Post by Da Boss on Jun 30, 2020 22:06:28 GMT -5
The 5/3rd Building is the tallest of the buildings in Lexington. Granted, this is a city that doesn't allow tall buildings unless you receive a special release from the government to construct one, but that doesn't mean that the building is short by any stretch of the imagination. It is the only landmark in the entire city that is visible upon approach no matter which direction you're coming from; as long as the hills don't block your line of sight. It's always there, welcoming you home; the 5/3rd, the Blue Building, the Big Blue Penis. (Aren't Kentuckians so classy in how they name things...)
Originally proposed as Central Kentucky's first skyscraper, there was originally plans for the rest of the city to abandon its desires of keeping the skyline to a low profile. However, those plans were mysteriously scrapped right after the completion of the building, which now looks down upon the city's former tallest buildings, the Kincaid Towers. What was originally intended to be a true one stop shop for everyone in the city, with groceries, restaurants, entertainment, now sits as a monolith dedicated to money; filled with offices from every major financial institution and insurance agency in the state. If you've handled a dollar in Kentucky, odds are it made its way to you because someone inside the 5/3rd building pressed a button. If you've ever been laid off from work due to corporate downsizing, it was because some analyst in the building fell asleep at his desk and didn't get a payment processed in time.
And nothing spells out decadence like the top three floors of their superstructure. All three floors hold a single restaurant, where your seating is generally determined by which of Kentucky's millionaires or billionaires you know. That is, if it is even open. The building itself makes so much money that the restaurant is only open on select days and at odd times. Good luck figuring out their schedule if you're not already in the know.
There is no other single symbol of the faceless machine that is the financial sector than this building. It is home to more than 1.000 employees that rotate in and out of its doors faster than even they can recall being employed there. Progress is everything, traditions are a thing of the past. All that matters is where the next dollar is coming from, and where it is going to.
Originally proposed as Central Kentucky's first skyscraper, there was originally plans for the rest of the city to abandon its desires of keeping the skyline to a low profile. However, those plans were mysteriously scrapped right after the completion of the building, which now looks down upon the city's former tallest buildings, the Kincaid Towers. What was originally intended to be a true one stop shop for everyone in the city, with groceries, restaurants, entertainment, now sits as a monolith dedicated to money; filled with offices from every major financial institution and insurance agency in the state. If you've handled a dollar in Kentucky, odds are it made its way to you because someone inside the 5/3rd building pressed a button. If you've ever been laid off from work due to corporate downsizing, it was because some analyst in the building fell asleep at his desk and didn't get a payment processed in time.
And nothing spells out decadence like the top three floors of their superstructure. All three floors hold a single restaurant, where your seating is generally determined by which of Kentucky's millionaires or billionaires you know. That is, if it is even open. The building itself makes so much money that the restaurant is only open on select days and at odd times. Good luck figuring out their schedule if you're not already in the know.
There is no other single symbol of the faceless machine that is the financial sector than this building. It is home to more than 1.000 employees that rotate in and out of its doors faster than even they can recall being employed there. Progress is everything, traditions are a thing of the past. All that matters is where the next dollar is coming from, and where it is going to.