Step 1: long-term neglect. Step 2: structural failure. Step 3: demolition. Believe it or not, “Vacancy Vortex” is REAL in America’s best preserved city. Described in 1992 as a “13-room pure Victorian" needing “just a few touches,” the Queen Anne dwelling at No. 15 Radcliffe Street is experiencing the first step in a three-step process that preservationists in Buffalo, NY have identified as the “vacancy vortex,” an unfortunate cycle of abandonment, subsequent neglect and ultim

I am not against development. I am against bad development. I support sensitive and sustainable development; one compatible to the natural and historic setting, and done with the community’s well-being and longevity in mind. I do not support stripping the land and community of its character without mitigation for Anywhere, USA construction at a rapid pace. Mt. Pleasant, SC is becoming Anywhere, USA. As we speak, two pre-WWII structures are being demolished for a hundred-home