Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Decay at San Marco

Degrado a Porta San Marco, Livorno
People keep talking about promotion of tourism as part of local economic development, but a look at the sorry state of Porta San Marco (Saint Mark Gate) and of many other historical landmarks is not encouraging.

See also: San Marco - Enrico Bartelloni - New English Cemetery - Lion of Saint Mark - Porta San Marco
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15 comments:

  1. LoisMarch 3, 2015 at 12:45 AM

    Too bad. It could be very nice with a little work.

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  2. William KendallMarch 3, 2015 at 2:25 AM

    Boy, is that sad to see.

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  3. Luis GomezMarch 3, 2015 at 2:36 AM

    It is always sad to see this kind of things VP when it could be so beautiful.

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  4. RandyMarch 3, 2015 at 2:43 AM

    It needs a little love.

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  5. DinaMarch 3, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    Oi, there must be a better way of getting these things done.

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  6. KarlMarch 3, 2015 at 2:54 PM

    Not encouraging indeed ! They don't know what they are losing...

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  7. Taken For GrantedMarch 3, 2015 at 2:54 PM

    Don't think tourists mind seeing old walls and gates even if they are in poor condition. They go to see the Great Wall of China and most of that is a ruin. Interesting photo.

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  8. PerthDailyPhotoMarch 3, 2015 at 2:57 PM

    It's not even so much the decaying buildings VP, it's the tagging that makes things look so much worse. I can't understand why people feel the need to do this.

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  9. EG CameraGirlMarch 3, 2015 at 4:08 PM

    I agree with Grace that the tagging is the most discouraging part.

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  10. cieldequimperMarch 3, 2015 at 8:02 PM

    Hopefully, in time... On the other hand, decay has its photographic advantages...

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  11. RedPatMarch 3, 2015 at 8:52 PM

    It needs some care, VP!

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  12. Tanya BreeseMarch 4, 2015 at 3:52 AM

    tourism always show the pretty sites, not the reality

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  13. Tanya BreeseMarch 4, 2015 at 3:52 AM

    tourism always show the pretty sites, not the reality

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  14. UnknownMarch 4, 2015 at 1:37 PM

    Still charming!

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  15. Stefan JanssonMarch 4, 2015 at 10:33 PM

    I can understand why the taggers did what they did. If the place was in better shape they would probably not tag it.

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