But without the old stuff down in our "historic district" we'll just be left with a bunch of ugly new buildings that after 10-20 years will look outdated and then Wilmington will become just another city. I think it'd suck if downtown looked just like the commercial areas of collage road. With all the foreign countries buying things in America...just imaging if someone bought the Washington Monument and then decided to knock it down and put up a Starbucks. These people that bought these properties that are looking to knock them down only care about making money. They don't care what their actions do to the charm of downtown.