clintonhillbuyer at December 18, 2008 11:15 AM I was there too and heard things differently from how you heard them. Apart from the fact that an 18-story building is not "medium," it would, as at least one speaker noted, run along Water Street, which is very, very narrow across from the Empire Stores. At 9 to 18 stories, it would indeed loom over the Empire Stores and cast a big dark shadow on them and other nearby low-lying structures. PS--I may not have a million dollar loft but that doesn't keep me from wanting to preserve what precious little remains of the history that surrounds the bridge. That puts me in good company with the substantial number of people who don't even live close to the bridge (or see it from their homes), yet found the issue compelling enough to drag themselves on an evening in the holiday season with the hope that they could help make sure the character of that area is not forever spoiled for the many who travel to it.
clintonhillbuyer at December 18, 2008 11:15 AM I was there too and heard things differently from how you heard them. Apart from the fact that an 18-story building is not "medium," it would, as at least one speaker noted, run along Water Street, which is very, very narrow across from the Empire Stores. At 9 to 18 stories, it would indeed loom over the Empire Stores and cast a big dark shadow on them and other nearby low-lying structures. PS--I may not have a million dollar loft but that doesn't keep me from wanting to preserve what precious little remains of the history that surrounds the bridge. That puts me in good company with the substantial number of people who don't even live close to the bridge (or see it from their homes), yet found the issue compelling enough to drag themselves on an evening in the holiday season with the hope that they could help make sure the character of that area is not forever spoiled for the many who travel to it.
Posted by: giovanni at December 18, 2008 3:53 PM in response to Full House, No Vote at Dock Street Hearing