The Off Topic Thread

alexjon · #1 Posted **Jul 8, 2008, 4:42 PM**

You know, I'd rather have a bunch of gorgeous 350-400' buildings than trade up our Weston. What I'd really like to see in downtown SA is something with a fin (Don't say it.) or some kind of glass crown to compliment the Tower Life.

sakyle04 · #2 Posted **Jul 8, 2008, 5:04 PM**

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You know, I'd rather have a bunch of gorgeous 350-400' buildings than trade up our Weston. What I'd really like to see in downtown SA is something with a fin (Don't say it.) or some kind of glass crown to compliment the Tower Life.

Of course, I agree. Your neighbors in Vancouver (CAN) figured that out. What a place! On a side note, I am hoping that they approve their waterside soccer complex so that they can have an MLS team along with Seattle. That area is so amazing.

I was just trying to unload the Hedrick Building on the unsuspecting NYers.

ydoc14 · #3 Posted **Jul 8, 2008, 6:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by alexjon

You know, I'd rather have a bunch of gorgeous 350-400' buildings than trade up our Weston. What I'd really like to see in downtown SA is something with a fin (Don't say it.) or some kind of glass crown to compliment the Tower Life.

Oh, and you forget that there already is a building with a glass crown...CROWNE PLAZA

hahaha

sakyle04 · #4 Posted **Jul 8, 2008, 7:08 PM**

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Oh, and you forget that there already is a building with a glass crown...CROWNE PLAZA

hahaha

that would actually be a great building to get a facelift...more glass and a more dramatic crown.

ydoc14 · #5 Posted **Jul 8, 2008, 8:23 PM**

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that would actually be a great building to get a facelift...more glass and a more dramatic crown.

Cleaning the stained brick on the top of the west & east sides of the building would be a start lol.

sakyle04 · #6 Posted **Jul 8, 2008, 8:29 PM**

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Cleaning the stained brick on the top of the west & east sides of the building would be a start lol.

could they intentionally stain it? (that would be different than letting years go by without cleaning which is why it is becoming so grisly these days)

and if they did stain it...brick red, perhaps? it could almost take on the look of a much older and much more prestigous building that way.

add some brass touches and a little greenish hue to the pyramid. mmm, that would be nice.

ydoc14 · #7 Posted **Jul 8, 2008, 9:19 PM**

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could they intentionally stain it? (that would be different than letting years go by without cleaning which is why it is becoming so grisly these days)

and if they did stain it...brick red, perhaps? it could almost take on the look of a much older and much more prestigous building that way.

add some brass touches and a little greenish hue to the pyramid. mmm, that would be nice.

Yeah, I think brick red would look nice. It's just those darn black water stains on the brick at the top of the building (at least I think it's from water over the years, rain that is)