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April 17, 2006
Requiem for the Underberg
An excerpt from Dope on the Slope's reflection on the Underberg building:
The Underberg was vacant, and few would have argued that it was a stunning architectural achievement worthy of preservation. However, it was an "old timer," and as such, it had a certain appeal. I was especially fond of its peculiar shades of green and light blue, and the contrast between the meticulously painted signage and the equally meticulous graffiti. It also imparted a sense of graceful senescence - what the Japanese might term "wabi sabi." This building wasn't so much falling down as it was fading away, that is, it was until Ratner demolished it.
Why mourn the destruction of an abandoned building?
No reason, really, except that it was the most aesthetically pleasing edifice in the immediate vicinity
Click here for a last look.
Posted by lumi at April 17, 2006 9:02 PM