One Wachovia to get big first floor makeover

[A2]

They are putting in what looks like a space for a very large screen right beside the entrance of the bldg. Does anyone know what this will be? I keep thinking it will be just a mini-jumbotron with financial info being shown. (ie Bloomberg)

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[atlrvr]

^ I think that's exactly what it will be.

[A2]

Sweet, I am definately digging all of the animation and color signs being used to liven College up. From The Convention Center to The Epicenter we are going to add some seriously nice signage that will make the streetscape "come alive".

[Raintree21]

Going along with the info screens and the ticker, wonder if any other news stations will start doing their broadcasts from street level studios... Channel 3 I believe it is does theirs currently. Perhaps some sort of market watch show would fit in with the Wachovia building like with the stock exchange in NYC. I know, wishful thinking but after 9/11, trading did move down here for a while...

[Neo]

I dragged my wife downtown on Sunday afternoon and we walked by the new ticker so I snapped a shot for you guys:

[TONYCLT]

You can tell thats why they finished the ticker first, So they can scroll the Wachovia Championship scrores.

[Neo]

IMO the ticker looks really cheap. Hopefully that's because the rest of the corner is still under renovation but with it being squared it just screams "cheap!"

[NCN8ive]

I guess it's all a matter of opinion, but I like the sign. Maybe I'm just looking at it in terms of, it's better than what was there before.

[Raintree21]

Haven't seen it in person but from the pictures I think it looks ok. Gotta start somewhere. We can't be Times Square over night. Maybe once they open up the ground floor and all of the plywood is down it will liven the area up a little more and make it more appealing.

[BUILDIT]

this isnt trying to be times square though, for that kind of thing we need a very modern all glass sky scraper that some kind of media outlet uses and have the news scrolling across or something, then across the street have a building that is all stock market like with another one and some colorful scrollers, that would be times square like... and very cool

[queensguy06]

I'm torn. I definitely like the idea of adding any sort of vibrancy and color to an otherwise boring street front, but I also think it could have been done a little better. For one, the sign needs to be moved up at least another five or six feet - it's lower than the street lamp. It would have fit perfectly right below the windows above the archway with about a fifteen to twenty degree lean. On the other hand, the plywood does make everything look crowded and I am sure once the entrance area is opened up it will be much more pleasing to the eye.

[Raintree21]

I've seen it twice now over the last few days and I like the ticker. Of course, it would be nice if it spanned the entire building front but it still is eye catching. Definitely brings some color to the front. I'm glad it's not just one color like most tickers and has "pictures" or at least icons on it to spice it up a little.

[New Name]

I've seen it twice now over the last few days and I like the ticker. Of course, it would be nice if it spanned the entire building front but it still is eye catching. Definitely brings some color to the front. I'm glad it's not just one color like most tickers and has "pictures" or at least icons on it to spice it up a little.

[Nostyle]

It's just one piece of a larger renovation. I'm willing to reserve judgment until the project is closer to complete. Maybe then the overall look will work better.

[TONYCLT]

Looks like they removed the pink wall on the corner of MLK and College that said Wachovia Securities.

[mjfhokie]

I drove by it last night, and it looks really slick at night! There was some color to the logo's being streamed acrossed, which made it look that much better.

[New Name]

Just for comparison sake, I took this picture in Raleigh of their downtown ABC affiliate. This is a news ticker (not a stock ticker) but same general idea, right? Better, worse, same? I say better but it's not about the ticker, more about the landscaping. Wach will get this together though, and to be honest I haven't seen the Wach Stock Ticker in a week or two.

[Mobuchu]

They opened up the entrance at that corner, it looks much better now IMO.

[TONYCLT]

Just for comparison sake, I took this picture in Raleigh of their downtown ABC affiliate. This is a news ticker (not a stock ticker) but same general idea, right? Better, worse, same? I say better but it's not about the ticker, more about the landscaping. Wach will get this together though, and to be honest I haven't seen the Wach Stock Ticker in a week or two.

[Raintree21]

Fairly similar looking. Perhaps theres is a little bit longer. How much more of it is there that is cut off in your picture?

[New Name]

none to speak of. a foot or so.

[Mobuchu]

For anyone who hasn't seen the finished product, here ya go. I think it looks much better now that the entrance is opened up.

7-1-07

[Raintree21]

That looks alright. It would be better if it traveled the length of the building, but it still looks good.