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Originally Posted by dakben
I like my view from the southwest. I get that it's not a typical view, but I still think it's a good looking building.
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Great shot Dakben, I enthusiastically agree! Except for the lower portion, which will be covered by an upcoming high-rise. Even if the neighboring tower were only 24 or so floors Astra would look great from that westside view. The northside view though has to do something about correcting that blank wall faux-paus. It looks like they were thinking that the very light-colored variation in the stone panels would do the trick. Unfortunately, the color variations are not nearly dramatic enough, and even if they were noticeably varied in color a mural would probably be a better outcome. Even just painting multi-dimensional effect windows over the darker shade of staggered panels on that north side would be a major improvement.
Just a thought and it probably won't happen any time soon if ever, but I wish they'd build a neighboring high-rise on the north side. Demolish the old smoke shop and even the remodeled Zims, and the mediocre low-rise add-on to the south of the old Promised Valley Playhouse. Zim's historic aesthetic value was completely ruined. The inside contemporary remodel on Zim's is cool but not of any importance historically, and the front facade was completely ruined when compared to the beauty of the turn of the century original. Also, would like to see one of my least favorite structures downtown (The ugly low-rise Federal Reserve) demoed and replaced with a sexy 500-600 foot high-rise. Build a new attractive mid-rise Federal Reserve/Multi-Use government office building over in the new Federal Courthouse vicinity around the W. Temple area.
The original articulation of the 1890's facades next to Promised Valley were stunning.
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