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CTroyMathis wrote:I think it was just POA Hotel for quite some time originally.

IIRC It was originally under the Trust-House Forte banner, a European brand.

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From 1962, starting at 6:45: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6qegpm

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^ Some people have short memories....

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The developer still seems to be actively developing other projects, at least as recently as early this year. So I guess they just "ran out of money" that they are willing to commit to this downtown Dallas project. Or was this just a bait and switch all along?? The vast majority of develop...

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/tech/mic ... index.html

Microsoft is closing all of its stores

Microsoft is getting out of the brick-and-mortar retail business.

The company announced Friday it will close down all of its 83 physical stores and switch to online only.

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^ Henry Moore's "The Dallas Piece"?

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What to expect: https://www.ajc.com/news/local/atlanta-streetcar-ridership-plummets-and-many-don-pay/5zo9Wiujugtp7WqLgHbARI/ Ridership on the Atlanta Streetcar plummeted 58 percent last year as the city began charging to ride. What’s more, as many as half of those who took a spin on the downtown rai...

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You have to admit the new location makes a lot more sense for them, in terms of proximity to their target demographic.

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^ Many times.It was a fun place.

Pepe and Mito's is a more than adequate replacement. Great margaritas and the best guacamole in town.

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tamtagon wrote:WAIT --- is this going where Sol's Taco Lounge used to be?

Sol's was where the original side of The Free Man is now.

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Losing our view of Pegasus today.

For one of the ugliest buildings ever conceived.

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CTroyMathis wrote:Sell it to those of us who ride everyday and just want to get to a and b without delay, posthaste even.

You left out "...or paying more than a tiny percent of the cost, either".

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I got the number from https://disween.com/dallas-tx-us/DAL#:~:text=Total%20distance%20from%20Dallas%20to,flight%20distance%20as%20a%20line. Your starting point United States, Dallas is located at (32.7825, -96.8207). Your ending point United States, Dallas Love Field (DAL) is located at (32.84709930...

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flyswatter wrote:ATL is a much better run airport and airspace than here as well.

You've apparently never been through TSA at ATL.

As for the airspace, ATL has a nice little monopoly. They don't have another major airport less than 5 miles away to complicate things.

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Doesn't CNN have a bureau in Dallas? If they still do (because I've heard they had one in Dallas before), it would be silly of them to put Dallas down like that if they go to the trouble of having a bureau here. I guess they can present news and data how they want, but you'd think if they really di...

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You won't see this one on CNN... DFW becomes the world’s busiest airport during COVID-19 downturn DFW International Airport was the world’s busiest airport in May, leaping ahead of other major travel hubs that have downsized during the COVID-19 pandemic. DFW, still running a fraction of the flights ...

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A play for more $$$ when DART needs to buy the property? "Hey, we were going to build a 60 story building on it!"

Interesting, the DCAD map shows at least three separate owners for the block, including the city. Probably out of date, knowing DCAD.

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In looking at March 26, 2020 census.gov data, RELEASE NUMBER CB20-53, it shows Dallas County grew by 6,166 year-over-year July 1, 2018 to July 1, 2019: Population increased slightly, but only due to births over deaths. More live folks voting with their feet moved out than moved in. Fiscal 2019 birt...

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^ Jack Kilby of TI won the Nobel Prize for it. Good enough for me.

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^ Keep in mind that DART itself has no desire to build D2.

The push for the subterranean albatross is coming from the Dallas City Council, which has never met a boondoggle it didn't love -- as long as another taxing authority was on the hook for it.

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I think, however, a History Museum and Library would be better housed through an expansion at the City Library. That side of town needs a significant venue - new bright and shiny!! - to increase the flow of philanthropic billions into the city's array of cultural destinations. The city has written ...

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^ The Dallas Bar Association has owned it for over 40 years.

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^ Fantastic info. Thanks for the links!

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Simply not true.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc ... in-us.html

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It's been lit up for months.

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^ After what's happened in NYC I think you'll find even fewer people will be less interested in the density thing.

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texasstar wrote:So, is picture number 1 circa 1986?

In the picture Trammell Crow Center (then LTV Center) is still under construction. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trammell_Crow_Center it was completed in 1985. So figure 84-85.

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My understanding is that for years the only thing that prevented a population decrease was Parkland Hospital. The annual county population increase was usually less than the number of babies born at Parkland. Thirty years of subsidizing the bottom and the top of the economic ladder while making life...

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The article was updated after it was initially posted. Went from work stopping on the new to tower to "postponing improvements to a single floor".

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Similarly, if the anti-transit crowd had their way and got a penny in sales tax back by dissolving DART, they'd suddenly have to contend with even more traffic. DART ridership may seem low, but there are like 200 people on each rush-hour Red Line train from Parker Road - that's 200 more cars on 75 ...

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How much profit does the freeway system directly generate again? Just under a billion dollars a year. That's the amount diverted by the state from fuel tax revenues for other purposes. Most of it, 25% of total fuel tax collections, goes to school funding. More information at http://bettertexasblog....

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Note that this closure had nothing to do with this particular location (which was usually packed). The entire chain went belly up.

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Damn that's ugly.

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Tnexster wrote:Is that how long ago they opened 1505 up for residential use? I remember that conversion but didn't realize that was 20 years ago.

I bought my current place in early 2002, and looked at 1505 before then.

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^ 20 years ago I looked at units in 1505 Elm. Today the penthouse is still shell space. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1505 ... 4585_zpid/

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https://www.bisnow.com/dallas-ft-worth/news/office/cre-snapshot-dallas-cbd-office-market-96023 “While Downtown Dallas is seeing a major transformation in hotels and residential, the fact remains that Downtown Dallas has one of the highest office vacancy rates in the nation,” CBRE Advisory and Transa...

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cowboyeagle05 wrote:Four lanes back up more traffic during rush hour than three lanes with a center turn lane would.

Get stuck behind a DART bus on Matilda from Ross Avenue to Mockingbird and see if you still think that.

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^ TL;DR version: Guy who builds high rise residential buildings likes high rise residential buildings.

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Southwest and American AA sent out memos to all employees to go online and vote against. I very much doubt this. Both airlines' current public position is that it they have no position. Quite frankly, Dallas-Houston is a small market for Southwest these days. The vast majority of AA's passengers be...

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I suspect some ballot box stuffing. When I checked it several days ago it was 90/10 on the for side. Unless you have land that it passes directly through, what's the argument against it? If the project fails someone (i.e. the state) is going to be on the hook for a bunch of clean-up. You can't just ...

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"We have to destroy Lower Greenville in order to save it"

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THRILLHO wrote:Let's airlift the original Rangers stadium and plop it down right there.

Hard to do, since they tore it down in 1994....

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For those who think "SoGood" is a silly name, Westdale now has a banner at the corner of Good-Latimer and Elm for "Good E".

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Staff cannot support increased residential density in the area without proper infrastructure for pedestrians—considered paramount for residential welfare and pedestrian safety.

Until they write us a big enough check.

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It's time to resurrect this thread. New apartment and grocery project in the works on eastern edge of downtown Dallas An Atlanta developer is working on plans for a new mixed-use project on the eastern edge of downtown Dallas that will include apartments and a supermarket. Southeastern Development h...

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Things have changed. I was one of those magnet thieves -- and they were very happy to have me. During high school I moved outside of the district. It wasn't exactly a secret. Hell, one of my teachers lived a block from me. But I was an endangered species -- the only white male in my graduating class...

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^ They bought everything north of Mockingbird years ago.

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There is also opportunity to convert an alley (such as 'Clover St') into a bikeway of sorts. But that seems like more work. IDK I've thought about that for Clover, but unfortunately it just doesn't work. Clover is five blocks long, dead-ending into minor streets at either end. Basically it goes fro...

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I drove through area on last Sunday before the Super Bowl and there were lots of people out but going up Commerce and down Elm and back up Main were easy and not a big deal. I don't see traffic as a problem but more of a solution to slow down vehicles and make the urban area more pedestrian oriente...

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I tend to agree about the parking... But, the width of Commerce itself is excessive; Almost to the point that it's difficult to parallel park at times when vehicles come flying down that street. Uncle Ubers is one of my main reasons for visiting DE, but that street is a dangerous mess. It would see...

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