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Old Posted Apr 17, 2007, 2:24 AM
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Or in Europe. Look at all the big cities, new CBDs are rising far from the old ones [Paris, London, Moscow...]. It's just not as feasible here in the states, and actually I prefer the blend of old and new in Boston or NY or Chicago that doesn't exist to that extent in London or Paris.
there's a big mix of old and new in lots of parts of London. some of it dumb and pointless (the loss of the old Euston station,) some of it great (Tower 42, the Gherkin,) and some great adaptive reuse (Tate Modern.) the credit goes to both the British, Germans and the Irish.

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