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Old 09-11-2007, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by CityMaps View Post
Most of them are, well...crap. Sure, towers look "cool" from far away, but what about the spaces between them? Is it worth creating a second skyline if we end up with a mishmash of glass boxes on pedestals? I don't mean to be Debbie Downer, but is this really something to get excited about in your city?

So far this looks like a missed opportunity to nuture a real neighborhood along the river.

Just something to think about.
I don't know, Debbie. Sure it looks a little more suburban than Center City but what else is there to nutrure. I'd understand if there was a neighborhood on the river but it's just a wasteland of abandoned warehouses, collapsed docks and a strip club or two.
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