Cheryl Luger writes: > the Hiawatha flats > architecture looks like the stuff I saw in USSR in '62 and Tito > Jugoslavia...Stalinist (I believe one commissioner referred to it as eastern > european)...more acceptance if it didn't look like a wall?.
The Georgian reference jogged a memory: With the *major* caveat that I've not seen the Hiawatha's design, it's worth noting that Paul Klodt was the developer who built River West, arguably the ugliest - dare I say Stalinist - building on the Downtown riverfront. It's the big wide thing that blocks a good chunk of Downtown's river view. In fairness, I should note city officials - then desperate for Downtown development (this was the '80s), okayed Klodt's design. There's even a story - perhaps apocryphal; I've never confirmed it - the Klodt wanted to build tall, but the city said no, so he built wide instead. David Brauer Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
