Two serious questions for downtown Miami

[malaise]

Last edited Thu Sep 7, 2017, 06:02 AM - Edit history (1)

1 -How will that new port that OMan opened stand up to this monster?

2. Why aren't those huge cranes coming down?

[Lee-Lee]

1. I don't think there is time to take them down

They actually leave them with the turntable unlocked so they can swivel as the wind direction shifts.

[haveahart]

2. I thought about those cranes too and wondered the same thing.

I just imagine one of those spinning arms flying off and doing great damage.

[RKP5637]

3. It's also going to flood horribly. They have so many problems with flooding on a normal day. n/t

[Achilleaze]

4. Miami is a huge seasport

HEAVY DANGER
Booming Miami is littered with tower cranes not built to withstand a massive hurricane...

The rest: https://qz.com/1070429/hurricane-irma-booming-miami-is-littered-with-tower-cranes-not-built-to-withstand-a-massive-hurricane/

[HipChick]

5. Maybe totally unrelated...but I am in love with this structure....

I was able to go on a tour, on my last visit to UK...

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26133660

[FLPanhandle]

6. I worry about the Art Deco district of South Beach

Unlike Miami proper, it's not behind any barrier island but facing the Atlantic without much elevation. I'd hate to lose this jewel of an area. If destroyed, developers will just build large condos in their place.