Birmingham's had a pretty neat idea.

They'll only issue new licenses to brew locally to operations occupying buildings over 50 years old.

It's had some interesting and cool results.

(05-29-2014 12:26 AM)Love and Honor Wrote:  I'm fascinated by abandoned buildings, sad that they wound up in that condition. Those photo collections of Rust Belt cities (primarily Detroit) always catch my eye, even if I wish they never got that way in the first place.

The fact that so many incredible works of American architecture have been razed or rebuilt beyond comprehension makes me wish Americans put more value into historical structures. If there's one thing I envy about Europe, it's the richness of their architectural history. In a few hundred years, I doubt many of America's historic buildings are still standing to give new generations a glimpse into another era.

word. walking around the packard plant was one of the coolest most surreal experiences of my life. so many buildings i wanted to explore

I heard a line a ways back that has always stuck with me.

In England they think a 100 miles is a long way. In America, they think 100 years is a long time.

(05-29-2014 10:50 AM)Smaug Wrote:  I heard a line a ways back that has always stuck with me.

In England they think a 100 miles is a long way. In America, they think 100 years is a long time.

I'll go ahead and speak for the ones who don't understand, and I'll take the lashing...

What does your saying mean?

(05-29-2014 10:56 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-29-2014 10:50 AM)Smaug Wrote:  I heard a line a ways back that has always stuck with me.

In England they think a 100 miles is a long way. In America, they think 100 years is a long time.

I'll go ahead and speak for the ones who don't understand, and I'll take the lashing...

What does your saying mean?

We dont value are past.

True to an extent, then again were less than 300 years old

I think we are just beginning to value our past.

America has always been about the new. The vanguard, the cutting edge, running, point, shootin' the curl.

It has led us to do great, amazing, world-altering things.

A side effect of that is that, when you're committed to the new, the old takes a beating.

(05-29-2014 11:06 AM)Smaug Wrote:  I think we are just beginning to value our past.

America has always been about the new. The vanguard, the cutting edge, running, point, shootin' the curl.

It has led us to do great, amazing, world-altering things.

A side effect of that is that, when you're committed to the new, the old takes a beating.

Well, to be fair, we really haven't been around that long to really have a past yet. I mean, there are building some some countries that are older than the US.

I know, thus my first statement in that quote.

(05-29-2014 11:06 AM)Smaug Wrote:  I think we are just beginning to value our past.

America has always been about the new. The vanguard, the cutting edge, running, point, shootin' the curl.

It has led us to do great, amazing, world-altering things.

A side effect of that is that, when you're committed to the new, the old takes a beating.

I just caught a whiff of aerosol... Weird.

Anyways, you're right. But we've managed to work/build completely past our state of the art technological advancements in the process and it tends to make many things inconvenient and more bothersome than their previous models.