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My posted link from July 20th sheds a little light on it: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=1699 Quote:
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^Thanks for clearing that up some, Johnny. Even if redeveloped as a hotel, I was somewhat hoping we would get a new building that is built up to the street, or at least somewhat closer, I think it would improve pedestrian activity at Overton Square some, but anything that happens at that property with the existing building is promising.
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City To Receive At Least $1 Million In Rent Each Year From Bass Pro
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So I guess the hotel is back on the table for the Pyramid. I was hoping that they wouldn't go through with the hotel in house so one could be developed in the Pinch. |
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Saddle Creek Shopping Center to expand
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I think this looks like a winner. Have Kirby-Whitten Pkwy diverted through the fields around the western edge of the park. I completely understood the fight not to have K-W just go right through the heart & recreational areas of Shelby Farms, but I don't see the city, county & state being able to put this off any longer. The traffic delays in this area are becoming absolutely abysmal.
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Overton Square updates.
Parking garage: http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...ps75c1afed.jpg http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...psfcb22171.jpg Hattiloo Theater: http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7bd8babf.jpg |
Southern College of Optometry reconfigures campus in multiple phases
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Does anyone know what's up with the Chisca Hotel project? I drove past it the other day and it looked practically untouched. I hope it hasn't stalled.
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According to their Instagram account (http://instagram.com/p/epe-OQr_qh/), Volvo of Memphis is relocating to 7910 Trinity @ Germantown Pkwy Summer 2014:
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Another little Bass Pro/ Pyramid update.
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An insightful article about the current expansion & renovation of Saddle Creek including recent land acquisitions that signal much larger expansions of high-end retail are coming.
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For the second time in a week, a $100+million industrial/ manufacturing development has been announced for metro Memphis.
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TDOT has awarded its single largest-ever contract for completion of the massive East Memphis 4-stack interchange. Construction should take nearly 4 years, but luckily coincides with the completion of the 385 segment of the I-269 outer loop which will take off some pressure. Although a large piece of the puzzle, this is only 1 of several major interstate highway projects that will see metro Memphis move to the front of the pack when considering interstate expressway systems. To this day I still don't think a lot of people realize how large it's becoming, nor do they realize how large the contiguous urban street grid & its "throughput" are. Not to mention, the most numerous amount of highways that interact with it of any city in the country & beyond.
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^That project is going to be a mess while under construction, it's much needed and should be very effective once completed. Has anyone heard about TDOT widening I-40 from US-64 to roughly halfway between Canada Rd. and 385 to three lanes each direction? I might have overlooked the article about this, but I had a friend mention it to me the other day and couldn't remember reading about it at anytime.
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This isn't a huge development, but more a beacon of hope in regards to the Bass Pro project. For the first time in years, the Pyramid is illuminated at night. It was blue last night, tonight it is red:
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I'd imagine they'd keep it soft & subtle as opposed to having it full on spot lights. Harbortown residents would raise hell, but it looks great just the same. The Pyramid is coming back to life little by little and this is indeed a milestone. :cheers: By the way, I'd like to repost those on SSC. If you are against simply PM me and I'll remove them. |
Don't you wish we had a Memphis Skyline Earthcam so we could freak out about this live like the folks do over in the 1 WTC thread? Haha - maybe one day.
Anyway, definitely a milestone and thank you so much for sharing. I almost like the subtle glow but I'm certain they will be brighter. I guess tonight will tell if this will be a permanent thing - if they do it again tonight then it will likely be permanent, but they might have just been testing. |
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