To the Editor:
Is Mayor Euille serious when he stated he was "not opposed to glass and steel" when discussing new buildings to replace the Robinson Terminal ? ("Identity Crisis," front page, July 31)
Those of us who live in Old Town do so because we like traditional architecture from the 18th and 19th centuries. Red brick, or wide clapboards, and symmetry are characteristics of classical architecture in historic Alexandria, which has stood the test of time with our many Federal-style homes and shops and even some 20th century brick buildings designed to blend in with these gems.
Glass and steel blends with absolutely nothing pleasing to the average eye. If the mayor and other supporters of modernist, industrial designs wish to inflict upon the region their contemporary experiments, perhaps it would be best if they moved to, and stayed in, Crystal City.
Kenneth J. Wolfe
Alexandria