Tivo_Kenevil wrote:Why is TG square still, both figuretively and literally, a dump?
I see no work being done there.
Tivo_Kenevil wrote:Why is TG square still, both figuretively and literally, a dump?
I see no work being done there.
dfwcre8tive wrote:New signage is up and outdoor furniture is on the way for the 40th anniversary year
Hannibal Lecter wrote:dfwcre8tive wrote:New signage is up and outdoor furniture is on the way for the 40th anniversary year
That may just be the scariest sentence I've ever read in my life.
Because I was there.
lakewoodhobo wrote:Thanks for sharing, Noah. We don't see a lot of color photos of Corrigan Tower before they painted the brick section.
willyk wrote:Do you remember Louie's fish joint for lunch?
Hannibal Lecter wrote:lakewoodhobo wrote:Thanks for sharing, Noah. We don't see a lot of color photos of Corrigan Tower before they painted the brick section.
Did you notice the Medical Arts Building in the middle of the picture? It was gone within a year or so after this was taken.
lakewoodhobo wrote:Hannibal Lecter wrote:lakewoodhobo wrote:Thanks for sharing, Noah. We don't see a lot of color photos of Corrigan Tower before they painted the brick section.
Did you notice the Medical Arts Building in the middle of the picture? It was gone within a year or so after this was taken.
Yeah, Medical Arts is up there with the Kress and the Baker as the worst downtown demolitions IMO.
lakewoodhobo wrote:Thanks for sharing, Noah. We don't see a lot of color photos of Corrigan Tower before they painted the brick section.
joshua.dodd wrote:Thanksgiving Square seems overwhelmingly underutilized. Every time I venture about there, it's always a ghost town.
joshua.dodd wrote:Actually, I do. Remove the wall that was built around it. Though it may be fairly short, it is still a wall that cuts the park off from the streets. Remove that ugly 70s era wall and you open the park up and make it more inviting from the streets. The wall makes it like a fortress meant to keep people out.
willyk wrote:Given the history of neglect, one can only assume that the TGS Foundation is out of money and none the leadership has the resources or energy to replenish it. They need to find new leadership that will recapitalize the Foundation, hire an urban planner to update the design, and then fund a renovation. There are plenty of people, companies and other foundations in town that would offer financial support if the Foundation could show effective leadership.
About the Foundation and its Leadership:
http://www.thanksgiving.org/thanks-giving-foundation/info/
buildingswithlegs wrote:I heard a rumor that the DART line right there may be buried underground at some point in the distant future and then TGS would be made into a Subway station! I would love for this to really happen... any idea if it's real?
willyk wrote:AOK I stand corrected! Glad to hear there is a plan and steps are being taken to get things moving.
Are there any plans or renderings you all can share here on the Forum?
Have some PR efforts been made to get this story out there? The perception of the Square is neglect and stagnation.
As I said, I believe there will be loads of community support and funding once the new leadership makes it presence known. Please stay energetic!
buildingswithlegs wrote:I heard a rumor that the DART line right there may be buried underground at some point in the distant future and then TGS would be made into a Subway station! I would love for this to really happen... any idea if it's real?
joshua.dodd wrote:Would it be safe to say that the DART rail did more hindrance to the park?
Tivo_Kenevil wrote:It's safe to safe DART obliterated everything on Pacific.
Tucy wrote:Crowne Plaza
Renaissance Tower
The Mosaic
Holocaust Museum
The Drever
One Dallas Center
Marquis West End
Sheraton Hotel
City Center
Homewood Suites
Republic Tower
Plaza of the Americas
This is an incomplete list of development/redevelopment projects either completed since the surface rail line began operating or currently under development. All are right there on the light rail line. Rather than strangling development and keeping it from that part of town, a stronger case can perhaps be made that redevelopment started along the rail line and has spread out from there.
joshua.dodd wrote:In the highly unlikely scenario that D1 were to be buried underneath Pacific--a pipe dream for many of us, indeed--it would be great to have Pacific turned into an entirely pedestrian corridor.
Hannibal Lecter wrote:Are you aware that pedestrian-only downtown malls have turned out to be absolute disasters in this country? IIRC, around 85% fail and are converted back to normal streets. Those that don't fail are almost all located in towns with less than 50,000 population.
http://nacto.org/docs/usdg/revisiting_p ... scmidt.pdf
muncien wrote:Love the string lights! Looks great. Are those on a timer, sensor, or....?
Tnexster wrote:Looks nice, I hope they stay there. They look very easy to pick up and potentially be taken away.
Matt777 wrote:A food/bev stand or two would be great here, and other pocket parks like it. Hot dogs, tapas, or something else. Common in Europe, and it activates the space and could provide some small leasing revenue to maintain and improve the park space.
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