MIAMI'S HISTORIC LITTLE HAVANA HAS LOST ANOTHER LANDMARK -- PART 2

DEMOLITION OF THE SHENANDOAH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WAS WRONG 

I found out about the razing of Shenandoah Presbyterian Church while staying at a 17th century palazzo while working in Rome.

My tiny rental unit had all the modern conveniences and the building's group of tenants even sprung for a tiny, not so beautiful elevator retrofit to allow folks to age in place.

The building I lived in for half a month is NOT famous for belonging to some legendary family.

It's not appeared in a movie and it does not house tourism-worthy art.

But it lives on, through so many generations.

It has restaurants, shops and even an ancient machine shop (pretty heavy industrial use) on the ground floor.

It all adds so much character.

But Miami never seems to understand the intrinsic value in character, scale, history and authenticity.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/little-havana/article235777177.html?fbclid=IwAR0bCsnmKUDt3fBNk6GYsluE54s6IljIYoJRw_5qeDaCUbBajOeql2kuOCo

https://calleochonews.com/shenandoah-presbyterian-church-a-thing-of-the-past/?fbclid=IwAR3f1OzfO5iRnHTm0BIF5gHH3NkAd8pLuPpAGpwlAPCJuV-Ljn0XY5m6N1Q