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Save Wilmont Dot Com

• arthurb304/27 02:58 PM

  Those balconies have always frightened me when I drive by. I could never go out on to them!!

• Miles04/27 03:37 PM

  Those balconies are solid, not a day goes by that I’m not on them. Plus they’ve been there for 80+ years, I think they deserve some cred.

• VaNC04/27 07:20 PM

  I am not sure longevity necessarily makes a balcony more credibly safe.

• Micah04/27 07:26 PM

  I seriously doubt that those actual balconies are the originals.  At the very least the railings are not.

• MMI04/27 10:56 PM

  The only issue with those balconies (and yes, I have been on one) is the low railings.  As someone who stands 6’3”, I can tell you it wouldn’t take much for to topple over.  I’d be much more worried about that happening than the entire balcony coming down.

  
  In fairness to Arthur, though, I had often wondered about them before I actually set foot on one.

• adam!!04/28 12:01 AM

  here comes the progress train…

• smitty04/28 09:00 AM

  Yes, save it from its neglectful owner.  Nobody is knocking the building down, they are just taking a slumlord to task.

• oakcity04/28 09:17 AM

  i loved living in the wilmont, one of the best apartment buildings in town, and the apartments themselves are HUGE!!

  i never had a problem there, Rick would have never let it get to that point. Bring back Rick and let him rebuild it!!

• MMI04/28 10:01 AM

  OK, I checked this morning & I had it all wrong.  I was thinking of the sister property across the way.  You may now ignore my comment above. 

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