I sit a stone’s throw from the Philadelphia Convention Center and the convention center’s expansion. On my desk is a photograph taken by a local photographer and artist, Jacob Hellman, that shows the demolition and site preparation that preceded the expansion. It’s violent and a good reminder of what happens when good cities make bad choices.
Do we need convention centers? That’s what Josh Stephens asks in his piece, “Unconventional Thinking.” I’d been looking for someone to write about this topic for as long as I’ve been an editor at this magazine and I was thrilled when Stephens had the urge to write about the subject as well.
Turns out Stephens isn’t alone. Urban Omnibus has just published an interview with Bob Yaro of New York’s Redevelopment Authority. Yaro wants to rip down the enormous Javits Center.
Are there other published diatribes attacking convention centers? Other defenses of convention centers?
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