Word: raze
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...plan to raze four historic but rotting wood-frame buildings in the heart of Harvard Square and replace them with a new shopping arcade is drawing fire from area preservation groups...
...make the plan work, Cambridge Savings Bank first must secure demolition permits to raze the historic buildings, which are located across from Out-of-Town News in Harvard Square...
...three buildings eyed by the Sheraton Commander for parking lot space had been protected under rent controlregulations. But with the end of rent control, theAdams Realty Trust, which owns the SheratonCommander, submitted a proposal to raze thebuildings...
...Eleanor Kerlow suggests that the very basis of Harvard Law, namely egos, ideology and power politics, could raze it to its foundations. Ruin, then, becomes a catchy word that legitimates the book-which proves somewhat unfortunate; since the story has appeal and merit without flashy sales tactics. So never mind the sensationalist title; a real story with fascinating insights on Harvard Law emerges from behind the cover's second-rate best-seller...
There is no question that Canaday Hall has maintenance problems. But these could easily be alleviated with some simple renovations. To raze and then rebuild Canaday, on the other hand, would be to destroy more than just its exterior "lameness." It would consitute a waste of time and money, and it would entail the destruction of the tradition, unity and morale that Canaday Hall has come to represent for many of its residents...