1:04 p.m.,
Feb. 06, 2003
Is it just me, or do all of the Ground Zero proposals look like something a group of Swedish architects came up with in 1972 while trying to envision what buildings of the future would like?
Not that that's a bad thing, in concept. I'm just not sure how well it will transfer from drawing to actual-part-of-the-skyline.
Especially the Libeskind. Eep.
Anyway, onto important matters.
Yesterday, on the train, I saw an ad for an apartment building. It had two people holding hands and walking on a sunlit beach in what looks like some sort of warm, tropical paradise, with a caption that said "Let BA help you start living the Evanston lifestyle today!" or something to that effect.
I wonder how they'll explain away the warm, tropical vibes that certainly do not exist in Evanston.
Don't get me wrong - I love Evanston. It's so pretty, and filled with several restaurants representing various cuisines and they all serve excellent deep-fried foodstuffs. And you can park for free if you go to the movie theater AND if you have your old college ID and you appear not to have aged at all since the age of 21 (ahem), you can get in at a cheaper price.
That's the Evanston lifestyle. They should've ran a picture of someone eating a Tombstone Tater on that ad.