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Thanks for the photo update. The cladding on Sempra looks nice. I'm glad to see that section of EV/Gaslamp filling in nicely with all of the projects in the area.
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Also announced on the UT website - the Bayside Fire Station:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/...-little-italy/ |
Imagining the Mission Valley of the future
What if Mission Valley had a “main street” — a pedestrian-oriented esplanade with wide sidewalks, bike paths and a streetcar down the middle?
What if parking lots were filled in with multi-story, mixed-use urban villages? What if the vast asphalt expanse currently known as the Qualcomm Stadium parking lot were reimagined as a broad riverfront park and entertainment complex? More here: http://www.missionvalleynews.com/ima...of-the-future/ http://www.missionvalleynews.com/wp-...page-59web.jpg |
Last night, I spoke with someone who has knowledge of the North Embarcadero plans, and he said the old Bayside Cafe is scheduled to be dismantled and scrapped as soon as January. He also said that they have determined that the cafe's foundation is sound, so they're going to keep it as part of the boardwalk as a viewing deck of sorts (for those of you who aren't familiar, the cafe hangs out over the water, so they're keeping the platform that juts out).
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So the blue line extension got approved and here I was thinking glaciers moved slowly. http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/...283522031.html
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Speaking of a "Mission" that needs a revamp and main street feel is Mission Blvd in Pacific Beach. Just got back from there and god is it awful. whats with the stand alone Burger King, Dennys, other fast food joints, funky Motels, and the terrible Beach Cottage and Surf Rider hotels. This is the center of San Diego's beach scene and it is an embarrassing hodge podge of 60's crap that looks like it should be in Corpus Cristi. Has anyone ever heard of a plan to turn Mission Blvd around?
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Leo: Ok fine redo the Mission Bay motel a al Pearl in Point Loma, but what do you have to say about all of the other things? How can stand alone fast food places with parking lots be a smart use of such prime land?
Sdfan: What about doing underground parking with 3 floors of residential on top? Still within the lame coastal height limit but will help the look and feel of the area. I don't think people voted to preserve Burger King, and what used to be Taco Bell behind it don't even know what the hell it is. Doesn't the council member from that area have a clue :shrug: |
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The coastal areas are always going to be very anti-development. The reason why we have a lot of the regulations and ordinances we do are because of community activists from coastal areas who saw anything different from what existed in 1960 as a threat to their neighborhoods. It sucks, but it is what it is. |
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I posted this like 2 years ago. A pb planning group started a smaller offshoot called Beautiful PB. I don't know if they have any traction. They had a booth at beachfest. Not sure if this group includes nimby Scott Chipman http://beautifulpb.com/projects/pb-parks/ |
Nice shot of 15th & Island posed by JCamilo79 on Skyscrapercity
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...431731&page=61 http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/z...psisumtbua.jpg |
Here is the view from Sherman Heights:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2...f624f0d49c.jpg I think it has 5-6 stories left. :D |
PS, I was driving around Logan Heights and 15th and Island has some nice angles from out there. It is really going to expand the skyline outwards view-wise.
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