Stop Demolition of Ward's Bakery
The Ward's Bakery at 800 Pacific Street is a gem of historic industrial architecture. Completed in 1911, it's builder, George Ward, had taken his architects to Europe for inspiration in its design.The... continue reading »
"Mr. Mayor you and other elected officials need to stop the wholesale manhattanization of Brooklyn. Halt the public give-aways to millionaires."
"PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THE DEMOLITION OF THIS BUILDING!"
"Please put a halt to this reckless and ill-conceived project."
"this demolition would be a disgrace"
"New York's historical buildings are precious, and, once destroyed are gone forever."
"Historic architecture like this can never be replaced once it is torn down. Why be the Mayor that let this happen on his watch?"
"Far too many fine old buildings have been lost-let's at least save this one"
"Destruction of the Ward Bakery is a sacrilege and an outrage against a livable Brooklyn built to a human scale."
"Surely a historic building like this can be incorpated into a project that is supposed to benefit Brooklyn."
"This project will ruin downtown Brooklyn... Ratner's a sleaze"
"We need to take another look at the entire Atlantic Yards project. This is not a blighted neighborhood but could fast become one if this project moves forward in its current form."
"This is a beautiful block, with some natural gentrification could be amazing. Think SOHO, imagine if someone had come in the early 1980s and decided to scrap those old cast iron buildings for a mac-skyscraper."
"If we start demolishing our history.....what would be left for the next generations. Restore and reuse , that is the next step for this building. Please save it!"
