Why did the theater building cross the road? To hover over the other side.
We should be flattered that the Guthrie's internationally-renowned designers drew inspiration from local architecture: namely, the bridges-to-nowhere we get downtown whenever a building on the skyway system is torn down. This skyway-to-nowhere seems like a reach ... not only for scenic overlooks but also for attention and state money. It's the greatest length anyone's gone to provide a view of the Stone Arch Bridge since James J. Hill, who curved his wannabe-aquaduct so passengers could admire it from train windows as they crossed. The new Guthrie's cantilevered, "endless bridge" defies gravity -- and the traditional rule of bridges, that the ends justify the means. Chris Steller Nicollet Island-East Bank _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
