Ford Auditorium coming down?

[Malcove Magnesia]

Why call it senseless? Detroit needs to get rid of as many distinctive, historic buildings as possible so the future [[whenever they get around to building it) can be developed with generic steel & glass-clad buildings that would feel just as familiar as anything in Philly, San Jose or any other mid-size American city.

[Khartoum]

Why call it senseless? Detroit needs to get rid of as many distinctive, historic buildings as possible so the future [[whenever they get around to building it) can be developed with generic steel & glass-clad buildings that would feel just as familiar as anything in Philly, San Jose or any other mid-size American city.

Hear hear!

[ResurgetCineribus]

Why call it senseless? Detroit needs to get rid of as many distinctive, historic buildings as possible so the future [[whenever they get around to building it) can be developed with generic steel & glass-clad buildings that would feel just as familiar as anything in Philly, San Jose or any other mid-size American city.

What about this one they cleverly designed to look l ike a shipping container?

[Cincinnati_Kid]

Why call it senseless? Detroit needs to get rid of as many distinctive, historic buildings as possible so the future [[whenever they get around to building it) can be developed with generic steel & glass-clad buildings that would feel just as familiar as anything in Philly, San Jose or any other mid-size American city.

Detroit is mid-sized as of the recent census, Philly and San Jose are not. Philly is still the nation's fifth largest city, barely holding off Phoenix.

[Lloyd]

Why call it senseless? Detroit needs to get rid of as many distinctive, historic buildings as possible so the future [[whenever they get around to building it) can be developed with generic steel & glass-clad buildings that would feel just as familiar as anything in Philly, San Jose or any other mid-size American city.

I think, or hope anyway, that this is sarcastic but, Philly? Really? Have you ever been to Philly? Here's a picture of their city hall from down the road.

[Gistok]

I think, or hope anyway, that this is sarcastic but, Philly? Really? Have you ever been to Philly? Here's a picture of their city hall from down the road.

Yes the City Hall [[and many colonial historic buildings) are either intact or [[in the case of the Old City Tavern) reconstructed. Their City Hall is like no other in America.

However Philiadelphia made the same mistake as Baltimore and Cincinnati... in that every one of their major downtown movie palaces has been destroyed. So you have shows like Lion King shown at the old 1857 built Academy of Music... a fine old classic building... but with poor sight lines for Broadway shows.

Perhaps what Macove was getting at was the 2 tallest office towers in Philly... the near twin [[why is that?) 900 ft. glass and steel "Chrysler Building wannabe's". They're less than inspiring for Post Modern architecture...