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[Cadeho]

Man there's a ton of 'roid rage in this thread!

Let's hope there are good ideas and drawings to come.

[D_C]

wrldcoupe4, on Oct 16 2007, 08:38 AM, said:

So what do you guys think?

As a resident within walking distance of this site, I must say that I am pretty excited, yet nervous.  I look forward to the proposal and hope for some great ideas and visuals.

[eandslee]

wrldcoupe4, on Oct 16 2007, 06:38 AM, said:

So what do you guys think?

I think this is all long overdue and should have happened years ago.  I am glad that an outside company is going to do the work though.  Hopefully, they will come up with good ideas that have worked in other cities as opposed to using a local company that tends to perform like most around here: slow and non-effective.  It's nice to get new and refreshing ideas into the mix.

[wrldcoupe4]

eandslee, on Oct 16 2007, 02:21 PM, said:

... as opposed to using a local company that tends to perform like most around here: slow and non-effective.  It's nice to get new and refreshing ideas into the mix.

I'm all for outside investment, perspectives, and ideas, but ouch on the local company slam!

[eandslee]

wrldcoupe4, on Oct 16 2007, 03:19 PM, said:

I'm all for outside investment, perspectives, and ideas, but ouch on the local company slam!

I don't mean for it to be offensive...it's just that I've seen it all before...a local company makes promises to do so much and then comes up with the same narrow-minded plan predominant in any one region that has only seen one or just a couple ways of doing things.  When outsiders come in and bring in new ideas and new ways of doing things, we end up with cooler, more attractive and even more successful developments.  That's just my experience.  So, besides the fact that it took so long to get the ball rolling on this, I'm happy about the latest developments on this particular project.

[georgeglass]

So, what happened?? Obviously, the Braves ended up leaving and the Diamond is still around.

I live in Rocketts Landing and walked past the Fulton Gas Works this last weekend and got interested to know more and if there were development plans. That was when I saw that a stadium had been proposed and a museum...neither which ever happened. It is interesting to read all this history and to see that we have a new mayor since all this occurred. I have only lived in Richmond since December and am finding more and more how complicated its development history is.

[burt]

georgeglass, on 09 May 2011 - 08:10 AM, said:

So, what happened?? Obviously, the Braves ended up leaving and the Diamond is still around.

I live in Rocketts Landing and walked past the Fulton Gas Works this last weekend and got interested to know more and if there were development plans. That was when I saw that a stadium had been proposed and a museum...neither which ever happened. It is interesting to read all this history and to see that we have a new mayor since all this occurred. I have only lived in Richmond since December and am finding more and more how complicated its development history is.

George, its not likely that a ballpark will rise on the Fulton Gas Works property since that proposal was quickly "dissed" almost as soon as Wilder proposed it.  

But I bet a quarter something similar to the developmet down the Potomac River from D.C. will develop close to Rocketts Landing shortly after the economic recovery.  And I bet another quarter that the mid-to-high rise apartment development at Great Ship Lock will rise improving the ambiance of Dock Street while blocking no one's  view of the historic bend in the James.  

Edited by burt, 09 May 2011 - 05:44 PM.