What I meant by external appearances is that I haven’t been hired by anyone to do an exhaustive architectural study, nor am I privy to a set of structural drawings… If my firm were to be hired to do a feasibility study on a possible IWS remodel or restoration, obviously comprehensive reports by structural and metalurgical engineers would have to be done, not to mention reports by mechanical engineers on the state of the plumbing and electrical. All this info would be wrighed by a competent conservation architect who would put all this into a logically formatted report and make recommendations.
All this being said, you make several good points,. I don’t know the Hamilton area well enough to comment on the desirability of IWS’s location, but personally, Ive always found it OK.
As someone who has worked in the restoration of Historic bldgs, I shudder at the thought of losing IWS… but I guess that if a new stadium would be beneficial to the Community then maybe a thats whats gotta happen…I wouldnt be happy tho…