Absolutely. I think there was a lot of sentiment for a large green space as a memorial, but of course, in the real world, hrumph, hrumph... Muschamp himself paid lip service to the idea of green space with his praise of Ellsworth Kelly's collage-proposal, which I discussed here. As far as your (e), I agree the site was wildly toxic during the months the fires were burning and asbestos fibers from the rubble were wafting through the air. The issue now would be whether any toxins leached into the ground below the bathtub and present a current threat to future topside construction. My guess would be no, but one thing's for sure, Silverstein, the City, and the Feds will always say it's completely cleaned up.
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- tom moody 6-10-2004 8:31 pm