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Originally Posted by idunno
If those 'resort-like' towers were done really well, we could have our own Marina Bay Sands on our hands - right in the middle of the 'Entertainment District' too. It would be pretty cool.
That being said, I see your point about how it splits up the whole property. I guess the skytrain was always going to do that anyway.
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I agree that the towers do look cool - but plopping them down in what is essentially DTES is a bit of a disconnect (i.e. the park seems to sterilize teh area - getting rid of the elements some people don't like, after all, who's going to object to a park?)
What would be cool is for the historic grid of Chinatown and Gastown to extend right to the water in a downtown urban form (i.e. maybe with mid-rises and few highrises - without the waterfront park - like a more built up Granville Island).