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Originally Posted by Sigaven
Completely fair assessment, pretty much the only historic architecture is on 6th street, congress avenue, and UT, other than that there's nothing very impressive to look at like in some more established cities that experienced prewar booms. I think the "pretty" aspect of this city is more to do with our waterways and parks a lot of which are directly downtown.
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I would agree. The natural beauty of the area is what makes it attractive, not the architecture (aside from a handful of older buildings, as you stated). We can't compete with cities that were established already 100+ years ago, nor should we try. I will say that downtown, from afar, is pretty - as in the skyline, but especially with the river and hills taken into account (once again, natural beauty). That's why I think it's so important to protect that aspect of what we have - one of the many reasons to protect it.