Comments on: Hooray for Hollywood! http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/hooray-for-hollywood/ Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:44:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Terry Walbert http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/hooray-for-hollywood/comment-page-1/#comment-3321 Terry Walbert Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:25:41 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=6229#comment-3321 I once worked in historic preservation, and I like your argument very much. It's much better to use the free market, and not all old buildings are worth saving. There are also easements and other devices that give property owners an incentive to preserve historic buildings. The funny thing about the HOLLYWOOD letters is that many residents considered them an eyesore when they were erected in the 1920s. I believe that the letters were originally HOLLYWOODVILLE, a real estate development. But over the years they were hallowed by time. I once worked in historic preservation, and I like your argument very much. It’s much better to use the free market, and not all old buildings are worth saving. There are also easements and other devices that give property owners an incentive to preserve historic buildings.

The funny thing about the HOLLYWOOD letters is that many residents considered them an eyesore when they were erected in the 1920s. I believe that the letters were originally HOLLYWOODVILLE, a real estate development. But over the years they were hallowed by time.

]]> By: HBinswanger http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/hooray-for-hollywood/comment-page-1/#comment-3161 HBinswanger Thu, 13 May 2010 14:48:21 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=6229#comment-3161 Terrific article. Respecting defined rights is the only moral way to resolve conflicts. Anything else is my-gang-is-bigger-than-your-gang. Terrific article. Respecting defined rights is the only moral way to resolve conflicts. Anything else is my-gang-is-bigger-than-your-gang.

]]> By: Michael Fitzgibbon http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/hooray-for-hollywood/comment-page-1/#comment-3133 Michael Fitzgibbon Wed, 05 May 2010 19:32:54 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=6229#comment-3133 Now that's a great story! And not only is it the rights-respecting method of achieving a goal, it's also so much easier and faster than convincing a government to trample the rights of others through zoning, appropriating or eminent domain. Hopefully, other preservationists will follow this example. Now that’s a great story! And not only is it the rights-respecting method of achieving a goal, it’s also so much easier and faster than convincing a government to trample the rights of others through zoning, appropriating or eminent domain. Hopefully, other preservationists will follow this example.

]]> By: Sindy http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/hooray-for-hollywood/comment-page-1/#comment-3123 Sindy Tue, 04 May 2010 19:26:40 +0000 http://blog.aynrandcenter.org/?p=6229#comment-3123 I don't understand why a decade later they're still embroiled in litigation. If Steve Jobs owns the house and the land it sits on then what law are authorities using to stop him? I don’t understand why a decade later they’re still embroiled in litigation. If Steve Jobs owns the house and the land it sits on then what law are authorities using to stop him?

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