CONSTRUCTION THREAD: The Children's Museum

[GvilleSC]

Edit: I see that the developers will actually be pursuing LEED Silver certification. Good job!

[gs3]

however, for $11M, I wouldn't have expected too much to be done to the outside of that old library building.

[krazeeboi]

Since it appears that the actual name will not be ImagiNation, but rather The Children's Museum, perhaps the thread should be renamed? I already checked the former web address and it has been removed.

[gs3]

[whitehourseview]

That was adrockc2, krazee, that provided the photo from the Greenville News. It may look uninspiring; however, for $11M, I wouldn't have expected too much to be done to the outside of that old library building. It actually looks from the rendering as though more will be done than I would have expected. It almost looks from the rendering as though the entrance will be on the second level?

[linkerjpatrick]

The main college street entrance to that building is on the second/ or main level. The first level of the building can only be accessed from the back of the building.

since it sounds like some of you don't remember how it was laid out as the main library, here goes:

First floor: theatre/ stage area, offices, check out, storage and multimedia

[breed]

They look pretty good except the Bi-Lo one. This one really seems pretty cheesy, and a blatant advertising ploy.

[Mr. Downtown]

It's interesting how small the globe looks in the new location compared to the central location in the old library. You actually felt like you were in orbit around it in the old location. I wonder if the would consider relocating it back to where it was. As a child I was pretty fascinated by it but now it only looks like a decoration stuck off in a corner.

[GvilleSC]

Of course, I think the one in Edventure is sponsored by Piggly Wiggly...

[whitehourseview]

It's been years since I've seen the globe (I stopped using the library when they moved). Have updates been made to it, or is it still circa 1972 or whenever it was installed? I always thought it was really neat, like linkerjpatrick said, when I was a kid, and liked how it was the centerpiece to the library. It always seemed like that building was designed around having the globe in the middle. Was it always there, or was it put in after the library opened?

[linkerjpatrick]

As far as I know, it's the same globe. It sits outside the theatre/ community room of the library now.

[goodbye]

Looks like Asheville will also be in on the game with a totally unique state of the art facility.

More here

[RestedTraveler]

Found these floorplans on the TCM web site.

Lower Level:

Main Level:

Upper Level:

Looks pretty interesting...my kids should love it!

I'm impressed by the size and outdoor seating of the cafe, too. If you've ever been to EdVenture, then you know that the food option there is McDonald's and that it's located in the basement and is quite small. I'd trade a larger area for the automated ordering neatness any day.

[linkerjpatrick]

Found these floorplans on the TCM web site.

Lower Level:

Main Level:

Upper Level:

Looks pretty interesting...my kids should love it!

I'm impressed by the size and outdoor seating of the cafe, too. If you've ever been to EdVenture, then you know that the food option there is McDonald's and that it's located in the basement and is quite small. I'd trade a larger area for the automated ordering neatness any day.

[Greenville]

This is supposed to be one of the largest and finest children's museums in the Southeast, yes?

[RestedTraveler]

This is supposed to be one of the largest and finest children's museums in the Southeast, yes?

[krazeeboi]

This is supposed to be one of the largest and finest children's museums in the Southeast, yes?

[gs3]

Thanks for the floorplans RT. I guess I never realized the old library was three floors. Great to see the museum using all three floors...I had assumed it would only be two.

[gs3]

You knew Greenville would do it right.....

"In addition to 18 custom-designed, hands on exhibits, the project includes one of the first handicap-accessible climbing structures to be located in the United States." Very cool.

More details:

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/gree...D&dist=hppr

[GvilleSC]

Wow, that's pretty impressive!

I think this Children's Museum is going to be the link that brings Heritage Green to a more active and destination area.

[gs3]

I think this Children's Museum is going to be the link that brings Heritage Green to a more active and destination area.

[benjamesriddle]

Yeah, relocate it to Poinsett Highway, on second thought NO, not Poinsett Highway!

[Greenville]

I agree. I really wish the tire store (Goodyear?) on the opposite corner would go away and be replaced with pedestrian friendly retail. This would help better tie the Childrens Museum back to Main.

[gs3]

WYFF walked through the space for the new Childrens Museum and had a sneak peek. Some additional information about the museum in this article:

http://www.wyff4.com/news/17193765/detail.html

[GvilleSC]

That sounds fantastic! I was a little skeptical, to be honest, about the final product at first, but I've almost lost all that skepticism now. The articles and looks of things have convinced me that this is not your grandma's average museum...