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mpchicago Burg

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It looks like a condo in Sarasota. It's not that bad, and could be worse. It'll be interesting to see the revised design.

I keep hearing the term "boutique hotel", and not really understanding what that entails, I finally looked it up (for anyone else curious):

Boutique hotel definition

Are there chain boutiques, or are they mainly independent?

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Allison Slater Town

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The design does look nice, what little we can see of it, but yes it is compltetly out of character for Holland. I could see it going into the fringes of the downtown environment, or a new business area, in which case it could create a new style for a new area. I remember there was a road leading north i believe out of downtown that was mostly industrial... had bridge work going on a year ago. If that area gets turned commercial/mixed-use, I think the hotel could possibly help spark development along there without destroying character. It would actually be cool to see a bit of classica on one side, and a more contemporary look on the other.

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The design does look nice, what little we can see of it, but yes it is compltetly out of character for Holland. I could see it going into the fringes of the downtown environment, or a new business area, in which case it could create a new style for a new area. I remember there was a road leading north i believe out of downtown that was mostly industrial... had bridge work going on a year ago. If that area gets turned commercial/mixed-use, I think the hotel could possibly help spark development along there without destroying character. It would actually be cool to see a bit of classica on one side, and a more contemporary look on the other.
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BostonianinGR Unincorporated Area

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Holland, Big City Feel, I'm not so sure....

I had a reasonably positive attitude towards Holland, thought its shopping district was rather quaint etc., until a recent experience there.

I was walking down the main street (I believe it is 8th street), crossing the road, when someone from a car passing by yelled: "Go worship cows somewhere else!" at me. I'm an American of Asian-Indian descent, so the remark was obviously directed towards me. (The ironic thing is that I'm a Christian!)

I have to say that as long as people in west-MI remain so closed minded, places like Holland will remain a small town, with small-minded people, and not a feel like a big city at all (at least to any one who knows what real big cities are like.)

As much as I like the micro-brew on 8th street, I'm not too keen on going back there.

Sorry, if this sounds harsh, but I wonder what you all think...

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GRDadof3 Ecumenopolis

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Aye carumba! Cow worshipping??? Hopefully it was just a young punk and not a 40 year old mom with her kids in the car. They're not all that way, but it does permeate a bit.

I took the big city tagline off. I think the original post was Baker Lofts, Big city feel on the lakeshore, but it kind of morphed into a general Holland thread.

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Allison Slater Town

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Holland, Big City Feel, I'm not so sure....

I had a reasonably positive attitude towards Holland, thought its shopping district was rather quaint etc., until a recent experience there.

I was walking down the main street (I believe it is 8th street), crossing the road, when someone from a car passing by yelled: "Go worship cows somewhere else!" at me. I'm an American of Asian-Indian descent, so the remark was obviously directed towards me. (The ironic thing is that I'm a Christian!)

I have to say that as long as people in west-MI remain so closed minded, places like Holland will remain a small town, with small-minded people, and not a feel like a big city at all (at least to any one who knows what real big cities are like.)

As much as I like the micro-brew on 8th street, I'm not too keen on going back there.

Sorry, if this sounds harsh, but I wonder what you all think...

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BostonianinGR Unincorporated Area

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Thanks to all who shared their feelings. I do know people who live in Holland who are perfectly nice and hospitable towards everyone.

However, it wouldn't have bothered me as much if it came from a group of teenage, or even college age kids - I would have written it off as mere immaturity.

The funny, or rather sad, part about it is it was a fairly young woman, well dressed, and driving a well-kept mini-van who yelled this. (There may have been a baby/kid in the back, but we couldn't be sure.)

You're right in saying that I can't judge a city based on one person alone. But, given her age and other characteristics, one wonders whether she is, in fact, representative of the larger population, and not merely an exception.

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