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[tombarnes]

Starwood has annouced that its newest chain will break ground in Fort Lauderdale with an upper-end property- possibly on the site of the Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel (or possibly the Yankee Trader, though that's not on the beach).  I'd like to see them keep the original building of the Yankee Clipper, though most of the newer additions could easily be demolished without bringing tears tro my eyes.  

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Edited by tombarnes, 19 October 2006 - 07:58 PM.

[mediaspree]

tombarnes, on Oct 19 2006, 07:57 PM, said:

Starwood has annouced that its newest chain will break ground in Fort Lauderdale with an upper-end property- possibly on the site of the Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel (or possibly the Yankee Trader, though that's not on the beach).  I'd like to see them keep the original building of the Yankee Clipper, though most of the newer additions could easily be demolished without bringing tears tro my eyes.  

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I never equated the beach with white gloves and velvet ropes. Where is the averag family going to stay on Fort Lauderdale becach?

[tombarnes]

Good point.  I think that the hotel and condominium developers aren't even considering where average vacationers might go....except away.  This rather cynical attitude may come back to haunt them if too many hotels and condos are built.  For the forseeable future, however, I think there is still a bit of room for more in Fort Lauderdale, but there will have to have a definite ceiling.

Edited by tombarnes, 20 October 2006 - 08:05 PM.