Yeah, I guess you get desentitized, to the building shells.
Quick question, why were some of those businesses along 41 never rebuilt? Did the folks take insurance money and build elsewhere, or were they not insured?
Different stories with each biz. Our former neighbors, Anchorman Marine, had their building destroyed and moved back to New Jersey. The destroyed building is still there, and likely will be for a while. It was condemned, then somehow uncondemned, but we're not sure if that will take. The land is contaminated (really long story) and the building, if it has to be replaced, is a liability.
Most were insured, and in any case, property values are quite high, if you don't have a possibly condemned building on contaminated land.