[Leica] Sign 2019 #5

[Sonny Carter]

Douglas and Philippe,

One of the reasons for abandoning buildings especially in the Southern
states is the abundance of timber for building.  Since it is available (and
farmed, for sustainability) most buildings over the short history of the US
are stick built, which has a shorter life than the general materials of
older civilizations. Of course there are exceptions, mostly due to
carefully maintaining the building.

Funny thing is that many people emulate older forms of building with fake
beams, textures and cast forms in new builds.

SonC





On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 7:27 AM CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> that strikes me a plausible
>
> ric
>
>
> > On Oct 11, 2019, at 3:05 AM, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Now, what always surprises me, is the fact that buildings over there are
> considered as «one shot disposable » commodities. People move elsewhere and
> no-one uses the property.
> >
> > I believe the demographic pressure on the land in old Europe makes these
> views if not exceptional, at least exotic. I may be wrong in my perception
> and reaction though.
>
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Sonny
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1714
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USA