City Desk » wrecking balls http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk 68.3 Square Miles of D.C. News and Opinion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:45:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 What Should We Demolish? http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/10/03/what-should-we-demolish/ http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/10/03/what-should-we-demolish/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:28:28 +0000 Jason Cherkis http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=7015

A few days ago Mr. T in DC, inspired by this NYT essay, decided to make a list of local buildings that should get the wrecking ball.

Mr. T offers some surprising and controversial choices: The Hirshhorn, the Kennedy Center, the FBI Building, the HUD building, among others.

Well, I'm sorry Mr. T. But I disagree with you about a few of your choices! The HUD building is cool in a Jetson's kinda way. The Kennedy Center is iconic at this point. I agree that the FBI building is ugly as hell.

I would also add that the relatively new ATF building is the ugliest building in D.C. right now. For another picture, go here. And I'd take some dynamite to any rowhouse built right after the riots on 14th Street.

What are we missing? What else should get the wrecking ball?

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