When I had a 7th floor apt. at 316 Oak Grove St., back in 1972, with a view of downtown/Loring Park, I used to fantasize like crazy about playing Master Builder back then, and I envisioned, one day, Loring park being ringed with high rises, and yes, it's nice to finally see, after a long hiatus, a high rise go up around Loring Park, it would have been a bit sweeter if they had built this 36 story apt. building right across from the Park instead.
I'm guessing that the buildings along the 15th street side of the park, and the east side have probably ended up on the Historic Register, which explains why my dream has, and never will, be realized for the Loring park area.
I believe the last time, 5 years ago, I swooped around my old neighborhood, there was still a single family house along 15th St. across from the park. Obviously it must have some historic value or it would have disappeared long ago.
At any rate, it's still worth celebrating!
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