DDI Annual Meeting
Posted: 04 Mar 2021 17:54
If this does in fact get off the ground and truly happen, damn, this could be one of the best things to happen to downtown in a super long time.tamtagon wrote:I didn't know convention center expansion is back on the table. Developing Lot 206/Helipad with a welcoming, front door aesthetic will do wonders for the neighborhood; oriented toward the HSR Station, the butt end of the convention center becomes a major mixed use, LRT access point for the region. Bringing the Municipal Auditorium into this century and encouraging activity at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters puts performance art in heavy rotation on this side of town.
I'd have to agree. So much potential wasted there if that's truly the plan.Tivo_Kenevil wrote:The 508 Young project is a disgrace! what they plan to do to the front of building and turn into a drive through is ridiculous. The Rock of truth won't be what ppl first see when the approach the building..but rather a valet service. So sad. George Dahl would be livid. This city doesn't know how to preserve anything
Very true. We're in the era of sprawling campuses, so downtown certainly may be the first thing they look at, but...Tucy wrote:NewPark is an ambitious and exciting proposal, but they lose a little credibility when they say things like: "Any company thinking of moving to this region thinks of downtown Dallas first."
If there is any truth to that, AT ALL, they apparently don't think much of downtown because few of them have been choosing downtown Dallas.
I also agree. The Rock of Truth will be pretty much hidden from view unless someone is in a tower looking down. Totally inexcusable.Tivo_Kenevil wrote:The 508 Young project is a disgrace! what they plan to do to the front of building and turn into a drive through is ridiculous. The Rock of truth won't be what ppl first see when they approach the building..but rather a valet service. So sad. George Dahl would be livid. This city doesn't know how to preserve anything
What's worse is.. that they say want to activate the front of the building. And show cars in the renderings parked in front. I presume Washburne meant engine activationMatt777 wrote:I also agree. The Rock of Truth will be pretty much hidden from view unless someone is in a tower looking down. Totally inexcusable.Tivo_Kenevil wrote:The 508 Young project is a disgrace! what they plan to do to the front of building and turn into a drive through is ridiculous. The Rock of truth won't be what ppl first see when they approach the building..but rather a valet service. So sad. George Dahl would be livid. This city doesn't know how to preserve anything
I'm happy the site is seeing reinvestment, but the treatment of the Rock of Truth is pitiful and should result in a denial of the plan if possible. Wouldn't the plan have to pass some sort of historical review board like other revitalized downtown buildings had to?