In a message dated 12/12/2002 10:58:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< It seams to me that the developers "should have" looked into adaptive reuse
 of the building. Would the original have been able to accommodate the
 necessary square footage? I know these megastores don't like multi-levels
 and really want large column-free floors typical to pre-engineered bldgs but
 they "should have" been forced to at least consider this given the urban
 insertion of this complex. >>

It always amazes me that a piece of crap big box retail store can be
considered an improvement over ANYTHING. They are built to advertise how
cheap the merchandise is, and well... they've succeeded.

-Heidi

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