12-29-2008, 11:57 PM
Historic District Commissions have both the neighborhood and thier own existance to protect.
If they let Apple build an all glass out of period character building, you can bet WalMart would be there with someting unbelevievably garish and what would happen to the neighborhood then ?
Next would be a giant red Target building.
It's a challenge for Apple and the District Commission.
Apple ran into design problems with the Back Bay Architectural Commision with a store in Boston, too.
Haggling over fitting into the nuance of the neighborhood delayed building / opening for almost 2 years, iirc.
If they let Apple build an all glass out of period character building, you can bet WalMart would be there with someting unbelevievably garish and what would happen to the neighborhood then ?
Next would be a giant red Target building.
It's a challenge for Apple and the District Commission.
Apple ran into design problems with the Back Bay Architectural Commision with a store in Boston, too.
Haggling over fitting into the nuance of the neighborhood delayed building / opening for almost 2 years, iirc.