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Traditional buildings go chic? (Scan).(Brief Article)
A giant new mall/indoor entertainment complex is currently being planned for Syracuse, New York. When completed in 2004 it would be the world's largest shopping destination, as well as a massive hotel, restaurant, and sports and entertainment resort seven times the size of the Magic Kingdom.
The private developers--The Pyramid Companies, who have established large and highly successful malls throughout New York--aim to build the center around an Erie Canal and New York state tourism theme.
And, strikingly, the just-announced architectural design for the project employs a handsome, traditional, retro look that emulates the designs of 1920s, '30s, and '40s historical buildings and proto-skyscrapers of the ...
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- Antiques.(Governor De Witt Clinton's prophecy that the completion of the Erie...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Garrett, Wendell April 1, 1999 700+ words
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- [Erie Canal, New York] / Hooker.
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery Hooker, William--Engraver January 1, 1934 700+ words
- [Map of part of New York State between Albany and Buffalo : showing Erie Canal...
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery Wilson, D. W., engraver--Engraver January 1, 1934 700+ words