Janet Wilder wrote:
> Arri London wrote:
>>
>> Nancy2 wrote:
>>> On Jul 14, 2:24 pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
>>>> Andy wrote:
>>>>> Goodbye Budweiser!
>>>>> Depending on the shareholder vote, Anheiser Busch will become the
>>>>> property of
>>>>> !Bev a Belgium company.
>>>>> There goes the neighborhood.
>>>>> I shall not be drinking Bud Light any longer.
>>>> Funny, but that is what a lot of people think when American
>>>> businesses take over
>>>> their local operations. At least the Belgians make good beer.
>>> Somewhere in the back of my mind, I'm thinking the Clydesdales are
>>> Belgian - are they?
>>>
>>> N.
>>
>> No, originally from Scotland. Doubt the Belgian company would get rid
>> of them...cheapest
>> advertising/marketing tools they can have. No expensive contracts for
>> fussy personnel
>
> Have you ever seen the stable in St. Louis? Many people would be
> thrilled to have a home half as nice as that stable. A lot of the
> buildings at the brewery in St. Louis are on the National Historic
> Register, too. What happens when foreigners buy something on the
> National Historic Register? Does anyone know?????
>

All it means is that the place has been deemed worthy of keeping around.
There are tax incentives to maintain them, so ownership isn't really a
determining factor.