The Apple store opened on Burlingame Avenue today, with crowds lined up round the corner, all the way up City Hall Lane up to CJ's deli. How many were Apple employees?
Great to see the Avenue buzzing, but when the crowds go, we will be left with another prison like structure. What an eyesore on Park Road! The great big slate grey wall with the little machine gun like window slot.
I bet Steve's Job's home town of Palo Alto wouldn't have allowed that!
Great to see the Avenue buzzing, but when the crowds go, we will be left with another prison like structure. What an eyesore on Park Road! The great big slate grey wall with the little machine gun like window slot.
I bet Steve's Job's home town of Palo Alto wouldn't have allowed that!
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There is no design review for C-1 zoned buildings. It is time we had that in place unless we want the down town to be ruined completely.
Posted by: Bruce | July 26, 2003 at 10:10 PM
I attended the planning commission hearings regarding the Apple store and saw that the Burlingame Historical Society tried their best to convince the architects for Apple to consider the historic nature of the area. However, it was clear that this was of no concern.
Posted by: joe | July 27, 2003 at 01:20 AM
I think there is design review for C-1, but Apple was able to get its plans in before the new rules took effect. Too bad.
Posted by: john m. | August 17, 2003 at 07:34 PM
Another problem we have is the current planning commissers. There's only ONE architect on the commission, with majority don't even have any background in architectural...what do you expect from people that can't even "read" plans??? too bad
Posted by: Bruce | September 17, 2003 at 04:34 PM
The current majority managed to get rid of two stellar architects, Drieling and Deal, because the two of them knew what they were doing and also knew what the "Three" were up to. They tried to get rid of the third one, but it backfired.
One more reason for a regime change.
Posted by: grimis | September 18, 2003 at 12:12 AM