In a message dated 98-01-19 10:44:40 EST, [log in to unmask]
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>  To cite one example, when The Donald decided to raze The Bonwit
>  Teller Department store building (another story for Mary) in N. Y., which
>  included much wonderful Art Deco ornamentation, the effort to thwart him
>  included many notable New York architects, among them many known for their
>  allegiance to the International style and its progeny. The effort failed,
>  though some of the ornamentation was salvaged.

And now The Donald courts the NY Landmarks Conservancy and offers open houses
to preservationists to visit his historic properties in the Wall Street area.
I wanted to go for the visit, but was ill. Watching The Donald on TV, and
reading a few interviews of him, I am amazed at how shallow and narrow his
perspective on life is. Obviously a fit character for a cardboard name. And
this we call a cultural hero?

][<en Follett