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Originally Posted by Duck From NY
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I google-imaged most of the non-landmarks in that picture and I'd be sad to let pretty much any of them go.
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I'd be sad to see Midtown die because of some misguided preservation attempt. Let us not forget that even the older buildings weren't always there, and had preservation held sway even a hundred years ago, there would be no Midtown as we know it. This site in particular, next to one of the busiest transportation hubs, needs to be utilized to the fullest. It currently is not. New York is an actual
functioning city, not a living postcard for us to look at and remember the good old days. So, the issue of keeping the core commercial district open for the needs of
today's (as well as the future's) business must be addressed.
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Originally Posted by mokibo
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There's a little more here...
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...&postcount=170