FBI Building May Soon Be 'Put Out Of Its Misery'

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The nation's capital has been undergoing something of a building boom. Dozens of construction cranes dot the Washington, D.C., skyline.

So it comes as no surprise that the federal government is hoping to take advantage of the real estate values and unload what's seen by many as an eyesore on Pennsylvania Avenue: the J. Edgar Hoover Building, headquarters of the FBI.

The Hoover building sits on a valuable piece of real estate: Pennsylvania Avenue is where the inaugural parade is held every four years; the Capitol building looms just up the street; and the White House is not far away in the other direction.

Tourists used to visit by the thousands each day, but the tours stopped after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Now the building — never much to look at in its prime — has fallen into a state of disrepair.

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http://www.npr.org/2013/04/05/176360153/fbi-building-may-soon-be-put-out-of-its-misery

I always thought the style matched the contents.

[leveymg]

1. You know this is where Lucas and Turnbull got the flying bridge design for the Imperial Destroyer.

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[n2doc]

2. I can see that n/t

[AnnieBW]

3. The Ugliest Building In DC

The FBI building is the ugliest building in DC. It looks like something that belongs in Stalinist Russia, or East Germany under the communists.

[Nevernose]

4. Sadly

That's doing a disservice to Stalinist architecture.

[Rex]

5. Why do we need the FBI again? We have the DHS now.

Maybe they should occupy the building?

[pa28]

6. Looks like a parking garage housing thousands of well paid bureaucrats.

Why mess with perfection?