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[Florida]

Thats a possibility... or maybe its one of those things that we must wait for.

I remember when they were building the IMAX theatre, I loved to watch the live cam... as it was the only thing going on downtown at the time... now that seems ages ago.

When the Cascades are open in a few years, I'm going to make this my favorite spot. I'm still working on an idea to do some creative night lighting with some of our state buildings surrounding cascades park. This park could be monumental in taking Tallahassee back to her roots, it could incorporate historic items such as an old Caboose parked on some tracks, an artifical waterfall to engage little kids, an exhibit on exploration, and maybe a look at a model home from the original settlement.... I think it could be our own little story land... but make it engaging and  exciting... a place for parents and kids.

[csmurphy8885]

I hope the cascade recreation is spectacular... i wish the RR never Came so close to our beautiful DT... we dont need no stinking CSX... i think the city should require beautification of those RR bridges. they are icky.  Do we need the trains to loop through town?   they could just aswell be on thier way to jack or pens

[Florida]

thats true... they should have taken those tracks far more south. However, Tallahassee has one of the most historic Rail Road systems in the country ya know!

I still think of the impact I-10 would have had on our city if it were running thru the originally designated location, thru the downtown along the path that Gaines Street takes.

I think I'm most excited about this because this is the segment that is supossed to really showcase some water... something we badly need downtown... oh the pictures I will take!

[csmurphy8885]

i am looking forward to those posts...lol... Will the SE of cascade be developed also, giving it a real central feel... or will it stay an outskirt funland

[Florida]

Thats a great question...  as far as I know... the only commercial building on the other side of Cascades park that I would consider downtown is the Electric Control center:



There may be some potential

Edited by TaureanJ, 11 November 2005 - 12:04 AM.

[csmurphy8885]

I want to see the golf course right thier include some high rise condo projects on the DT side like the article in the democrate suggested.  I think it would look better with the panaramic urban sticking up from the trees.

[Florida]

I like the vision you've painted, but are you sure the article said High Rise, or did it just say condo?

[Florida]

Press Release
December 5

The City of Tallahassee will close South Gadsden Street between Bloxham Street and Van Buren Street to motorists on Friday, December 9 for work on the Cascades Park cleanup project. The detour route will be clearly posted. Weather permitting, South Gadsden Street should be reopened to traffic by August 15, 2006.

[Florida]

Update on South Gadsden Street Closure
December 12

The City of Tallahassee will close South Gadsden Street between Bloxham Street and Van Buren Street to motorists on Monday, December 19 for work on the Cascades Park cleanup project. The closure was previously announced to have begun today. The detour route will be clearly posted. Weather permitting, South Gadsden Street should be reopened to traffic by August 19, 2006.

Passed the site the other day and there is a nice green fence around it. Looking at the fence I could see all of the potential this area has. If we do this right, we will have one of the most attractive downtowns in this country.

[Florida]

Cascades Park
Artist Rendering


Now


Possibility

I figured I'd share this one.

Of course in the possibility rendering the grass should have been cut, and I would have liked to see more color in the vegitation but it was just a rough sketch, so I understand. The main feature in the picture is the water.

[Monticello-1827]

i think a baseball park would look good there too...

[Florida]

I'm all for the baseball park.

[Florida]

Cascades Area Photos

I woke up this morning to the sound of my girlfriend saying what a beautiful day it is! The little bulb came on in my head... why not go over to the cascades park area and get some pictures... I listen to that bulb... so here are the pictures!

Enjoy.  

[thetoolman]

I ventured into that building in your last photo one day a few years ago, it is pretty creepy. Was that part of the old water works? It has a dirt floor in part of it, and I was amazed it had been standing so long.

[Florida]

Its not part of the old water works, although it seems to have been built around the same time. Looks like an old tool shed to me.

[csmurphy8885]

Great shots.  It is good to see them working.  Alot of the crews seemed to be out saturday.  the Parking garage crew on campus was working too...

[Florida]

csmurphy8885, on Jan 15 2006, 01:03 AM, said:

Great shots.  It is good to see them working.  Alot of the crews seemed to be out saturday.  the Parking garage crew on campus was working too...

You're right... at each construction site I visited today the crews were there... Cloisters, Marriott Residence Inn, Tennyson, and as you said the Cascades. It was such a beautiful day... I guess you couldn't help but want to be outside.

Days like this make me wish I had a yard to groom. One of these days... one of these days!

[P_McLane]

TaureanJ, on Jan 15 2006, 01:10 AM, said:

Days like this make me wish I had a yard to groom. One of these days... one of these days!

You are going to have to decide. Will it be a downtown high-rise condo or a house and garden? I think both are just right for Tallahassee, but that modest city manager's salary might make the mortgage on a second luxury home a bit tight.

[Florida]

P_McLane, on Jan 15 2006, 03:39 PM, said:

You are going to have to decide. Will it be a downtown high-rise condo or a house and garden? I think both are just right for Tallahassee, but that modest city manager's salary might make the mortgage on a second luxury home a bit tight.

Modest... Tallahassee's City Manager makes over $200,000 a year! But you're right... I do need to decide!

[P_McLane]

TaureanJ, on Jan 15 2006, 03:42 PM, said:

Modest... Tallahassee's City Manager makes over $200,000 a year!

Wow! 200K is not modest. I am surprised and impressed to hear that we fund such a solid city payroll. So, which of the new condominium penthouses will our present city manager be moving into?

Edited by P_McLane, 15 January 2006 - 02:53 PM.