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[scnative]

TheCarolinaKing, on Mar 12 2009, 12:50 PM, said:

I believe it was the Hungry Fisherman.  It was definitly around in the 80's.  I remember going there with my family.  They had great food and always an abundance of green jello!

That was my first guess for the name.  I spoke to a few people and they thought it was the Light House...So I went with them.  Glad to see someone else agrees.  Don't remember the jello, but do remember it was a huge place and the lighthouse gave it character.

(sorry)

[uscgop2003]

I always liked the lighted overpass sign in Orlando. There are probably similar places around Columbia where a similar sign would work (Like the 277 overpass that nobody uses).

[growingup15]

uscgop2003, on Mar 15 2009, 04:40 PM, said:

I always liked the lighted overpass sign in Orlando. There are probably similar places around Columbia where a similar sign would work (Like the 277 overpass that nobody uses).

great idea i was thinking about something similar to this but i think there should be on on 126 also.

[growingup15]

I think this would look good in columbia as a greeting sign and for different areas in downtown. not the CNN Sign but the idea of having giant letters in downtown saying main st or 5 points or vista. and a COLUMBIA sign on 126 coming into town.ok maybe not as big maybe a little smaller.

Edited by growingup15, 16 March 2009 - 06:13 AM.

[krazeeboi]

The lightpost banners do a much classier job than giant letters do. Those would just be....weird. And tacky.

[Spartan]

The bridge letters make practical use of wasted blank space, so I'm more inclined to support that idea. The "CNN" example would be good for the "5" in Five Points, or maybe a "V" in the vista. Of course, I think about the "LOVE" statue/art in Philadelphia when I see these kinda of things.

[scnative]

I would prefer an upscale ground sign (like above) in various places like on I-126 just before the Elmwood/Huger split and just after crossing the Gervais and Blossom street bridges into Columbia.

[krazeeboi]

^Absolutely. Very classy.

[growingup15]

scnative, on Mar 17 2009, 02:17 PM, said:

I would prefer an upscale ground sign (like above) in various places like on I-126 just before the Elmwood/Huger split and just after crossing the Gervais and Blossom street bridges into Columbia.

Nah too plain that looks boring you need something that poeple would like to see and a groud sign is not the answer. im not saying your idea is not a good one,it is im just saying columbia need something that pops and a ground sign is just boring as all the other signs around the city. its alittle too classy.

[krazeeboi]

A Hollywood-like sign comes across as a rip-off. That's why Hollywood is the only place that does it.

I could see a "Five Points" statue/fountain for Five Points, or possibly something similar for the Vista. But as far as downtown, a sign like the Dubuque, Iowa sign with more landscaping would more than serve the purpose. We don't want to turn the city into a giant theme park. A well-built city is an advertisement unto itself. That's something you'll learn as you get a little older and experience other cities.

[waverider]

growingup15, on Mar 18 2009, 11:35 AM, said:

Nah too plain that looks boring you need something that poeple would like to see and a groud sign is not the answer. im not saying your idea is not a good one,it is im just saying columbia need something that pops and a ground sign is just boring as all the other signs around the city. its alittle too classy.

I actually think a ground sign like that one is fitting for Columbia's image.  If you're marketing your city as a center for government, business, and research, you want your gateway--people's first impression of your city--to match that.  Plus, many of the major entrances to the downtown area involve river crossings; in my mind, you wouldn't want something that would detract from that feature, not to mention the greenway that's being developed to showcase it.

[krazeeboi]

Raleigh has a rather simple, yet tasteful, welcome sign to its downtown that was recently installed. It's part of their overall wayfinding signage system. I can envision something like this for Columbia, something that's part of the same scheme of its wayfinding signs downtown (which are too small and inconspicuous, as well as ill-placed, to be of any real use if you ask me--but that's another subject).

[waccamatt]

I like the Raleigh sign.

[krazeeboi]

Augusta also has a nice downtown sign:

[Ronak]

waccamatt, on Apr 4 2009, 08:35 PM, said:

I like the Raleigh sign.

I like their skyline. Of course, with a couple more buildings, ours could look that nice on the drive in from West Columbia or I-126.

[CorgiMatt]

I already prefer ours to theirs.  It's more colorful and more balanced.

[krazeeboi]

Well, to be fair to Raleigh, the RBC tower that was completed about a year or so ago did much to balance out Raleigh's skyline. Before that, it really suffered from the "bookends" effect.

Before:



After:



Not arguing that it's better than Columbia's, but it's better than it used to be.

[growingup15]

Hhhhmmmm i should bring this group back up. the Greeting sign for Columbia. What would look good

[thefuture]

A great place for a big 5 in 5 points would be in the middle of the 5 points intersection and create a traffic circle there.
Also, for longterm, I would love to see 5 points bars all two and three stories with an outdoor walkway along the second story (new Orleans style).

Edited by thefuture, 11 July 2011 - 07:50 AM.

[growingup15]

thefuture, on 11 July 2011 - 07:35 AM, said:

A great place for a big 5 in 5 points would be in the middle of the 5 points intersection and create a traffic circle there.
Also, for longterm, I would love to see 5 points bars all two and three stories with an outdoor walkway along the second story (new Orleans style).

Oh man that would be awesome. that would be a complete 5 points redevelopment to get that. it would add more bars and businesses in  5 points