Mobile Development Thread - Page 117

bayou15 · #**2321** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 4:06 AM**

I love azaleas, but again if you dont keep them up they will look shabby. Palmettos would look great also, they are piled up down here on da island. When i mention the palms . I also thought of the ones down canal in Nawlins. I punched one , one time when da Saints lost, and poo did it hurt. To me palms in a city mean ,royalty ,progression(sp) , a city that is moving forward.

Would it be bad to say Old Mobile = azaleas and oaks? I guess not if u threw in some street cars ,now that would look good! example, The Garden District in Nawlins. You cant tell me that Dauphin, Springhill , gov't or Royal in Mobile couldnt look this good or better than St. Charles AVE?

..........later.....Happy 4th to y'all

Musicisright · #**2322** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 4:37 AM**

Does anybody have any info on the supposed restaurant that's going in at the top of the RSA tower? Did someone here mention that, or was I dreaming?

10101000 · #**2323** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 2:02 PM**

I did not hear about that, but I did see Mobile and the skyline on GMA this morning. Unfortunately, the story was about a woman that shot a man in the leg. The picture looked familiar though.

elb401 · #**2324** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 2:28 PM**

That hotel restraurant isn't going to happen. the floor is for rent right now. who knows though. maybe in the future.

Oh and about the palms on government......that would be stupid. I think everyone was talking about putting them on water street. Its the type of palm at the GMAO building.

I really wish that they would put facades on the parking garages and make them look like historic buildings.

pkp · #**2325** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 3:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by BlessedMobile

I know that Republic Parking will manage the lot for them during the day and guest will park there at night. Even though it won't be a parking deck it will look better than the general lots downtown. I was informed that there are plans to someday put a parking deck on the Republic lot by the Battle House. The lawyers at Lyons, Pipes own it and will have to commit to the 15-20 million to build it; they're are not yet committed! There are plans already drawn for the project.

Oh - I am sure it will be an improvement. I am not sure how it is going to work for Banktrust to use the lot during the day and the hotel at night. Being an extended stay, I would think a lot of those folks are working downtown and they would want to leave their cars during the day?

10101000 · #**2326** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 3:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by elb401

That hotel restraurant isn't going to happen. the floor is for rent right now. who knows though. maybe in the future.

Oh and about the palms on government......that would be stupid. I think everyone was talking about putting them on water street. Its the type of palm at the GMAO building.

I really wish that they would put facades on the parking garages and make them look like historic buildings.

Glad your happy about all this!

10101000 · #**2327** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 4:16 PM**

Mobilians please contribute to my thread, thanks!

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=153761

elb401 · #**2328** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 4:33 PM**

ha....sorry if I came off a little mad or something.

Hey Tim, do you have any updated pictures?

10101000 · #**2329** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 4:36 PM**

I thought it was funny!

10101000 · #**2330** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 5:32 PM**

Everyone have a happy forth, I am on my way to Mobile.

The 251 · #**2331** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 10:17 PM**

It doesnt have to be huge palm trees or azalea bushes... Heck, why not just plant some nice flowers in the median. Anything will look better than what we have now, especially on Broad St

Trees tend to block the view of oncoming traffic anyway

BlessedMobile · #**2332** Posted **Jul 5, 2008, 3:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by pkp

Oh - I am sure it will be an improvement. I am not sure how it is going to work for Banktrust to use the lot during the day and the hotel at night. Being an extended stay, I would think a lot of those folks are working downtown and they would want to leave their cars during the day?

The new lot by the hotel will be for the general public I think. Nothing was said about being specifically for BankTrust. You may well be right about people leaving their cars in the lot during the day but I suspect that anyone working more than a 1/4 mile away will take their car...exercise not being a daily routine of many business people.

NitekKetin · #**2333** Posted **Jul 5, 2008, 11:15 PM**

The median of the Hank Aaron Loop should be flanked with people holding day-glo signs for local and national retailers that are in the midst of a 'going out of business sale'. A similar beautification project has done wonders for Airport Boulevard near I-65.

CottonCity251 · #**2334** Posted **Jul 6, 2008, 1:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by NitekKetin

The median of the Hank Aaron Loop should be flanked with people holding day-glo signs for local and national retailers that are in the midst of a 'going out of business sale'. A similar beautification project has done wonders for Airport Boulevard near I-65.

Yeah right. Airport Blvd. needs some help also.

pboo74 · #**2335** Posted **Jul 7, 2008, 3:56 AM**

I was wondering has anyone been to the meetings they've been having about some ideas for downtown?I really would like to see mobile get an aquarium and also to get a riverboat to have lunch cruises,for us as well as for vistors to sightseeing and night dinner cruises for downtown, please bring some of these ideas up.I think that would be awesome along with maybe a zoo,riverwalk,with electric shops,comedy club to bring major acts to the city such as,mike epps,jeff dunham,katt williams,arnez j,etc.....what do you guys think i have brung up these ideas b4 but i wish this would all come to light soon....

CottonCity251 · #**2336** Posted **Jul 7, 2008, 9:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by pboo74

I was wondering has anyone been to the meetings they've been having about some ideas for downtown?I really would like to see mobile get an aquarium and also to get a riverboat to have lunch cruises,for us as well as for vistors to sightseeing and night dinner cruises, please bring some of these ideas up.I think that would be awesome along with maybe a zoo,riverwalk,with electric shops,comedy club to bring major acts to the city such as,mike epps,jeff dunham,katt williams,arnez j,etc.....what do you guys think i have brung up these ideas b4 but i wish this would all come to light soon....

I thought we had the Cotton Blossom that offered river cruises and sightseeing?? I do wish we had a aquarium downtown. Haven't been to any of the meetings concerning the plan for Old Mobile. Although I do hope someone mentioned downtown being open 24/7 or at least 6. I think more people will move down there if things of necessity were open 24 hrs(fastfood joints, corner stores, and a damn autoparts place)....how convenient is it when everything down there closes before everything everywhere else in the city.

I would also like to see Mobile with a type of canal system similar to, I guess, the Riverwalk in San Antonio or canals of Venice and Birmingham, U.K.

pboo74 · #**2337** Posted **Jul 7, 2008, 2:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by CottonCity251

I thought we had the Cotton Blossom that offered river cruises and sightseeing?? I do wish we had a aquarium downtown. Haven't been to any of the meetings concerning the plan for Old Mobile. Although I do hope someone mentioned downtown being open 24/7 or at least 6. I think more people will move down there if things of necessity were open 24 hrs(fastfood joints, corner stores, and a damn autoparts place)....how convenient is it when everything down there closes before everything everywhere else in the city.

I would also like to see Mobile with a type of canal system similar to, I guess, the Riverwalk in San Antonio or canals of Venice and Birmingham, U.K.

yes i agree with you'I don't think the cotton blossom runs downtown?

10101000 · #**2338** Posted **Jul 7, 2008, 2:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by elb401

ha....sorry if I came off a little mad or something.

Hey Tim, do you have any updated pictures?

I wanted to take some this weekend when I was home, but I did not get a chance to! All the power was out on the eastern shore for a while on Saturday evening and that was when I had free time to take the photos. I could not charge my camera. I will get around to it at the end of the month. I got a new camera and I want to try it out.

nimsjus · #**2339** Posted **Jul 7, 2008, 2:53 PM**

There is an article in today's PR about moving Middle Bay Lighthouse to Battleship Park to preserve it and protect it from the abuse it takes out in the middle of the bay. I don't have anything against the Battleship Park idea, but I think it would be alot cooler if it could be placed in the area that will eventually be the Maritime Museum.I kind of see it as an outdoor exhibit connecting the Maritime Museum to Cooper Riverside Park. People already go to the Battleship so another exhibit there does not really provide that much additional benefit (not to mention the lighthouse doesn't really go with the other military exhibits). I think it would be nice to have something else across Water Street to pull people across to the waterfront in downtown, plus it would go great with the shipping/port emphasis that the Maritime Museum is focusing on. Any thoughts??

phoenixboi08 · #**2340** Posted **Jul 7, 2008, 11:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by CottonCity251

I thought we had the Cotton Blossom that offered river cruises and sightseeing?? I do wish we had a aquarium downtown. Haven't been to any of the meetings concerning the plan for Old Mobile. Although I do hope someone mentioned downtown being open 24/7 or at least 6. I think more people will move down there if things of necessity were open 24 hrs(fastfood joints, corner stores, and a damn autoparts place)....how convenient is it when everything down there closes before everything everywhere else in the city.

I would also like to see Mobile with a type of canal system similar to, I guess, the Riverwalk in San Antonio or canals of Venice and Birmingham, U.K.

The riverwalk in San Antonio is AWESOME!!!! So amazing!