I'm totally onboard with the "No plastic floors" law. I think it should be enacted as soon as possible.
My guess is those wood planks will look amazing once they are clean and refinished. They were put in to last 100 years or more... they deserve to be out in the light.
Ah, my loyal subjects. If only everyone would agree so willingly.
Those floors have only been down for about 70 years and it looks like they are actually in great condition all things considoring. I don’t understand why someone chose to hide them with plastic. They could have just put down the non-permanent carpet that they did have on top of the plastic.