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Originally Posted by Illithid Dude
Patience is key, my friends.
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it's funny how the original plans for the astani proj made me both more patient & also more impatient. Impatient cuz it seemed so dramatic that I wanted it to break ground asap. but also patient that when I first heard about the downsized plans today, I was disappointed enough that I kind of wanted the proj to be put on hold again til the economy allows a bigger scaled proj again.
so one reason I try to post streetview pics of current conditions in the hood is they force me to realize just how
things are right now. iow, if I forget that, I become lulled into thinking things aren't too disappointing. That it's ok to wait a long time for some proj, as long as it's super dramatic, big, flashy & exciting. But the deadzones & gaps have been hanging around for too long, & so enough is enough. time to get a move on.
I was so much into the original vision of the proj cuz of this pic....
8thandgrand.com
this layout of the previous plan looked exciting not just cuz of the greater height & density of the bldgs, but cuz of the public crossing that would cut through the block between 7th & 8th sts......
8thandgrand.com
^ but I also was worried that such a space would be hard to activate, & that not enough ppl would stroll on it during a typical day, so any stores along that walkway would suffer from lack of business. I also now realize that it would not be good if a new public walkway competes with 7th st just a few hundred ft to the north. iow, it's 7th st that needs all the focus & attention, & sites sitting south of bldgs fronting 7th st should play only a backup role, or house ppl who will help populate the sidewalks of 7th st.
in certain ways the downsized proj not only is more realistic....if only cuz it can be built before everyone is old & gray....but cuz it's better for the hood in the long run.