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February 10, 2010
Yet another fundamentalist checks in
You see, brick sewers from the 1850s must be preserved!
A move is under way to save huge brick arches found under the rubble of a three-story building that collapsed in downtown Keokuk last summer.Chuck Mitchell of the Keokuk Historic Preservation Society believes the historic remains are a look into Keokuk's historic sewer system, "miles of brick sewers one could row a boat through," and should be preserved.
"Are we going to designate this site as a piece of irreplaceable history, as an example of the extraordinary underground 19th century masonry on which the city is built or are we going to destroy it and cover up the evidence?" he asked.
I love his vision of a brat in the future Keokuk Grotto Bistro . . . but just remember, if your brat had the price of removing all the rubble by hand (no backhoes! their weight might cause the historic sewer arches to collapse!) rolled into it the tourist trade available for Keokuk, Iowa, might not supply enough demand.
But that's just heartless ol' me talking. Go ahead - haul the rubble out in wheelbarrows. It's not "build it and they will come," but "don't destroy it and they will come."
Posted by CrankyProfessor at February 10, 2010 8:55 PM