tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post7464074959009492791..comments2024-03-23T21:00:09.726-05:00Comments on Vanishing STL: The Replacements - Episode Two: Lost Opportunity in CORTEXVanishing STLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798287914185180625noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-54198380016962462862012-10-15T08:34:12.902-05:002012-10-15T08:34:12.902-05:00Hmmmm...I bet that northern exposure courtyard get...Hmmmm...I bet that northern exposure courtyard gets all kinds of interesting vortices when the wind is up. Probably like being inside a tornado walking up to the joint. As for the attractiveness of the building: meh. It's rather bland, and unrewarding. And of course it suffers from the early-CORTEX "branding" sydrome, first in evidence in the design of the building on FoPa. That building site had its own unique structure razed for the tilt-up blandness sitting there now. <br /><br />I find it rather ironic that only now is CORTEX planning to rehab extant structures for reuse. I am in no doubt that part of the reason for that is the rather unremarkable return on investment which has so far marked CORTEX's existence. Plus I'm also wondering if the current occupants of the new buildings (many of whom have probably arrived from other cities) haven't been wondering aloud why the interesting industrial buildings they see every day when they come to work haven't been put to new uses.samizdatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-135110147567672392012-10-09T21:39:37.696-05:002012-10-09T21:39:37.696-05:00Weird, I never thought the Solae building was attr...Weird, I never thought the Solae building was attractive.<br /><br />Didn't they get bought out? I thought they were moving.Daronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964034675196210390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-39301984944716892802012-10-09T10:10:49.415-05:002012-10-09T10:10:49.415-05:00The new buildings may be attractive, but they don&...The new buildings may be attractive, but they don't contribute much if anything at all to the vitality of the street (in my opinion)Herbie Markworthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640356933469096396noreply@blogger.com