International Market Place Will be horribly razed - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Fri, Apr 27, 2012 3:38 PM On 2012-04-24 10:47, msteeln wrote: I find it equally tragic that it's been allowed to devolve into essentially a slum when it was once vital and could be revived, but won't. That the bar has been lowered to such depths and yet still evokes sentimentality by many speaks volumes of what could be. Yes, it could use investment, but turning it into yet another high-end shopping mall seems to be selling its soul. One would think that the Queen Emma Foundation would have a historical preservation sensibility.

On 2012-04-24 10:47, msteeln wrote:
I find it equally tragic that it's been allowed to devolve into essentially a slum when it was once vital and could be revived, but won't. That the bar has been lowered to such depths and yet still evokes sentimentality by many speaks volumes of what could be.

Yes, it could use investment, but turning it into yet another high-end shopping mall seems to be selling its soul.
One would think that the Queen Emma Foundation would have a historical preservation sensibility.

Post #634052 by christiki295 on Fri, Apr 27, 2012 3:38 PM