This city now doth, like a garment,
wear the beauty of the morning;
silent bare, ships, towers, domes,
theatres and temples lie open
unto the fields and to the sky;
All bright and glittering
in the smokeless air.
William Wordsworth
Towered cities please us then,
and the busy hum of men.
John Milton
There's something about
arriving in new cities,
wandering empty streets
with no destination.
I will never lose the love
for the arriving. . .
Charlotte Eriksson
The life of our city is rich in
poetic and marvelous subjects.
We are enveloped and steeped as though
in an atmosphere of the marvelous;
but we do not notice it.
Baudelaire
Our built environment
should enhance our sense of place,
preserving the uniqueness.
In Honolulu, I find a 19th Century
city, a 20th Century city, and a
21st Century city rising.
Preserving our viewplanes:
Mountain, Sky & Sea
is agreed to be crucial.
"WHEREAS, the public has expressed strong concerns
including, but not limited to, the alleged need for the
proposed project, the routing and manner of placement of the
project if needed, long term financial and aesthetic impacts,
destruction of viewplanes, scenic and recreational resources. . . " Hawaii State Document Link
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Love You,
cloudia
