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Originally Posted by Comrade
It really is hard to take you seriously when you compare the building the Tavernacle is in to a strip mall. It's by basically every fundamentally understood definition, not a strip mall. No more than the cluster of buildings between the parking garage and Stratford Apartments (including the building that houses BAR X) on 200 South.
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Your entire post was perfectly stated Comrade. It's about a unique mix of uses and buildings built in different time periods. The 300 S building being demolished is different and unique from the Green Ant building to the West and the Barbershop building to the East. These are the things that give a street character. The Morton behind it give it a sense of new.
It's not like the new building, will simply replace the retail fronting the street and the street will remain a nice walkable area.
There is more than enough room to build a highrise between the 300 S building and the Morton. It is simply developers that see no value in character, or giving a project more than a few seconds of thought.
For those saying, it's just a non interesting building with no character. Imagine that corner with the building remaining in place and a tower cantilevered over it. Best of both worlds.
In response to the "We weren't able to save the Pantages/Utah, so why try to save anything."
1) Old & New has pointed part of the reason why the City couldn't justify the costs to restore the theater, the stage depth.
2) So because we weren't able to save that we shouldn't want anything to be saved? Sorry, but that's just idiotic.