If the UN moves to Brussels, how should the US use its empty buildings?

2/13/2003 | syriacus

[syriacus]

I was thinking Brussels might make a good home for the UN.

The US could remodel its UN buildings as Museums of Modern History. (MOMH)

Dioramas about wars, genocides, dictators and heroic leaders would find plenty of room there.

It would be somewhat like the Smithsonian, but perhaps show more about Pol Pot, Hitler, Stalin, Mao and their collaborators.

What do you think the buildings should be used for? If we can think of a positive use for its current buildings, maybe the UN will be more likely to call the moving men.

[dep]

they should be torn down and the 9/11 memorial put there.

dep

[syriacus]

They should be torn down and the 9/11 memorial put there.

That's a good idea. Do you picture a particular design?

[IronJack]

I've always envisioned leasing out the offices of the Secretariat building for flea market stalls. And the General Assembly would make a nice venue for midget jello wrestling. Both would be improvements over the three-ring circus that operates out of those buildings these days.

[neutrino]

Bulldoze the place, then build good office space. Lease same for a profit. Think of it as recycling garbage.

[UncleSamUSA]

They could be re-used in a fashion similar to the use they are being put to now: they could be used as a Hospital and Jail for the Criminally Insane

[aomagrat]

Subsidized, low income housing. That won't require a zoning change.

[syriacus]

flea market stalls...jello wrestling....Both would be improvements over the three-ring circus that operates out of those buildings these days.

Speaking of "degentrification" of the neighborhood, maybe we can let the outside of the buildings become overgrown with vines. Sort of like the other monuments of bygone eras. Like Machu Picch.

[syriacus]

You came up with a wonderful variety of appropriate ideas very quickly. Thanks for the input.

[dalereed]

"Do you picture a particular design?"

A multistoried one fingered salute pointed at Brussels!

[An.American.Expatriate]

The world's largest cesspool - ohh, wait, it already is!

Nevermind

[Freebird Forever]

how should the US use its empty buildings?

Stick the democratic leadership & the hollywood elite in a 767 and fly that puppy right into 'um.

[Edmund Burke]

How about a multicultural homeless shelter.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

I favor demolition, but not AFTER they've moved out, before they move.

[sausageseller]

Fill the baggage hold with anti war protesters.

And don't forget to top the tanks of before takeoff!

[Afronaut]

Don't change a thing, It's low income housing now and should stay that way.

[MissAmericanPie]

Get the U.N. out of the U.S. and force Hollyweird and it's movie stars to give up their U.S. citizenship and move to France or Canada, we can worry about the real estate later.

[Bikers4Bush]

They should be used for target practice.

[Licensed-To-Carry]

crackhouse

[retiredtexan]

The very first thing is an intense disinfecting.Then turn it over to new york homless.They could not polute it more that the present occupants.