Preserving houses
Sir, —Christchurch does not seem interested in preserving the humble abodes of the early twentieth century working people. Parnell in Auckland and Thorndon in Wellington have commenced. Are we content to continue to build high-rise flats or soap-box egg-crate singlestorey units and sacrifice the character of our city and suburbia. and the rejuvenation of our existing colonial homes? Besides normal building codes, special aesthetic zoning of areas would need careful scrutiny to restrict any redevelopment not within the spirit and character of the surrounding environment. Many a property in Christchurch gets pushed over in the rush for dollars. This trend is not to preserve, but to obliterate the landscape. These varying creations quickly plummet a once secure colonial suburb into a haphazard collection of odd shapes and sizes. A planned community rejuvenation programme of suitable old properties, intermingled with new ones that fit in, would help.—Yours, etc., G. D. STANLEY August 26, 1977.
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