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Pilot Zone => Pilot Zone => Topic started by: PeterNSteinmetz on November 27, 2021, 04:28:11 PM

Title: Ok to demolish Wright Bros shop
Post by: PeterNSteinmetz on November 27, 2021, 04:28:11 PM
Hard to believe it is not on the National Register of Historic Places.

https://apnews.com/article/3fa45f2548bbce928eb7732a70abb57f
Title: Re: Ok to demolish Wright Bros shop
Post by: texasag93 on December 19, 2021, 08:43:59 AM
Sad, but the inspection tests were failed.

When I lived in Cleveland, Ohio I saw many buildings that collapsed on themselves due to not being maintained. 

Title: Re: Ok to demolish Wright Bros shop
Post by: Username on January 05, 2022, 09:04:26 AM
I agree that history should be preserved.  But was this simply their bike shop or did they do some aviation-related stuff in there?  They weren't known for their bicycles, but for their pioneering aviation work.  Their historical aviation stuff should be preserved, but if the bike shop doesn't have any history there, then I don't see the need.  Any more than their elementary school.  But... I'm willing to be convinced otherwise.
Title: Re: Ok to demolish Wright Bros shop
Post by: jb1842 on January 05, 2022, 12:41:47 PM
I agree that history should be preserved.  But was this simply their bike shop or did they do some aviation-related stuff in there?  They weren't known for their bicycles, but for their pioneering aviation work.  Their historical aviation stuff should be preserved, but if the bike shop doesn't have any history there, then I don't see the need.  Any more than their elementary school.  But... I'm willing to be convinced otherwise.

I think some of the early work/tinkering they did on designs and such that led to the Wright Flyer were worked on in the bike shop. But overall most of their work was done someplace else, if I recall correctly.