Skyscrapers Invade San Francisco
7 July 2007 - 9:00am
Will new high-rise buildings ruin the city's landscape?
"Bred for expensive, high-density housing in a joint venture by the mad scientists at the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission and real estate speculators from San Diego, the black blob makes it obvious that urban planning in San Francisco is run by the Boys from Brazil and architects who used to design sippy cups for Satan."
"They're selling exactly what they are destroying -- the community and the view."
"Now that they have a foothold, these monstrosities have become the example rather than the exception. San Francisco's waterfront will be visible only from the East Bay. If we are not careful, San Francisco will steal Oakland's infamous tagline, 'There is no there there.'"
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Scary monsters looming above city
Source:
The San Francisco Chronicle, July 1, 2007
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