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To: presidio9
Oh, they'll come for awhile, out of curiosity. But 20 years from now? 15? I don't think so. The Civil War has hallowed ground, as at Gettysburg. World War II has Pearl Harbor and the Arizona memorial. September 11 will have . . . an office complex and a shopping mall.

Totally in keeping with the shallow society involved in commemorating the event. Gettysburg is space set-aside for remembrance, as is the site of the Arizona. You canNOT have a memorial 'integrated' with a workspace. The day-to-day workspace will easily overwhelm the memorial.

My idea was several locations in the area: closed structures containing full-sphere panoramic images from those locations of before and after - to help instill the sense of destruction and devastation, and insult ,to the Country.

19 posted on 12/26/2003 8:40:01 AM PST by solitas (sleep well, gentle reader; but remember there ARE such things...)
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To: solitas
Totally in keeping with the shallow society involved in commemorating the event. Gettysburg is space set-aside for remembrance, as is the site of the Arizona. You canNOT have a memorial 'integrated' with a workspace. The day-to-day workspace will easily overwhelm the memorial.

Manhattan is a tiny island. There are plenty of commercial spots on Manhattan where traic/historical events occured.

21 posted on 12/26/2003 8:44:19 AM PST by presidio9 ("By extending the reach of trade, we foster prosperity and the habits of liberty." -Adam Smith)
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