what is this - the Gas Price forum? Ah, come on. Maybe we should hire LHD to make Limited Edition of the ol FSB in her glory days. Where's the Beaver? Where's the Artster? Gas Prices ... whattsamatter ya'll turning into a bunch of soccer moms in Prius' and Insights?
