tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post1348256328337624889..comments2024-03-14T04:01:02.005-04:00Comments on THE DOWNEAST DILETTANTE: When Bad Things Happen to Nice Houses: "The Willows" Becomes "Atlantic Oakes"The Down East Dilettantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-1683517262470970702010-11-24T04:19:22.721-05:002010-11-24T04:19:22.721-05:00Great Story ! I enjoyed it very much. Yes If you&...Great Story ! I enjoyed it very much. Yes If you're not able to maintain your house properly then there are lot of chance of occurring the damages. I just shifted in my new house. It is just like my dream home and I am very much possessive about it. I am taking care of every time and try to keep it clean and beautiful.Moving Companyhttp://www.moishes.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-91962110884319778042010-10-27T03:11:33.937-04:002010-10-27T03:11:33.937-04:00Houses, if not maintained, chances are more damage...Houses, if not maintained, chances are more damages are to occur. There are a lot of beautiful homes, but they are not being taken care of properly so it becomes ugly and not nice to look at. I always clean and maintain my home. I always keep it clean from the outside to the inside. I've fixed the broken windows and doors, even the roof and the <a href="http://www.greenenergyhomeimprovement.com/siding/vinyl-siding-ma.aspx" rel="nofollow">siding. Boston</a> is where my home is located and I'm very happy now because I am not alone there anymore now that I have a wife.Thomas Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781043393332817470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-20326251515260369712010-08-25T11:02:50.910-04:002010-08-25T11:02:50.910-04:00Amazing article man!The theme of your blog is very...Amazing article man!The theme of your blog is very beautiful and the article is written very well, I will continue to focus on your article. I loved it!Carmel area of Charlotte, NC: New Homeshttp://www.homesearchbyjeff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-88166848798608028292010-03-29T20:39:45.343-04:002010-03-29T20:39:45.343-04:00*bows* thank you, thank you. It's my one tal...*bows* thank you, thank you. It's my one talent---recognizing rooms that I first saw in magazines 30 years before. You'd be amazed at how little demand there is for such a talent. Why oh why couldn't I have been born with a talent that makes money? Like the former Mrs. Traina---oh, wait, talent....<br /><br />I found the clippings. I love the Dickinson version as much now as I did when I clipped it as a two year old 30 odd years ago...The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-15813303460048687212010-03-28T08:44:46.828-04:002010-03-28T08:44:46.828-04:00What a fantastic blog. I especially enjoy your ra...What a fantastic blog. I especially enjoy your rare material on old Bar Harbor. Truly a place of wonder!<br /><br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-87558219577442933062010-03-12T23:14:05.052-05:002010-03-12T23:14:05.052-05:00yes its true that great strides have been made in ...yes its true that great strides have been made in preservation (finally) in the last 20 years but the cretins are still there and still too stupid to be believed - the latest evidence being the wanton and needless destruction of La Ronda in PA. a guy offered to buy it and move it to the lot next door but no dice - the owners turned him down and demolished it so they could build some tacky mcmansion. the horrendous devastation of long island mansions in the 50's is mirrored here in maine esp in portland in the 60's and 70's and still the bloodletting continues. why these morons can't get it through their head that they are destroying things that will never be created again and robbing the populace of the opportunity to experience the past, i will never understand. better some of these houses survive in decay than undergo the misfortune of Atlantic Oakes and its surrounding catastrophe.<br /><br />security word definition - "ledalu' - company delivering portapotties.Turner Pack Ratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611044946684881118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-54891388331129917352010-03-11T09:17:29.872-05:002010-03-11T09:17:29.872-05:00I think the national trust for historic preservati...I think the national trust for historic preservation is a great entity (I know not everyone agrees with me though) and I do my part by donating a small sum every year. The accompanying magazine which is very good, Preservation, is a nice side bonus. They are available for different community groups and to help nationalize localized preservations 'problems'. While we may never get to european standards, I have high hopes. Just look at the leaps and bounds the preservation movement has made in the past 20 years. Wait for the trickledown *fingers crossed*.ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-71999485297340533032010-03-11T08:52:22.955-05:002010-03-11T08:52:22.955-05:00The human need to 'improve' is so strong t...The human need to 'improve' is so strong that it sometimes overcomes common sense. And 'improve' is invariably what most people think they're doing. But, as I keep saying in this blog (and in real life, sometimes it "just ain't broke and don't need fixin'". Here in Maine we are under the same assaults that Reggie details for the Hudson Valley---the inexorable slide toward the easy, and quick, and the failure of the preservation movement to educate. Here in Maine, the preservation movement, at both official and grassroots level is almost dead in the water.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-68623264878642427252010-03-11T07:12:04.098-05:002010-03-11T07:12:04.098-05:00Unfortunately, with preservation every victory is ...Unfortunately, with preservation every victory is temporary, and every loss is permanent as you so vividly document here. I am routinely depressed by the ruination of houses and buildings in this country, "improved" with ugly new windows, removal of cornices, covered with ugly vinyl siding, etc. Once the process begins reversing it is almost impossible. The relentless slide of what once were buildings with architectural integrity into stripped down and supposedly improved faceless boxes with one of every window in the catalog littering once handsome facades is depressing beyond belief. I fear that where I live, the Hudson Valley, will soon have almost no good houses left, given the steady pace of ruination of those that remain that I witness, almost daily. The community of those of us who appreciate and care for what we have is contracting alarmingly in the face of the avalanche of cretins who are responsible for the violation of such structures as you present in this post. Good work DED, I toast you.<br />ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-12221704689376841372010-03-10T18:41:13.479-05:002010-03-10T18:41:13.479-05:00What always shocks me is that- some consultant wil...What always shocks me is that- some consultant will come in and do this, that they get hired, that owners believe they are improving things. The vinyl, and shutters- are hideous, as with Stefan's post-patina is preferred- and that topNOT is horrendous- honestly. It is all beyond me. I am certain these people could have done better. Whether it would have been demolished- who knows-it certainly is destroyed. pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-76609402198686247852010-03-10T18:25:42.412-05:002010-03-10T18:25:42.412-05:00So this is progress?So this is progress?La Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-54346722461197054392010-03-10T18:15:03.071-05:002010-03-10T18:15:03.071-05:00It's a conumdrum, Stefan, and I go back and fo...It's a conumdrum, Stefan, and I go back and forth on the question. Certainly in this case, the building's original context is long gone, anyway, but still, the rule should be never to demolish or remodel unless what you do is better than you started out with.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-82989783500496636122010-03-10T15:16:59.605-05:002010-03-10T15:16:59.605-05:00is it better to be left standing in ugly disgrace ...is it better to be left standing in ugly disgrace or torn down? I'm not sure which is preferable. It was a lovely house though. What a view of the lake -charming!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.com