Paradox Hotel (1151 W Georgia) | 188m | 67 Fl | Completed

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Originally Posted by mezzanine

as opposed to what? A white spot and a "world-class" amusement park of 1986-era rides? crony capitalism with vander zalm giving small chunks of land to poorly-capitalized friends?

Or alternatively, we would have had a great development done by locals who knew the market and didn't depend on whoring out much of the city to Chinese money. There are tales from the early Concord buildings that would make your toes curl, but I can't share those.

Edited to add: this discussion really belong s in another thread.