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Old Posted Aug 13, 2009, 2:28 AM
phillyscooter phillyscooter is offline
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Originally Posted by sopas ej View Post
Oh that looks awful.

I could understand wanting to save the Century Plaza if it had been kept in its original condition, but anyone who's been in there knows that the ground floor and lobby have been totally gutted; barely anything original from the 1960s remains. If it does ever get National Historic Landmark Status does that mean they'll remodel it back to its original 60s design?
If they return it to the 60's lobby complete with orange shag then I agree.
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