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Trump thinks he humiliated Zelensky. He really humiliated the United States
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At the time Trump built Trump Tower, Jackie Kennedy was the most famous and beloved person in New York City. Undisputed Queen of high society. Her pet project was preservation of great New York architecture. Everyone knew about her efforts to save Grand Central Station.
The building Trump razed to put up the Tower was considered one of the most beautiful on 5th Avenue. Everyone told Trump that he could preserve the façade of the building and still have a massive skyscraper on top.
So, Trump ignored everyone and demolished the building after promising to preserve parts of it.
That's the kind of idiot he has always been.
Now I want to learn about that building.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellisicky/2020/10/03/how-donald-trump-took-down-bonwit-teller-a-fifth-avenue-landmark/
https://drivingfordeco.com/stewart-and-company/
There's actually a picture of Jackie O and John Jr. shopping in the store.
That was the most beautiful building? I hate Trump but it’s so plain. I was expecting something actually cool looking.
Ah yes so much better.
No one said Trump Tower is better, only that the original building should, by basically any metric, be considered “among the most beautiful in New York”.
✨ Reading comprehension ✨
Did you look through the second link? Or just open one grainy b&w photo and make a snap judgement?
✨ Don't give me your soupy sass✨
Yea dude, it’s got a fancy entryway visible even in the first photo that I suppose I should have mentioned, and a lot of interior stuff that is specifically not part of the façade, which is what people had asked him to keep on the lower floors.
I’d say try harder but you might hurt yourself.
Sure campbells enjoy your McDonald's, and bucky's gas station architecture some of us appreciate art and class.
I'd say try harder but you already have hurt yourself and it won't help anyway.
Never said Trump Tower was better I just said that other building wasn’t beautiful.
Maybe it looked better in person and the photos don't do it justice. That said, the front entrance is gorgeous. I think the second link outlines its details better. I'm a fan of art deco.
I didn’t see the entrance. Yeah that’s a big loss for sure. Come check out Detroit, all our old buildings are Deco.
Would love to, mate! Just maybe after this administration and once the FAA gets running again 😅
Go on bro which building do you think has amazing architecture and historical significance? Or in your words is cool looking for all the hater's below.
I live near Detroit, The Guardian Building especially the interior. I did a move job there for Wayne County. Beautiful building. One Detroit Center and The Fisher Theater too. The Renaissance Center can get pushed into the river though.
Guardian building is like an Aztec mosque and is pretty cool.
Real “Oh you like buildings? Name all of them.” energy
Not really. It has more of a "show us what you consider good so we can tell whether your taste is actually decent and your opinion is worth considering, or your taste is kinda whack in the first place" energy.
Wow, they replaced boring with tacky. Yea it was a downgrade but c’mon, that thing’s a plain block of concrete with a couple of carvings so high up that no one can even really see them. I was expecting it too at least look like the Flat Iron building or something(which isn’t wild, but at least it has texture).
Definitely a Brutalist structure. A building designed by an architect like Paul Rudolph would have done that style justice
Yeah where are the neon golden arches and it doesn't even have any gas pumps or self checkout lanes...🙄
I even gave you an example of where my preference was leaning and sure as shit wasn’t that. You’re either too stupid to communicate properly or one of those broken people who think trolling is fun and frankly I don’t have time for either.
Shiiiiiittt I missed that you was from the South. I thought you were ordering from the cookout getting that two entree meal with that cheerwine.
That building was Albert Einstein
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