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Originally Posted by babybackribs2314
I don't even love the base on the Intercontinental. NYC has so many pre-war gems, and this is not one of them. If the goal in NYC is to save all pre-war architecture it should be preserved, but that is not the goal.
Too often people make blanket statements that pre-war architecture is beautiful. Much of it certainly is, but there is a major chunk that isn't worth saving. People build shlock now, and they did the same in the 20s-30s.
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If all these mediocre pre-war buildings were going to be replaced with stunning designs, i wouldn't blink an eye. However, there is nothing to force developers to replace them with something decent.
They could easily keep the arcade at the bottom of the W hotel, or the arches in front of the Intercon. Stuff like that earns my respect and it would retain some of the essential classic NY feel of midtown while still modernizing office space.