UPGRADE ÎN LIPSCANI. IDENTITATEA LOCALÃ ÎNTRE VALOARE CULTURALÃ ȘI VALOARE DE UTILIZARE
UPGRADE IN LIPSCANI AREA. THE LOCAL IDENTITY BETWEEN CULTURAL VALUE AND USE VALUE

Summary/Abstract: Lipscani, the old city centre, grained with history, tradition and culture, left too much longer in indifference and oblivion, began to revive again from piles of debris and stone. It is known that in the past, the Lipscani Street which gave its name to the area was one of the most important commercial streets of Bucharest. The marvellous architecture in neoclassical and neo-baroque style of nineteenth century gave a particular character to the centre of the Bucharest. In 1948, the buildings were nationalized, and in 1980, the communist authorities had given the houses to the gypsy citizens, they brought them into an advanced state of decay. The situation is applicable for the whole discussed area- Covaci, Gabroveni, șelari, șepcari and Smârdan Street. Many buildings were abusive occupied, the ownership is currently difficult to establish. The community that lived in the old centre of Bucharest is also hard to define. There is no truly local community, but a disparate, not interested, abusive one, often of a very poor condition. The true community is that who lives in the area, though it would be desirable, to an extended meaning, the community consists of people of Bucharest. Six years ago, I wrote an article together with two colleagues, an article that aimed to draw a warning against the lack of interest of the authorities in the rehabilitation of the area and in solving the problem of the abusive take-over the buildings from the historic area of Bucharest. Back then, the rehabilitation operation had not yet begun.

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