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I don't know how to feel about the changes. The tall buildings take away the view from there but the buildings themself ain't too bad looking. Plus the addition of all the trees helps a lot.
I think the 1963 picture looks empty and bleak. Between the higher density businesses and homes, a museum, lots of trees, more people walking around, wider sidewalks, no overpass that's more difficult and less safe for pedestrians, and safety measures like a pedestrian crossing with lights and wheelchair ramps (and no median that's impassible for wheelchairs), the 2019 picture looks way better to me.
I dig it, not because of the resulting buildings being corpo office buildings, but just that the engineering came along with enough quality that we can build such tall buildings in such a seismically active area.
Don't forget, besides being high density, they'll also survive most expected earthquakes (including the big one ™️)
E: to the downvoters: either we build up, or build further out. I'd rather reduce humanity's fixation on occupying space (cue further downvotes lol)
I like the trees but imo the buildings are ugly, a waste of space and a waste of resources. A testament to engineering for sure but one i could do without.