178 Smith's Trial by Fire Ends in Neighbor-Approved Facade

From the ashes of last year's fire at 178 Smith Street has come a building that at least one local likes better than its little yellow predecessor (RIP). Blog Pardon Me for Asking notices that the new 178 Smith is a smidge taller, with a new brick facade and cornice: "The result is much, much better than the original structure, which was a real eyesore. More importantly, it is more contextual." Shame about how it got that way, though!

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