For a very brief moment, I was almost concerned.
Danville’s first public hospital falls victim to old age
It didn’t fall victim to “old age”. It fell victim to owners that didn’t give a damn about about the property, a neighborhood that’s a war zone and a fire that happened 14 years ago. Now that the wrecking ball has finally entered the building, we’ve got an outcry of “Save The Historic Hospital!”
The owners, the historic societies and people with enough money to actually do something with this building have had plenty of time to do something about this dilapidated eyesore and they have done absolutely nothing. The current owner, Cora Tucker, is a landlord in Durham NC and has had seven years to try and make the building livable. How’d that work out?
Of course, Danville’s history is important and certain things should be preserved… but this building has gone past its lifespan. Unless a Millionaire with Magical Money steps up in the next week, it’s time for the City of Danville to show that it’s fighting blighted properties no matter what building it is.
The woman who bought it years ago who wanted to save it did not do her job. She bought the building to fix it up and didn’t. Now she is crying foul. SORRY LADY. To late to cry FOUL. Tear this and all the other bad housing down. Then maybe the city will look a little brighter.
i was born in that hospital back in 58.