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Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site

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In article <barmar-A6A3A6.05400705102013@news.eternal-september.org>,
Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In article <051020131448505521%YourName@YourISP.com>,
>  Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <524f6ba1$0$49333$c3e8da3$c8b7d2e6@news.astraweb.com>, JF
> > Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> > > On 13-10-04 21:30, Your Name wrote:
> > > >  
> > > > Yep, I did think about it being a greedy house owner after posting that
> > > > message.
> > > 
> > > Having your property declared a national historic site is against the
> > > owner's interests. It means you can't renovate, paint etc your house
> > > without city approval. This greatly reduces the home's value.
> > 
> > True, it does cause limitations on improvements or even simple
> > maintenance... but maybe they've bought the house next door and turned
> > it into a cafe and want "special status" to increase the tourists
> > numbers.  ;-)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > But in all honesty, I think it is a bit too early to declare Steve Jobs
> > > a star people will never forget. Only time will tell if he remains a
> > > star in the long term.
> > > 
> > > In Canada, there are "Alexander Graham Bell" historic places in
> > > Brantford ON (where telephone was invented) and in Baddeck NS (where he
> > > had summer residence)
> > > 
> > > Does Henry Ford have much in in terms of national historic sites
> > > preserved from his own life (homes etc) ?
> > > 
> > > Do Thomas J, Watson and Charles Flint , founders of IBM, have their
> > > childhood homes preserved ?
> > > 
> > > The problem is that it is too early to know whether Job's childhood home
> > > will have historical value in the distant future. But if the house is
> > > not preserved, it guarantees that it won't be there when/if people
> > > eventually realise he was a great american that is to be remembered for
> > > a very very long time.
> > 
> > Personally I can't see any point at all preserving a building simply
> > because someone lived there (or even worse, some historical person
> > dubiously stayed there for one night!). The only buildings to be
> > preserved should be those with some sort of REAL historical or
> > architectural significance.
> 
> Presumably it's the house that contains the garage that they supposedly 
> designed the first Apple computers in.

There's no actual historical value in a garage - it's just a garage,
the same as any other thousands if not millions of garages. If you go
there you won't see Steve Jobs building computers nor any real evidence
that he did so (other no doubt than a silly sign on the wall saying
so).

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OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-10-03 01:34 -0400
  Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-03 19:06 +1200
    Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site "D.F. Manno" <dfmanno@mail.com> - 2013-10-04 18:35 -0400
      Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-05 13:30 +1200
        Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-10-04 21:30 -0400
          Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-05 14:48 +1200
            Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-10-05 05:40 -0400
              Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-10-05 05:57 -0400
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-05 07:38 -0700
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-06 09:51 +1300
              Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-05 07:37 -0700
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2013-10-12 10:18 -0700
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-13 10:34 +1300
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-10-12 22:07 -0500
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-13 16:48 +1300
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-10-12 23:06 -0500
              Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-06 09:47 +1300
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-10-05 19:02 -0400
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-06 17:22 +1300
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-10-06 02:35 -0400
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-06 08:21 -0700

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