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Originally Posted by NYguy
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Yikes what a twat. So what, save lever house and seagram and we're done saving midcentury modern buildings?
If his argument is that "they all look the same" & "1960s people were bad people and don't deserve to be remembered" then he shouldn't be writing editorials for AN.
This city saves districts and districts of row houses and prewar buildings even though they're markedly similar.
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This project is still worth it, a new 1,200' building is exciting. But we should note that what's here now is exceptional.
Remember, they tore down the Waldorf Astoria for the Empire State Building. What's existing can be great, and what's to come can also be great.