ZeroCool@piefed.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoChicago police release photo of 'person of interest' after video shows burning cross in Grant Parkabc7chicago.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up196
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minus-squareinari@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·9 days agoOr do what the Dutch do, convert churches into event spaces, art galleries etc
minus-squareazimir@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·9 days agoMy favorite is when they become libraries. They start as buildings for a weird book club who keep reading bits of the same book over and over. Then, they transition to centers of learning and public investment. Big win.
minus-squareRedWeasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoI don’t think most communities need a library every 5 to 10 blocks, or 2+ at one intersection like churches seem to be in the US.
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoyes. its good not to waste infrastructure.
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoThey could easily be both, as many churches also doubled as community centers.
Or do what the Dutch do, convert churches into event spaces, art galleries etc
My favorite is when they become libraries.
They start as buildings for a weird book club who keep reading bits of the same book over and over. Then, they transition to centers of learning and public investment. Big win.
I don’t think most communities need a library every 5 to 10 blocks, or 2+ at one intersection like churches seem to be in the US.
yes. its good not to waste infrastructure.
They could easily be both, as many churches also doubled as community centers.