Learning from Other Places

[Madison Parkitect]

27 minutes ago, tarhoosier said:

 

Dodger Stadium

The parking around it and the historical fact that they stole the land for it sucks, but I still think it's the best-designed stadium in MLB.

[HopHead]

I've been to roughly 20 of the existing MLB stadiums that are around today. For me personally, my top 3 are Petco Park (San Diego), AT&T Park (San Francisco) and PNC Park (Pittsburgh). AT&T is my favorite. Hard to beat McCovey Cove behind right field. Especially during the day... Fun fact though. It's the only ballpark in the US that you'll need a jacket for in July lol. Haven't been to the new Braves stadium yet though, but based on everything I've heard and seen here, it won't enter the top 5 chat.  

[#1Son]

1 hour ago, tarhoosier said:

 

Dodger Stadium

Typical Tarheel fan. I bet you are a Lakers fan as well  

[elrodvt]

Boo. Pox on Dodgers.  Good place to get beaten up walking through a huge parking lot and/or watch a team purchase a championship. As a former Rockies fan I'm required to hate the Dodgers! (Arenado trade made me convert back to my childhood team the Mets)

[rancenc]

I do believe that the Tar Heel State was in the running for this facility several years ago!

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/ap-top-news/2021/04/20/foxconn-deal-with-wisconsin-lowers-tax-breaks-to-80-million

[KJHburg]

what do you think of Nashville building their new MLS soccer stadium at the old Fairgrounds site a couple of miles from downtown Nashville? 

Nashville SC Stadium Info

Edited April 20, 2021 by KJHburg

[KJHburg]

How about this on one of large parking garages  (Legacy Mega deck I am thinking of you)  a climbing wall like this one in downtown Chattanooga. And uptown Charlotte has plenty of other candidates for outside climbing wall on the side of a parking garage/     an attraction to attract visitors, unique in urban setting and business for the parking garage. 

High Point Climbing and Fitness: Chattanooga

[tozmervo]

26 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

How about this on one of large parking garages  (Legacy Mega deck I am thinking of you)  a climbing wall like this one in downtown Chattanooga. And uptown Charlotte has plenty of other candidates for outside climbing wall on the side of a parking garage/     an attraction to attract visitors, unique in urban setting and business for the parking garage. 

High Point Climbing and Fitness: Chattanooga

Asheville got you too. 40 Wall St - Google Maps

[KJHburg]

these are great looking apartment towers to rise in Nashville.  (if they indeed rise)

Two new residential towers set to rise in Nashville | Building Design + Construction (bdcnetwork.com)

[smeagolsfree]

Hey KJH,

They are both under construction and fully financed and a new one announced this week. You are 100% right about infrastructure in Nashville as far as sidewalks, mass transit and the interstate system. It lacks woefully behind where it should be and the state I really think ignores Nashville for political reasons as well as far as roads and mass transit goes.

Metro finances need to be fixed and hopefully we will get a mayor that gets there act together at some point. As far as the street grid goes, it was laid out in the early 1800’s and the RR got in the way as well as the river. It is very quirky to say the least, but in some respects that can be a good thing.

[KJHburg]

18 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

Hey KJH,

They are both under construction and fully financed and a new one announced this week. You are 100% right about infrastructure in Nashville as far as sidewalks, mass transit and the interstate system. It lacks woefully behind where it should be and the state I really think ignores Nashville for political reasons as well as far as roads and mass transit goes.

Metro finances need to be fixed and hopefully we will get a mayor that gets there act together at some point. As far as the street grid goes, it was laid out in the early 1800’s and the RR got in the way as well as the river. It is very quirky to say the least, but in some respects that can be a good thing.

I must have missed them but you have so much construction going on in a concentrated area.  where are they in relation to the Amazon office tower a block over or something?  they are stunning. 

[smeagolsfree]

They are both on Church St at 801 Church and 900 Church, a half block away. You can find them on the development map.

[rancenc]

Aerial view of Cincinnati, OH.  Love the stock of older 3,4,5 story buildings.   Of course it would be curious to see how much of that housing/commercial stock is even utilized since the city as shrunk considerably since the 1950's.

 

Edited April 29, 2021 by rancenc

[Matthew.Brendan]

15 hours ago, rancenc said:

Aerial view of Cincinnati, OH.  Love the stock of older 3,4,5 story buildings.   Of course it would be curious to see how much of that housing/commercial stock is even utilized since the city as shrunk considerably since the 1950's.

 

 

I visited Cincinnati recently and really enjoyed my time walking around the city.

Findlay Market, built 1852, is featured at the start of the video. https://www.findlaymarket.org/history

 

Not far away is the Cincinnati Opera House which is amazing. https://www.google.com/search?q=cincinnati+opera+house click images

 

 

 

Lots I didn't get to see, including many museums and historical sites, the Observatory, and the absolutely beautiful Union Terminal.

"One of the last great American train stations built, Union Terminal is a Cincinnati icon and one of the most widely regarded examples of the art deco style. "

 

Despite the booming city in the early 1900's, Cincinnati began, and then abandoned a subway system

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Subway

 

The University of Cincinnati sits on top of the hills over looking the city and the Ohio river.

Speaking of which, you can walk across the river into Kentucky on a pedestrian-only bridge and go see the World Peace Bell, billed as the largest swinging bell in the world. (seems a bit dubious maybe? but so says the internet. I think the key word here is "swinging" versus stationary). It rings daily at noon. 

 

Following next are some of my own photos from my visit. A days drive (8 hours, 460 miles) from Charlotte.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well anyway you get the idea. that's just a small bit of the city. lol.

 

[KJHburg]

the rival "Queen City" 

[videtur quam contuor]

Cincinnati also known in the past as Porkopolis (~1850).

[rancenc]

Thanks for the pictures you posted above, @Matthew.Brendan!

Edited April 29, 2021 by rancenc

[tozmervo]

6 hours ago, KJHburg said:

the rival "Queen City" 

It's not a rivalry if there's no way they can compete with us 

[Madison Parkitect]

Thanks for those photos, I lived there from age 1 till age 12 and have so many good memories of the riverfront and Union Terminal. Cincinnati is a really beautiful rust belt town.

[HopHead]

Great pics of Cincinnati, Matthew. Brendan! I love this city actually. Feel like it flies under the radar and has some neat history (Union Terminal is beautiful). I used to frequent Cincy every few years and always love the charm. People were always very cool, too. Great sites on the river and catching a Reds game was always a treat. Also, the Great American tower is pretty sweet looking to boot! 

[Matthew.Brendan]

Thanks all. That was just a small sample of pics. It really is a lovely early American big city.

[KJHburg]

from our big neighbor down south the Atlanta.  a NJ developer is building a 31 story 455 unit affordable housing tower for teachers and seniors.   we could do this in Charlotte.  CharMeck owns the blocks by the Hal Marshall center and what better way to kick start development in that part of uptown than something like this.  

New Jersey developer RBH Group plans 31-story tower for Atlanta teachers - Atlanta Business Chronicle (bizjournals.com)

how they are financing this?  ""An Invest Atlanta committee recommended $4 million in Westside Tax Allocation District funding for the Teachers Village component of the project. The full board could approve the funding next week. The full board will also consider approving a $26 million tax-free loan to finance construction of the Teachers Village.""

This is a fantastic idea and would help with recruiting teachers and other school professionals. 

Teachers Village Chicago (rbhgrp.com)

Edited May 1, 2021 by KJHburg

[KJHburg]

from the ATL to the south a great renovation project that combines Bars and trains!  

Pullman Yards - Home

from the ATL Biz Chronicle

""Pratt Pullman District will see its first tenants open for business next month, including a full-service restaurant and mobile bars that can move throughout the development on railroad tracks. Serving craft beer, wine and cocktails, these will have the ability to move up and down the rail line and service different parts of the development, as needed. Eventually, more shipping container businesses will be added with various concepts, including food, art and light retail.  "The goal will be to constantly add to and shift the park so it doesn’t stay static for any long period of time," Rosenfelt said.  A team of "train and rail experts and welders" consulted on the unique design of the bars in order to perfect the structure and mobility capacity for the containers.""

Note to self:  Make sure I stop by this place on my next visit to the Atlanta. 

Many of you love light rail and craft beers why not combine the two? 

 

[rancenc]

Aerial view of Birmingham AL....this city was actually Atlanta's regional rival back in the 1960s.  Now the city's population is right around 200,000

 

Edited May 12, 2021 by rancenc

[videtur quam contuor]

The richest, most important city in all the U. S. South in 1927 was New Orleans. Then the Great Mississippi flood, the depression, then air conditioning and the war and civil rights issues and everything else made it a niche city. Damn fine niche.