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porkchameleon t1_j9vwbpd wrote

I remember when they were building the whole place years ago when I was going to the 40th Street to watch movies in a movie theatre. The whole "architecture" is a vomit into the face of the immediate area, and that "bar" sounds like a proper fit for what the whole thing is (I actually walked by it numerous times and didn't even realize it was a watering hole).

My verdict: nothing of value was lost.

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Ng3me t1_j9w2rkn wrote

Yes the beautiful architecture of the boxy low rise dorm across the street, the brutalist dorm tower beyond that, and suburban style one story McDonalds at the end of the block. Someone call the historic commission!

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Polka1980 t1_j9wjjkg wrote

Are we going to talk about "vomit" architecture and not mention the monstrosity that is the parking garage above The Fresh Grocer?

That place might win out of all the crap in the entire city.

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trifflinmonk t1_j9w6jd9 wrote

They're actually redoing the McDonalds. Also if the dorm was actual housing I would like it. one of the more attractive examples of a 4 over 1 I have seen

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Ng3me t1_j9w83d8 wrote

I’m talking about the brick 4 story thing along most of the south side of that block of Walnut. It’s like a long rectangle. No entrances on the street or anything.

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trifflinmonk t1_j9x7alp wrote

Yeah the streetscape on Walnut and Spruce are both pretty bad, but if you walk on locust its pretty nice, which i guess is the intention for those dorms and all the other buildings facing locust. If anything the grey hideosity on walnut opens up the street with the setback from the second story up.

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Ng3me t1_j9y57yg wrote

I’m fine with the Radian, really. It’s good. The block is livelier now. The big steps are decent. People hangout there. It’s good. I wish Penn didn’t get rid of the park behind the library but whatever. There’s enough green space there.

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porkchameleon t1_j9weika wrote

Are you GenZ or just new around here? I am talking about the park across the street from it on the south side of Walnut, which is not there any longer from, like, 15-16 years back (take a trip down the memory lane on Google Street View).

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Ng3me t1_j9y5cf8 wrote

The park was nice. I don’t know what it has to do with the building City Tap House was in.

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porkchameleon t1_j9ykjnl wrote

I know that about 54% of adults in this great country have their literacy below sixth-grade level, but I implore you to re-read my original comment (and re-re-re-re-re-re-read if you need to, take your time).

(The English is only my fourth or so language, but I don't think the way I put it would make it complicated to connect the dots or to understand what I was saying).

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Ng3me t1_j9zpuzn wrote

Sure you’re getting downvoted on every comment because nobody knows how to read. I guess you are just too smart for this world. Good luck.

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porkchameleon t1_ja03uuk wrote

You know what - yeah, I'ma save my energy for someone on my level (I was outta pearls for awhile by now anyway).

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chumpyis t1_j9w24bg wrote

This is no loss. That bar sucked.

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