Beautification Edition - 1736 Magazine, Summer 2019

The building at 600 Broad St. that houses the Augusta Regional
Collaboration incubator and community space was designed as the
Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce building in the 1970s by noted
architect I.M. PEI. [FILE/THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE]
the bleak noonday sun,” Pei said. “But
your shopping center is probably better
than most of the downtown shopping
centers in America.”
B.L. Talbert, one of the hundreds of
Augusta residents to view the model,
told the Chronicle she believed the
improvements would “be a great asset.”
“Downtown is dying and needs a
good shot in the arm,” she said.
The Chronicle’s coverage of the
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