I'm not an architect and I haven't even stayed at Holiday Inn Express recently, but does this building say "Screw You" or... what?
Most buildings I see remind me of everyday items in our tool using age. They are extraordinary examples of the ordinary. They are not only large, but inspiring. That they inspire me to reflect on the mundane is not their fault.
On Stemmons Freeway just northwest of downtown Dallas, are several buildings that have always made me chuckle.
On the left is the Wyndham Anatole (used to be Loews Anatole). The cluster of three buildings has always reminded me of Chinese food carry out containers.
Near the middle, to the right of the white building is the Renaissance Hotel (another Wyndham, I think). Whenever I see it, I think of a deodorant container.
On the far left is Dallas' World Trade Center building, part of the Dallas Market Center complex. I realized when my youngest daughter and I were driving through Dallas recently that you may have to be of a certain age to understand what this one reminds me of. It's one of those nifty little collapsable cups that I remember my mother carrying in her purse.
My favorite building in Dallas is still Emerald City... er, the Hyatt Regency Hotel complex.
You can see more photos and read a little history of Dallas at Dallas Sky, including Dallas Skycrapers We Never Saw.
