Betting Pool - Studebaker Bldg#

[DEEPNHOCK]

What is your guess as to the exact date the wrecking ball starts on
the old SASCO/Stude building?

Not wanting to disrespect the overly sensitive masses over on the SDC
forum.(<gg>)...
I did not pose this inevitable question over there...

http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=33245

[Grumpy AuContraire]

I find the actions of South Bend pretty disturbing and short sighted.

My impressions of the engineering building were that it should be
recycled intact rather than be demolished and the cleared land remain
vacant as is the case with much of South Bend.

JT

[Studebaker George]

I grew up in a VERY heavy industrial area; the 'corridor' of factories
on US Route 1 in Linden and Rahway NJ. Row after row of
factories....GM, Merck, Rheem, General Aniline, Gordon's Gin, MANY
others. Most are gone now, many empty buildings. So what is worse,
tearing them down and having vacant land, or letting them sit and
rot? Most of us would like to see some of the original Studebaker
buildings saved or 'recycled', but...are the buildings worth saving?
Studebaker George

[Grumpy AuContraire]

Mostly no but a few of the original dozens yes.

On my several visits to SASCO, my impression was that this was a
significant building and one that was well constructed an a suitable
candidate for weatherization and preservation as a functional facility.

Of course it takes vision to see such things and quite frankly, South
Bend has shown little in that regard.

Just my 2� worth...

JT

[Dave Lester]

On Oct 9, 7:52 pm, Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy...@GrumpyvilleNOT.com>
wrote:

Want it fixed?

Buy it and fix it. It will cost more than the 2¢ you offered, but if
you want to see the buildings saved more than the residents of South
Bend, it would be money well spent for you.

Vision is a relative thing. I don't have to look at, pay for, or
otherwise deal with the shit Studebaker left behind in South Bend, so
it would be easy for me to say they should spend their money to save
the buildings... so long as such action would cost me 2¢ or less.

Does this mean I wouldn't prefer to see the buildings saved?
Certainly not! I would, in fact, prefer to see them saved, and
therefore will match your 2¢! Now, we got 4¢. Any other
contributers? Hell, at this rate we're bound to Git Er Done!

What blight exists in Austin that we folks in Oklahoma can help
promote for you folks to finance hanging on to? <G>

[Dave Lester]

Oh... I almost forgot the question.

Hopefully, the wrecking ball hits the wall before Christmas.

South Bend residents deserve such a gift for the "holiday."

[DEEPNHOCK]

The last news blurb I saw gave Feb 16th as the date the inventory was
to be removed.
My gut was telling me the Tuesday after Labor Day.
Now I am thinking more like St. Patrick's Day.
(Always search for a metaphor a politician can use in a future
campaign...like driving the snakes out of town)

[Grumpy AuContraire]

Well, I replied to this but see that it did not appear.

Seems like giganews doesn't like binaries. I had attached a recent
photo of the Austin skyline in response to your last paragraph. Totally
changed in the last four years...

JT

[Paul Johnson]

I saw it too. My ISP news service used to cut me off at 10kb, but now I
seem to be open ended.
Paul Johnson

<m...@notanywhere.net> wrote in message
news:iq05d5dm4dgr2o098...@4ax.com...

> On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:19:03 -0500, Grumpy AuContraire
> <Grum...@GrumpyvilleNOT.com> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Well, I replied to this but see that it did not appear.
>>
>>Seems like giganews doesn't like binaries. I had attached a recent
>>photo of the Austin skyline in response to your last paragraph. Totally
>>changed in the last four years...
>>
>>JT
>

> funny, I saw it..
>
> --Shiva--

[Grumpy AuContraire]

I guess that it's time to bitch at giganews.

After all, I pay about $7 monthly.

JT