COMMENT: Do you believe that the city of New York should always save buildings like this of historical significance - or is its demolition just a reflection of the changes of time and how shifts in ownership work naturally?
Billy wanted and arranged for the Triple Mansion to stand permanently! It was his silly offspring who found a way to sell it against his wishes because they had overspent and were greedy for the money. William, like the Commodore, had predicted that his descendants would squander the money and lose it. George Vanderbilt ran-out of funds while building Biltmore. Billy Vanderbilt's sisters and their marriages and lives were more interesting than that of his children. Frederick Vanderbilt wound-up being the richest of all his brothers and sisters, as he had managed the family businesses and was not a squanderer.
Yes these buildings should be saved. All across Europe and Africa there's buildings and monuments that were saved. America has destroyed too much history for progress. Even Mexico has buildings from the past preserved.
Tough call. The guided age is long past. The building s are beautiful, but they show an opulence that the average American couldn't even dream of ! I've been to Biltmore mansion and was overwhelmed by the opulence! Private bowling alleys, swimming pools, weight room - etc.beautiful house (don't get me wrong) I just don't get it .
I’m a preservationist at heart. Anything like this should be preserved, not only to admire, but to be reminded of the foolishness of the fleeting excesses in life.
It’s a shame to destroy such magnificent structures as in the day these palaces were adorned with architectural elements which were fashioned by many sought after artisans from Europe who did everything by hand. I used to work at 650 5th Avenue which sits right at E. 52nd St. so to think of the actual location with respect to St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Rockefeller Center and Central Park is significant, but today is bustling and noisy as the center of midtown Manhattan! I can’t imagine what that location was like back at the turn of the century. It’s a shame to lose such splendor in architectural design and too bad they didn’t think of saving it by way of building a skyscraper inside it like the same way the Palace Hotel on Madison Avenue was saved.
I’ve seen many videos online of various intricately constructed mansions and estates constructed with painstaking detail particularly on the inside with lavish entryways , winding staircases and lavish chandeliers and woods. Elaborate rooms and furnishings . Opulence that after time was vacated and left to decline or was subject to demolition . Such beauty simply demolished to make for for a high rise or apartment building . A crying bloody shame if you ask me 😮😳😠
Born and raised in the upper West side, and went to Hunter college, I frequented the Frick co!lection. One word. Wow! The former mansion is indeed a sight to see. It will certainly give one an idea of what life for these individuals was like.
All cities should try to preserve the historically valuable buildings if possible. Obviously you can't preserve everything and the old has to make room for the new, but some things need to be saved.
Money can't buy happiness - look at Gloria Vanderbilt -poor little rich girl who made a name with her designer jeans and other products! I had a couple of her jeans - the woman knew how to fit a woman's body/butt into a pair of jeans! She was the first one ( I believe) to put her name on your butt!
I'll never forget an interview where Anderson Cooper stand that when he was a boy, his mother would show him all the statues and monuments dedicated to or by his family. He couldn't actually grasp that he was related to this statue or "that statue is your Great Great Uncle...". So Anderson theorized (rather ingeniously) that WHEN YOU DIE, YOU TURN INTO A STATUE!...afterall, that's what seemed to happen to all HIS relatives! I just thought that was great.
COMMENT: Do you believe that the city of New York should always save buildings like this of historical significance - or is its demolition just a reflection of the changes of time and how shifts in ownership work naturally?
Can you do a video about mansions in Canada you can still visit? Thanks
Billy wanted and arranged for the Triple Mansion to stand permanently! It was his silly offspring who found a way to sell it against his wishes because they had overspent and were greedy for the money. William, like the Commodore, had predicted that his descendants would squander the money and lose it. George Vanderbilt ran-out of funds while building Biltmore. Billy Vanderbilt's sisters and their marriages and lives were more interesting than that of his children. Frederick Vanderbilt wound-up being the richest of all his brothers and sisters, as he had managed the family businesses and was not a squanderer.
In a "perfect world", I would always say to save these beautiful homes. It's a shame that we don't live in a perfect world 😐
Yes these buildings should be saved. All across Europe and Africa there's buildings and monuments that were saved. America has destroyed too much history for progress. Even Mexico has buildings from the past preserved.
Tough call. The guided age is long past. The building s are beautiful, but they show an opulence that the average American couldn't even dream of ! I've been to Biltmore mansion and was overwhelmed by the opulence! Private bowling alleys, swimming pools, weight room - etc.beautiful house (don't get me wrong) I just don't get it .
I’m a preservationist at heart. Anything like this should be preserved, not only to admire, but to be reminded of the foolishness of the fleeting excesses in life.
It’s a shame to destroy such magnificent structures as in the day these palaces were adorned with architectural elements which were fashioned by many sought after artisans from Europe who did everything by hand. I used to work at 650 5th Avenue which sits right at E. 52nd St. so to think of the actual location with respect to St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Rockefeller Center and Central Park is significant, but today is bustling and noisy as the center of midtown Manhattan! I can’t imagine what that location was like back at the turn of the century. It’s a shame to lose such splendor in architectural design and too bad they didn’t think of saving it by way of building a skyscraper inside it like the same way the Palace Hotel on Madison Avenue was saved.
it took a hundred years for people to realize they wanted to live that way afterall
It’s a shame that we don’t care about saving history anymore.
I’ve seen many videos online of various intricately constructed mansions and estates constructed with painstaking detail particularly on the inside with lavish entryways , winding staircases and lavish chandeliers and woods. Elaborate rooms and furnishings . Opulence that after time was vacated and left to decline or was subject to demolition . Such beauty simply demolished to make for for a high rise or apartment building . A crying bloody shame if you ask me 😮😳😠
Born and raised in the upper West side, and went to Hunter college, I frequented the Frick co!lection. One word. Wow! The former mansion is indeed a sight to see. It will certainly give one an idea of what life for these individuals was like.
Yes, save the buildings for future generations to see how some lived in a bygone era. Such a waste to let the go to waste.
Pls mention other historical mansions in other uS states that were demolished
Wish it had been saved or copied
I have never understood why America is so quick destructive to these beautiful historic sites 😢😢😢😢
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All cities should try to preserve the historically valuable buildings if possible. Obviously you can't preserve everything and the old has to make room for the new, but some things need to be saved.
Money can't buy happiness - look at Gloria Vanderbilt -poor little rich girl who made a name with her designer jeans and other products! I had a couple of her jeans - the woman knew how to fit a woman's body/butt into a pair of jeans! She was the first one ( I believe) to put her name on your butt!
They’d tear down the Acropolis if it were in America
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I'll never forget an interview where Anderson Cooper stand that when he was a boy, his mother would show him all the statues and monuments dedicated to or by his family. He couldn't actually grasp that he was related to this statue or "that statue is your Great Great Uncle...". So Anderson theorized (rather ingeniously) that WHEN YOU DIE, YOU TURN INTO A STATUE!...afterall, that's what seemed to happen to all HIS relatives!
I just thought that was great.
I am in total agreement with the preservationists. I believe history should be preserved and maintained.
what a waste, our rail network is still substandard because of these fools.
I think the interior was hideous and way to busy!
Wealth, status, vanity and self-importance.
Pure hedonism.
NOTHING HAS CHANGEND
Yes NY should have