Being around City Hall is not a pleasurable experience for many people, as indicated by the folks quoted for this article about giving the building landmark status.

But it's not the building itself. It's that damm plaza that makes City Hall seem much worse than it really is. Imagine the despised concrete behemoth set in a green-space with trees, shade and comfortable benches (and free wi-fi that connects to Boing Boing). Now it's not so bad, is it?

As far as landmark status goes, I'd hold off. What's the point? No one's going to demolish it -it would be cost prohibitive with all that concrete.