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Monday, January 31, 2011

The architectural splendor of White Plains.

City website:

MetroNorth Railroad Environmental Assessment Notice in relation to the construction of an approximately 500 space, five level parking garage (ground floor plus four levels above grade) to be located on the site of an existing 109 space parking garage owned by the MTA and located at 50 Haarlem Avenue. 


Paragraph above was copied and pasted, including Haarlem.


More cars.  More parking.  Cars.  Parking.  The decision makers never break out.  Stuck in an untenable position.  A vicious circle.


One result is that downtown White Plains is dominated by an endless stream of really, really ugly parking garages.  If you were to grope for an architectural definition of downtown White Plains, that would be it: parking garages.


The fact that there are no charming buildings only emphasises and reinforces that conclusion.

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