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I was just there Saturday! Walking the trail really reaffirmed my desire to rewild the river. Past the statues and past the pond, the trail should be lush with natural plant life. Instead it just feels like a neglected soccer field. I was thinking the park could really benefit from a viewing outlook...

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Also, the pegasus plaza entrance seems scaled down in the video compared to old concept art. I'm indifferent on that but did notice it.

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d2c.jpg d2b.jpg d2a.jpg It's a (conceptual?) rendering, I know, but these spots look very, very bland. I don't envy the designers who are likely doing the best they can under very tight monetary constraints. Even painting murals along all the walls wouldn't save it from how dystopian the pure box-c...

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7. The lots on the canal off the service road are both slated for hotels. In fact, council just approved one within the past 2 weeks. One lot is scheduled for a 6 story Hotel Indigo. Wow, those lonesome pedestrian bridges without sidewalk access might actually experience getting walked on after 30 ...

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joshua.dodd wrote:I have glass fatigue at this point.

I'm here too. 30+ years of glass walls dominating american architecture and I'm worn out. This particular project is among the most boring looking of the ones on the horizon.

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The exit of the skybridge to the convention center station would be the same walking distance as from the exit of the north end of DFW's Terminal A to the airport DART station. It's not ideal of course, but I think because most people will view this thing as an airport of sorts, the psychological hu...

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This bridge between nothingness has been coming along over the summer.

It looks really silly in person, like it's a model-train sized bridge. It's trying to capture the grandeur of larger bridges, but its small size makes it look like a toy.

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So does Houston have a plan to provide a connection the their light rail system or will you just come out of the station and have to take uber or a car to get into the urban core of the city? On that note, do we have a plan here in Dallas to provide a connection to DART? The old conceptual renderin...

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Once they finish this floor they're working on the project will have topped off.
Driving into town along 30, this building really makes the core visually stretch further east.

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Looks like they have one more floor to add to the base/podium.

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I like the sketch. I can see the potential there, and it embodies a philosophy any future development near the Trinity should have: wide open pedestrian access to the levee. A line of developments with a similar element (and no silly roadway standing in the way) would be great. Just re-wild the Trin...

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On the flipside, the game actually does have the photogrammetry data for Fort Worth and it looks absolutely gorgeous. This should give you an idea of how incredible Dallas could look when it gets updated in the game.

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The newest Microsoft Flight Simulator released a couple days ago. The game utilizes Bing satellite data to generate the globe along with an AI that interprets that data to create its best estimate as to what buildings/roads/landscapes look like. The game also utilizes Bing photogrammetry data for pa...

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I finished S2 of The Umbrella Academy and it was a lot of fun! It's silly superhero shenanigans, so if that's not your glass of sweet tea here are a couple of the notable Dallas establishing shots. No spoilers here I promise, the first screenshot is from the first five minutes of the season. You can...

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Dallas Zoo is furloughing 25% of its zoo staff and permanently closing the monorail.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-updates-dallas-fort-worth-august-13/287-40cf35ef-d791-41e6-9e3e-d782c704f17e

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Dallas Zoo is permanently closing the Children's Aquarium at Fair Park.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-updates-dallas-fort-worth-august-13/287-40cf35ef-d791-41e6-9e3e-d782c704f17e

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Looks like all the videos have been taken down.

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I actually really like the White and the blue glass windows. It looks "fresh" and vibrant to me. We see a lot of the darker bricks being used all around the CBD, so I kind of like the variety. I agree. It has a Miami feel to it, which I understand is not to everyone's liking but it does a...

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texasstar wrote:The thing I'm looking forward to the most, is the new Observation Deck!

I had no idea we were getting an observation deck! Is that confirmed?

I've always wished for Dallas to have more of these and am bummed that I never got to visit the Chase tower sky lobby when it was open.

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Absolutely terrifying looking, WOW. Very neat crane set-up though.

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As much as I'd like to see this work, I just don't think it's possible. It's basically disconnected from the rest of the Downtown area & the South side of Downtown has no draw to want to be there. City Hall can't pull in folks & of what I've seen of AT&T's District, that won't do it eit...

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I’m gonna say what a lot of people think but don’t say; Just expressing what many feel but haven’t shared. How about you speak for your self? I have always appreciated cowboyeagle's input on the forum and have never once shared your feelings. It's a forum, you can engage with the contents of a post...

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Roughly how long has it been since it was last fully lit up?

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Looks like some of the facade on the garage has gone up.

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^ Henry Moore's "The Dallas Piece"? That sounds right. I had forgotten about that one. I'm confused, I thought the park vote was held up as it was tied to the underhighway soccer park. Is this now approved to proceed? I was confused too, and still am. But all the verbiage about the vote s...

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Dallas City Council Approves Carpenter Park for Construction Today the Dallas City Council unanimously approved the construction contract for Carpenter Park located on the eastern edge of Downtown. ... Construction is estimated to begin in September 2020 and will take approximately 18 months. https:...

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Not a huge fan of it personally, but I think it's a good aesthetic fit for the design district.

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Hadn't been around this part of town since March, so looking at the KDC Epic II cam shocked me.

This thing really is going to be massive.

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Wow, this services some areas I never would have guessed would ever get commuter rail service. I don't see the necessity but if Denton really wants to go for it then I say go for it.

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Yeah, it's disappointing. Comparing it to my Denver scenario it fails even in the most basic sense in that there's no direct route from DFW to Union. But regardless, if this part of downtown gets more developed I hope Union st. gets some amount of attention and isn't relegated to being mostly event ...

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12-15 restaurants/bars and a concert venue is attempting to create an entirely new district of downtown within a few short years. Well, godspeed. After the east quarter, this is the next neglected pocket of the loop that I'm hoping gets more attention, followed by the smart district area after that....

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"The I-345 Soccer Field Vote Gets Delayed — And So Does Carpenter Park" - D Magazine But the delay also swallowed up the long-awaited 5.6 acre Carpenter Park redevelopment nearby, on which the Parks Department had hoped to begin construction in September. That will now likely be on hold un...

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A supertall would have been nice, but I'm happy for anything taller than Museum Tower getting built.
I just hope it's visually interesting. This and the Field st district will serve as the visual bookends of that side of downtown for anyone at Klyde Warren.

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Looking at the renderings again, it pains me to be reminded of how ugly the backside of that visitor's center is going to be :lol: I get that it needs to be functional for trucks and parking, but it doesn't have to make that small bit of Akard feel so much like a wide alleyway. Hopefully they spruce...

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A 15 year delay!? Wow.
Hopefully that's just the most pessimistic scenario they're considering.

Then again, I have my issues with the D2 project, so maybe this would give them enough time to come up with something better.

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Don't reevaluate the size, just the timing. Air travel will slowly but surely return once we're on the other side of this thing, there's no sense in having waited this long to build terminal F only for it to be outgrown sooner than we'd like. Just continue utilizing the current terminals until we ag...

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Flashback Dallas had a lovely post about the Magnolia Gas Station recently:
https://flashbackdallas.com/2020/03/28/magnolia-gas-station-no-110-1920/

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I'm so curious to see how this turns out for the Carrollton station. This corner of the metroplex already feels delightfully chaotic with the the green line, 35E, and the freight lines--with an over+underpass sandwiched between it all. Throwing another rail line into the mix should be fun.

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Does it look small in person or you’re going off these pics? 30 feet tall seems decent, but I haven’t seen it in person yet. I stood about a foot away from it and it looked small in person. Now that I'm thinking back on it, the 30 feet value in articles feels way off. That would have been more than...

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I would rather have a nice fountain than the interactive sculpture they put in.

The interactive sculpture is a little underwhelming with how small it is if I'm being honest.

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I hope Warner sees the potential for filming sci-fi film/tv show scenes here. Customizing the outdoor screen or the lobby would create great backdrops.

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Is there a development proposed for the parking lot next to the Link?

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I could not for the life of me find a vantage point to get a good picture of this development while I was wandering on Sunday

Thank you Troy!

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SUPER psyched for this one. Excellent infill for this corner and I'm always happy to see more affordable housing. Let's hope this + the completed Carpenter Park helps lead to the eventual development of Dallas High School's surrounding parking lot. Admittedly though I'd be sad to lose the iconic vie...

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This is moving along.

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It's starting to poke its head up.

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Pics from today, including a view from Carpenter Plaza/Park.

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