tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post3364207968713475596..comments2024-03-29T07:28:31.329-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Allentown Planning Puppies Make LIttle Barksmichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-8976358692030297302016-07-14T14:29:30.404-04:002016-07-14T14:29:30.404-04:00I would like to know where all of these jobs creat...I would like to know where all of these jobs created are. How many people in Allentown are benefiting from this great revival? Reading this makes me feel like I'm in a bad episode of the twilight zone.<br />http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-allentown-city-center-niz-tax-20160413-story.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055114235890728616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-32801694690190616842016-07-14T07:54:48.845-04:002016-07-14T07:54:48.845-04:00Historical preservation and the NIZ are opposite e...Historical preservation and the NIZ are opposite ends of a magnet. Never let a historically significant building get in the way of a glass and steel box. <br /><br />So much has been lost of our old central business district the photos of Hamilton Street during the 1962 Bicentennial parade are unrecognizable today. Starting at 12th street actually and the work of the wrecking ball can be noted all the way to the Lehigh River where A&B used to be. <br /><br />The magnificent Rialto Theater - gone, now a parking deck<br />The Allentown Library - now a Holiday Inn, was a Hilton, who knows what will be next<br />Hess's - PPL Plaza<br />Union Bank Building - gone<br />etc etc etc.... <br /> <br />What gave our city character has been demolished. What's an old boot shop at 6th & Hamilton anyway? Can't get in the way of the latest glass and steel box.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753485153237507244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-25974089196494695682016-07-14T05:07:42.728-04:002016-07-14T05:07:42.728-04:00If cronyism, and I dare say gross miscalculations ...If cronyism, and I dare say gross miscalculations weren't what defined the NIZ, I for one wouldn't be opposed the modernization of Allentown. But even in an ideal world (the context in which I opine), can historical preservation and modernization truly be achieved? I guess it's a matter of opinion, taste and compromise; you simply can't please everyone. For example, I view the Dime Bank building being incorporated into the arena and the Renaissance Hotel as a blight. On the other hand, the preservation of the Allentown Trust building is something that's aesthetically pleasing amid the new buildings. Will I miss the buildings at Sixth and Hamilton where Tower Six is to be built? No. I do however agree with your assessment that the new buildings are lacking architecturally. City Center Three and the Strata Flats in particular are as generic as they come.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112657131706090357noreply@blogger.com