Did anyone happen to read Richard D'Amico's critique of Block E in today's Strib Taste section.
First he says the most polite thing he can say about Block E is that it is underwhelming. Then he goes on to call it an embarassment to the city of Minneapois. His final comment was the best of all. Due to design and construction I presume, he said something like 'at least it will be easy to demolish'. I have a few things to add to his remarks. First: AMEN!!!!!!! Second: Playing off the Strib's recent editorial about improving downtown streetscapes, there are not enough trees to soften this blow to the city's main street. Any feeble attempt to mask this monstrosity(I like the word so much Ms Berget I used it myself) will be putting earrings on a pig. Third: I suppose it's too early to be planning for its demolition?! Fourth: Realistically what were we to expect? This is the work of the developer of a Schaumberg,Illinois mall in partnership with the developer of our very own City Center and Multifood Towers. Fifth: The three ugliest buildings in downtown are in a three square block line so one could argue the point that "at least we've localized the pain". Sixth: I wonder if Dan McCafferty and Joe Duffy know each other? Seventh: Is there a way to insure this never happens again?? Tim Connolly Misanthropic resident of Downtown Minneapolis __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
