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The vast sea of cranes that is still dotting the London skyline after what must be a decade-long new construction frenzy made me wonder if the city will ever be "finished" or if it would forever be growing and changing like some mutant, shape-shifting beast.
Then it occurred to me that was probably just what your average Londoner felt during Victorian times: "All this bloody building work going on all the time, are they ever going to be finished with their new bridges and tunnels and train stations and museums and statues?"
But will the Gherkin still be there 150 years from now?
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Gherkin eh ... The whole place is pickled .. the people are pickles for sure.
Have you pushed the buggy around Fulham Court yet?
Let us know how the Olympic 2012 infrastructure is coming along - with Mrs Fawlty's 'Orrelly' men in charge.
And will anybody be able to afford to occupy all these thrusting new structures that are appearing?
My home city - Bristol - has recently opened a new central shopping area (Cabot Circus) filled with designer label shops. The Hardy Amies unit is closed and empty already, there is a Zavvi there too soon to follow suit, and more to follow I expect.
Cue The Specials Ghost Town?
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