Commercialism at it's best or worst?
0 comments Created and posted for your consideration by Matthew Glenn at 5:27 PMWhen I was in Sao Paulo Brazil with my family we toured Avenida Paulista a very chic area of Sao Paulo. We came across this 100+ year old being that had been converted into, of all things, a McDonald's. From what the locals told me, because the building was historic, it could not be torn down. So McDonald's could put up their building. Instead, they restored it, and put a restaurant inside it. Now, in your opinion, is this a good thing or bad?
I can see it both ways:
Best: They helped keep a historic building intact, and make money off of it. It's also much better looking than the ugly plain buildings they build around here.
Worst: I can also see at as being big shame to disgrace such a building by turning it into a smelly hamburger joint by a company hell bent on world domination.
Your thoughts?
