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[Derek C. Maus]

On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, David Morris wrote:

> Times Square IS Las Vegas, for God's sake!  Theatricality/Advertizing is 
> it's essence.  Hardly the place to look for today's predominant 
> architectural zeigheist.

Actually, the post-Rudy Times Square looks a lot more like a Planet
Hollywood version of Las Vegas (i.e., no bare breasted cabaret dancers, no
gambling and nothing "offensive"), which is as compelling a practical
defense of Baudrillard's writings on "simulacra" as I've seen in a long,
long time. If there's any architectural "zeitgeist" left in either Las
Vegas or Times Square, it's certainly been covered by a pretty thick
veneer of obliterating neon. Try downtown Boston for architectural
zeitgeist, for better or worse.

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