All that's needed is for the Prophet, Seer and Revelator to go down there in his white suit, raise his arm to the square, and command the spirits that inhabit everything to obey. The the fire would cease and the building would be resurrected and restored to its full glory.
I presume the building is insured and the proceeds won't be used to rebuild. The Church will walk away from the cost of maintaining the old building with cash in its pocket. Rough. The people hurt by this are those who grew up using what was really a wonderful old building. The Church doesn't give a damn.
and others that this is somehow a blow to the Church is off base. The Church likely is thrilled this happened. Old buildings like the Provo Tabernacle are just dead weight.
On the other hand, there are a lot of people, Mormon and ex-Mormon, who will grieve the loss of that building.
It's possible. Even so, they lose any costs associated with the old property and are presented with an opportunity to make money on the site. They won't rebuild the building and are unhurt by the loss.
J. Chan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I presume the building is insured and the proceeds > won't be used to rebuild. The Church will walk > away from the cost of maintaining the old building > with cash in its pocket. Rough. The people hurt > by this are those who grew up using what was > really a wonderful old building. The Church > doesn't give a damn.
I was told that TSCC doesn't insure its buildings.
went to several conferences and stuff there, pretty neat actually. my bro will think it is provo city that did it. I wonder what will end up being the cause? I can see smoke in the sky from eagle mountain.....
the church could care less. Historic architecture has always been my passion and for decades with single worst enemy of historic Utah architecture was the church. The Utah Heritage Foundation, a non-profit, whose purpose is to protect Utah’s historic architecture, was always battling with them to NOT tear down their old chapels and tabernacles. There is such a long list of beautiful buildings that the church demolished simple because they claimed they were too expensive to maintain. Usually, it is outcry from the non-Mormons who force them to reconsider.
Yeah, not a fan of the church itself, but as a history major, and someone who believes strongly in preserving the markers of our history (even the bad parts, reminders not to repeat what we, as humans, have done wrong, if nothing else), it's sad to see that go.
Does the church ever build (or rebuild) NEW buildings in the older styles anywhere, or do they stick to that strange Ikea design everywhere they spring up newly?
I'm no fan of the Mormon church, but it's sad to hear about such a historical building burn down. I've never seen it, but it was something I had wanted to see if I visit there.