I'm not sure you can compare a private home, like the one mentioned, with a public space like the World Trade center. It's nice to think that a family could move it, make new memories there and make people forget that it was the focal spot of some tragedy, but in practical terms, I think there will always be people who want to come visit and see. Maybe they're mourning, maybe they're just curious. And the attention can continue long after the tragedy. Lizzie Borden's house was made into a themed B and B. I can't imagine how disruptive it would be to the family who moves in. With a large public site, like the WTC, it's just that- public. It's not disruptive because people come and go all day long anyway.
Yeah, not only did King buy and destroy his car, the guy who hit him died suddenly about a year later--he was in his early 40's. That's what happens when you mess with someone who has "supernatural" connections< Just kidding, okay? I happened to think about the 10-story building in Manhattan, NYC., that housed the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on its' 3 upper floors. A fire broke out in 1911, and 146 garment workers perished--many jumped to the sidewalk below, and bodies were piled up. After the tragedy, the building was restored, and is now occupied by New York University, and is used to house research labs and offices. There's a plaque on the building, but life goes on, there. See? They don't need to tear down a building, just because.....
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