Side-view Jugendstil house in Heierstrasse, Viersen, March 2006

Side-view Jugendstil house in Heierstrasse, Viersen, March 2006
Originally uploaded by Viersener.

Viersen City Council plans to block the passageway between this abandoned, half-derelict house and the buildings opposite, filling the space with new construction.

This will remove the pedestrian short-cut into Viersen High Street (Hauptstrasse), close off an open space, and replace an interesting, slightly eccentric section of the city with standard architecture. One can only hope the council profits handsomely from this misguided plan.