tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post7693099051917989029..comments2023-10-09T08:19:36.161-04:00Comments on Roosevelt Island 360: NYT City Room Blog Post re FDR MemorialRI 360http://www.blogger.com/profile/13601131892513304957noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post-51768460779067236542008-09-26T11:24:00.000-04:002008-09-26T11:24:00.000-04:00Anonymous is correct at least regarding my opposit...Anonymous is correct at least regarding my opposition. For this design I would prefer no trees. Beyond that I can live with it. I don't find it that inspiring. <BR/><BR/>I wish the site was more ADA compliant so wheelchairs can enter the lawn by the stairs as opposed to having to roll down to the forecourt and then enter the lawn.RI 360https://www.blogger.com/profile/13601131892513304957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post-89437958099256164262008-09-26T11:11:00.000-04:002008-09-26T11:11:00.000-04:00Mike, I ditto that. When you look at all the criti...Mike, I ditto that. When you look at all the criticism by RI360 and RIer this is mostly about trees that will block the 360 degree view. One of the comments to the referenced NYTimes piece got one thing right: What is more beautiful than a tree in a metropolitan setting? I'd take some beautiful landscaping over a 360 degree view all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259113181688214686.post-4333067662596586392008-09-25T15:33:00.000-04:002008-09-25T15:33:00.000-04:00I find Kahn's design to be quite beautiful. The la...I find Kahn's design to be quite beautiful. The landing of the monument, first restricting, then liberating, sums up perfectly FDR's legacy and the difficult times he led our country though.<BR/><BR/>As for the site's function, it presently attracts a very limited section of NYC's population, tourist or resident. I hardly see how more could be lost than gained by the memorial's construction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com