"An Englishman's home is his castle"

[tallyho8]

Which has me thinking when property is donated for a school and named after the doner as part of the gift changing the name even a hundred years later should rescind the gift.

This reminds me of a rich man who died years ago and left money to build 40 schools in New Orleans for all children, rich or poor. A century later the residents thought the man's life was not politically correct, so they renamed all the schools that were named after him and tore down his statue.

 

[ultrarunner]

Seems this is the trend…

Wouldn’t it be something if rewriting history came with a price?

Europe actually takes private property more serious in my limited experience… it could be because owning land was everything no matter how small or remote…

 

[Fixastuff]

Seems this is the trend…

Wouldn’t it be something if rewriting history came with a price?

Europe actually takes private property more serious in my limited experience… it could be because owning land was everything no matter how small or remote…

They certainly tore down many statues and monuments though was that rewriting history too?

 

[ultrarunner]

They certainly tore down many statues and monuments though was that rewriting history too?

I’ve wondered about this as some were paid for with private funds with commissions to some of the best artisans.

It’s amazing what passes for protected art except when it doesn’t…

Sure… relocate is a solution but wanton destruction to what is often private property with pats on the back is just wrong…

 

[BravoXray]

Here's a local example:

Penn Central Owned the land. It wasn't an easement. They owned it. They sold it to a non-profit, who then sold much of it to a local park system. So the parks own it there. I don't think parks pay taxes on park land. Interesting history in this link of how it was conceived and executed.

https://pumpkinvine.org/about/

The Pumpkinvine went through my grandfather's farm. I still remember when the local freight came through on the way to or from Middlebury, Shipshewana or White Pigeon back in the late '50s. Dad had some pictures of it passing through, if I can find them, I'll post them.
Grandad had an old pickup, a Studebaker I think, whose track was the same as the track gauge, and he would get on the rails at CR 28 to go to town and get off at the IND 4/Lincoln Ave. crossing.

 

[civilian]

The Pumpkinvine went through my grandfather's farm. I still remember when the local freight came through on the way to or from Middlebury, Shipshewana or White Pigeon back in the late '50s. Dad had some pictures of it passing through, if I can find them, I'll post them.
Grandad had an old pickup, a Studebaker I think, whose track was the same as the track gauge, and he would get on the rails at CR 28 to go to town and get off at the IND 4/Lincoln Ave. crossing.

That works as long as he knows the train schedule. Jon

 

[MossRoad]

The Pumpkinvine went through my grandfather's farm. I still remember when the local freight came through on the way to or from Middlebury, Shipshewana or White Pigeon back in the late '50s. Dad had some pictures of it passing through, if I can find them, I'll post them.
Grandad had an old pickup, a Studebaker I think, whose track was the same as the track gauge, and he would get on the rails at CR 28 to go to town and get off at the IND 4/Lincoln Ave. crossing.

Nice!!

 

[Hay Dude]

Seems this is the trend…

Wouldn’t it be something if rewriting history came with a price?

Europe actually takes private property more serious in my limited experience… it could be because owning land was everything no matter how small or remote…

Amusing how these clowns think tearing down a statue and desecrating it will somehow change the course of American History.

It is what it is pajama boys, even if you tear them down and live in denial.

Hope she used mouth wash!!!

 

[ovrszd]

This reminds me of a rich man who died years ago and left money to build 40 schools in New Orleans for all children, rich or poor. A century later the residents thought the man's life was not politically correct, so they renamed all the schools that were named after him and tore down his statue.

You can't watch the news for a month without seeing something like this. Pretty sad.

 

[ultrarunner]

Change is fine but more often than not it does not occur in a vacuum.

Happening a lot with schools, universities, parks, towns, roads, etc...

The prestiges Hasting Law School in SF was founded with a donation by the widow of Mr Hastings...

No one can find anything against Mrs. Hastings but 150 years later it's not the same for Me Hastings.

Return the endowment and call it even.

There are thousands of examples under review right now with plenty locally and many are 100% wrong... just your bad luck if you share a surname with someone questionable...

Maybe why property is often handed down hundreds of years in Europe and not so often here...