Word: pleasant
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...place for public offices except on the third floor, and callers climbing the stairs passed through the Washingtons' living quarters. Since the kitchen was in the visitors' plain view, Washington left his New York cook and her daughter behind: their "dirty fingers" would not be a "pleasant sight." Most of the official furniture was brought from New York where it had been inherited by the Federal Government from the congressional president. Much of it wore out so completely that Washington had to use his own money for replacements...
...frequently at the People's Bank--Coolidge--standing in line like one of the, um, people, although a discreet peek at the blue paper in his skinny hand reveals that he may be closer to the corpulent and feline species. Anyway, he banks there, and his concerts are really pleasant--he's charming, sings funny songs, and has a good amateurish style. And his feel for the North Carolina whence the Taylors come (oh, alright, Chapel Hill) is better and earthier than his brother's, more into folklore and less into his navel. Judy Colline, who is appearing with...
...concert will be free, and is only three stops away on the MBTA Red Line (Charts). And the balloon men forecast pleasant weather for the weekend...
...crime, but vast disparities in income and opportunity between the half of the city that is black and the half that is white. The schools are bad and, by and large, segregated; there is very little of the kind of premeditated city planning that produces parks and other objectively pleasant environments. There is not much of what usually passes for intellectual and cultural life-good universities, symphonics, things like that-and politics is more of a spectator sport than a process of responsible democracy. The New Orieans City Council, for instance, has delayed its elections for two years now because...
Friendly Structures. Like lemonade, the result tends to please almost everybody. Says Charles Gill, a planning official in San Francisco: "Tenants end up with larger spaces, bigger windows, higher ceilings and generally a more pleasant environment." The city benefits through increased property taxes; for example, since 1970, when Seattle developers started fixing up the Skid Road area of late 19th century buildings, property values in the 74-acre district have risen 450%. There is another fringe benefit: old buildings, unlike today's unvaried glass and steel boxes, are visual reminders of a city's individuality. "They are friendly...