In the past year, two Lutheran churches have shut down in my area, and both of them were within miles of each other on the same street. That may hint that there are fewer Lutherans in the world, or fewer church-goers (except at Easter and Christmas). When faith is tested, some people just bail.
What really got to me was a small business which was torn down recently, because I used to work there. That was over 30 years ago.
On a lot next to a boxy brick apartment building, two businesses were once thriving. One was a computer repair facility, and the other was a house which belonged to a doctor and his wife, who did clerical services. I worked for her briefly before finding my dream job.
The computer repair place had been vacant for years, but when I saw the signage for a well-known demolition firm covering the shingle for the doctor/typist building, I felt a pang. With the small repurposed house reduced to salvage fodder under a wrecking ball, a piece of my past was broken down as well.
Nobody seems to like old buildings, unless they can serve as tourist attractions or historical bastions. Many don’t fall easily to implosion, which says a lot when so many new construction buildings seem to crumble at the slightest gust of wind.
The plot of ground is level now, and ready for something new. I just hope whatever they build can withstand time, however it passes.
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