tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post114157496370222885..comments2023-10-02T08:28:06.724-05:00Comments on Ecology of Absence: The Arch is SurroundedMichael R. Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262548806079447404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-1143774615881100892006-03-30T21:10:00.000-06:002006-03-30T21:10:00.000-06:00"just as those leaders triumphed over the rich arc..."just as those leaders triumphed over the rich architectural history of the city's riverfront."<BR/><BR/>I know it was only a minor part of your post but while in some respects it's nice to have an internationally reconized monument like the arch, I don't think that the entire riverfront needed to be destroyed. <BR/><BR/>It's always been a source of frustration for me to see pictures of this beautiful european style riverfront before the arch and to know that now those phantom buildings sit as ghosts upon an endless underused green. I think the arch would've fit much better in the midst of those buildings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-1141657651225702852006-03-06T09:07:00.000-06:002006-03-06T09:07:00.000-06:00Bollards were refused around the Washington Monume...Bollards were refused around the Washington Monument in DC. I guess St. Louis doesn't have as much pull.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com