For those in the "biz," we will recognize that NYPL translates to New York Public Library. A language blog that I get in my Google Reader had a story at the beginning of December about the demise of the Donnell Room of the New York Public Library. The bottom line: rather than fix up the building, it is being sold to a developer. Just remember people, technology ain't all that. Sometimes it's nice to hold a book in your hands.
Here is the link to the news story and the blog story by a man who will miss the Donnell very much. Should we all go chain ourselves to the doors? C'mon, who's with me!
In my city, two old hotels have recently been renovated, at a cost of millions, rather than torn down and both are absolutely beautiful.
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Wow...I'm glad I stopped by there last time I was in town! (Have to say, though, I really love the remodeliing of the former Hayden planetarium.)
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