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[gsupstate]

Anybody know when the Max Heller gateway is suppose to start?

[g-man430]

I heard somewhere like from the greenville news that it was going to start somebody this winter; either later this month or next.

[btoy]

I was thinking, since he may be Greenville's namesake, what about a statue for Nathaniel Greene?

[GvilleSC]

btoy, on Jan 10 2006, 08:13 AM, said:

I was thinking, since he may be Greenville's namesake, what about a statue for Nathaniel Greene?

I like that idea.

haha, I also think it's funny how we can only speculate that the city was named for him....

[gsupstate]

btoy, on Jan 10 2006, 08:13 AM, said:

I was thinking, since he may be Greenville's namesake, what about a statue for Nathaniel Greene?

Wasn't Greenville originally spelled Greeneville?

[Greenville]

I know there is a Greeneville, TN, and it always seems "wrong" that they spell it that way since I'm used to the way we spell it.

[g-man430]

I don't know if I should post this or not due to competition but I will anyways: http://forum.skyscra...ead.php?t=95973

-More people from out of town talking good things about Greenville.

[RestedTraveler]

Why not have a statue of Richard Pearis?

[Greenville]

g-man430, on Jan 17 2006, 06:49 PM, said:

I don't know if I should post this or not due to competition but I will anyways: http://forum.skyscra...ead.php?t=95973

-More people from out of town talking good things about Greenville.

I wonder if they are judging our city based on the published population of ~60,000 people?

Nonetheless, it is nice to read good things being said about our city!

[gsupstate]

g-man430, on Jan 17 2006, 06:49 PM, said:

I don't know if I should post this or not due to competition but I will anyways: http://forum.skyscra...ead.php?t=95973

-More people from out of town talking good things about Greenville.

Very nice to read!

[RestedTraveler]

This should be pretty interesting:

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The City of Greenville Design & Preservation Commission (DPC) will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, March 9, 2006, at 4:00 p.m. in the 1st floor meeting room at City Hall, for the purpose of considering the following applications. (Note: Items are listed in the order they will appear on the agenda.)

CA 06-17 A request by Ken Scarlett for the Nathanael Greene Freedom Monument Committee for a certificate of appropriateness to construct a plaza with landscaping and statues at 305 S. Main Street in the Central Business District, Pedestrian Zone.

[Skyliner]

The rendering for the proposed rebuilding of the old City Hall shows the statues on each of the four corners of the Main and Broad intersection.  I can only assume this is what this means.  The address is for The Greenville News, so unless they plan on using some of their own property, I can't see any other possibility.  This would really suck, having a nice new history-related plaza next to such a boring building as The Greenville News, but I'd like to see some final renderings before making a serious judgement.

[RestedTraveler]

Skyliner, on Feb 24 2006, 08:42 PM, said:

This would really suck, having a nice new history-related plaza next to such a boring building as The Greenville News, but I'd like to see some final renderings before making a serious judgement.

I know some people like the Greenville News Building, but I have to agree with you, Skyliner.  I wonder if the Greenville News has given any thought to giving their building a facelift?  

The statues on all four corners puts me in mind of Downtown Charlotte at the Intersection of Trade and Tryon.  I've always admired that intersection.  If Greenville were to do something along the lines of this at the intersection of Main and Broad, it would be pretty impressive, I think.  

[upstategeek]

This is definitely on the Greenville News' corner. The have the green DPC sign there already. Oddly, the News has written nothing on it, but the Journal did a small piece last week.

[RestedTraveler]

Welcome to Urban Planet, upstategeek!  We're glad to have you here and hope to hear much more from you going into the bright, bright future!

It is interesting that the Greenville News hasn't covered this themselves.  The would have been the first ones that I would have expected to report on this.  I did see the small piece about it in the Journal.  It sounds like Nathanael Greene will have come compnay at this intersection though.

[upstategeek]

RestedTraveler, on Feb 27 2006, 09:24 AM, said:

Welcome to Urban Planet, upstategeek!  We're glad to have you here and hope to hear much more from you going into the bright, bright future!

It is interesting that the Greenville News hasn't covered this themselves.  The would have been the first ones that I would have expected to report on this.  I did see the small piece about it in the Journal.  It sounds like Nathanael Greene will have come compnay at this intersection though.

thanks for the welcome.

[Skyliner]

Welcome to UP, upstategeek!  Glad to have you onboard with us!

The others are most likely going to be incorporated into the four corners of the intersection as planned by the City.  I hope the "plaza" is very attractive and not degraded by The Greenville News building.

[wellen]

At the very least, the Greenville News could pressure wash the building.  

I would also like to see them spruce up the side of their warehouse facing Broad St.  A coat of paint can do wonders.  

[RestedTraveler]

wellen, on Feb 27 2006, 01:35 PM, said:

At the very least, the Greenville News could pressure wash the building.  

I would also like to see them spruce up the side of their warehouse facing Broad St.  A coat of paint can do wonders.  

That's funny!  I said the same thing about the Haywood Mall.  

Maybe a nice new brick facade?  That'd be costly though.

[upstategeek]

Skyliner, on Feb 27 2006, 01:06 PM, said:

Welcome to UP, upstategeek!  Glad to have you onboard with us!

The others are most likely going to be incorporated into the four corners of the intersection as planned by the City.  I hope the "plaza" is very attractive and not degraded by The Greenville News building.

I went by City Hall today during lunch to look at plans. Still nothing on the statue will look like or who is designer. The basic design is in the News' courtyard behind that white wall. Statue of Greene is in the middle with an L-shaped about three-foot high wall around. That wall will contain the plaques to the others.

The thing I am wondering about is they already have a fairly nice plaque dedicated to one of the Peaces, I think it is Roger, who was publisher and former U.S. Senator, at the corner. The new monument looks to be built on top of it.