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It's kind of funny...this country used to build tall buildings as a symbol of commerce and business. Now we build them as a symbol of conspicuous consumption
It's kind of funny...this country used to build tall buildings as a symbol of commerce and business. Now we build them as a symbol of conspicuous consumption
Not really. The Empire State, the Chrystler, the Woolworth building, and all the tall structures of the 1920's were built because of ego. Their owners wanted to lay claim to the tallest building title, much like the Middle East does today. These building sat empty for YEARS because they had no one to rent to. Talk about conspicuous consumption.
In the 60's and 70's, which saw rise to much of our office buildings today, developers used the corrupt city councils to muscle through their developments. You also saw developers use public funds to build towers like the World Trade Center, for ego and publicity. Towers which also sat empty for years.
Stop romantasizing the skyscrapers of yesterday. They weren't built for the common/public good. They were also symbols of wealth, much like today's are. At least today, we build skyscrapers to meet demand, and not for show and to sit empty for decades.
Last edited by Astorian31; 12-07-2015 at 11:05 AM..
If this really happens, I want those articulate folks from the Skyscraper Museum in lower Manhattan to make a field trip to Brooklyn. That's a tour I'd want to hear, or maybe heckle.
What I want to see most in downtown Brooklyn is more office and commercial rental spaces, so it continues to become a jobs center for the entire borough and not just a residential bedroom community for people working upscale jobs in Manhattan.
I doubt a super-tall building is part of that vision, which is shared by many in Brooklyn from grassroots to the top eschelons of city planners and politicians looking at the entire borough, not only the downtown. It should be possible for Brooklyners to live, work, raise a family and recreate in Brooklyn without needing Manhattan so much as a jobs or entertainment destination.
Gantz, I can get behind medium-tall and glass, but why super-tall?
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