you only "level" worthwhile things for something of the greatest importance and necessity. never just another high-end chain store. for example, if for some technical reason that was the only possible place to locate the new subway station actually being built a block away from there now. and even then, for something as small as this fountain you'd merely relocate it.
do you know anything about the history of Union Square? do you know about the true-landmark City of Paris that was "leveled" for a Neiman Marcus in the 1970's (they did relocate its ornamental rotunda)? that was back in the days of city-destroying "urban renewal." they made all the same arguments then you do now. would never be allowed to happen now.
I understand that for certain things. But these days EVERYTHING is put in that category. It's so easy to label something "art".
You might lose that bet. Although the Giants tried for many years to get the city to participate in building them a new stadium, the supervisors and electorate never went for it and Pac Bell Park (now AT&T park) was privately financed. Similarly, the 49ers tried and failed to make a deal with the city, and so they are building a new stadium in
Santa Clara. The NBA Warriors were once in San Francisco, could not get a publicly financed gym, and so moved to Oakland. The new owner of the Warriors is planning to build a privately financed arena a few blocks from the baseball stadium and move the Warriors back to SF. Your premise is misinformed.
And that is a bet I am happy to lose any day. Government should not be involved in financing sports teams.
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I understand that for certain things. But these days EVERYTHING is put in that category. It's so easy to label something "art".
I'm not the only one who thinks its ugly.
Nobody, I repeat, nobody, who knows anything about San Francisco, would call Union Square a "backwater"--FANBOY!
Anyone from the area want to chime in again, since poppy here seems to have missed it the first time?
You might lose that bet. Although the Giants tried for many years to get the city to participate in building them a new stadium, the supervisors and electorate never went for it and Pac Bell Park (now AT&T park) was privately financed. Similarly, the 49ers tried and failed to make a deal with the city, and so they are building a new stadium in
Santa Clara. The NBA Warriors were once in San Francisco, could not get a publicly financed gym, and so moved to Oakland. The new owner of the Warriors is planning to build a privately financed arena a few blocks from the baseball stadium and move the Warriors back to SF. Your premise is misinformed.
And that is a bet I am happy to lose any day. Government should not be involved in financing sports teams.
"Santa Clara 49ers" just doesn't have a good ring to it. Oh well.