Mobile Development Thread - Page 169

10101000 · #**3361** Posted **Dec 2, 2008, 8:50 PM**

Terrible pictures! Makes Mobile look like a red- neck town!

Port_of_Bama · #**3362** Posted **Dec 2, 2008, 9:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by (Tim)

Terrible pictures! Makes Mobile look like a red- neck town!

Oh yeah I agree the pics of the Greek revival houses were the only ones that I liked. he/she should have posted some dt pics.

10101000 · #**3363** Posted **Dec 3, 2008, 3:13 PM**

Wednesday, December 03, 2008 By DAN MURTAUGHStaff Reporter
Care to chase that New Year's Eve champagne with graham cracker and marshmallow?

Mobile is building a giant, electric Moon Pie model that will drop at the stroke of midnight at the city's Dec. 31 street party near Fort Conde. The Chattanooga Bakery, meanwhile, will bake the world's largest Moon Pie and cut it up and serve it for the occasion.

"New York is dropping the ball, Atlanta's dropping the peach, now our time has come and we'll be dropping a Moon Pie," said City Councilman Fred Richardson, who has spearheaded the effort for a Moon Pie-themed New Year's Eve.

The giant pie will be lowered to the street from 100 feet in the air using a city fire ladder truck.

Richardson said he contributed $9,000 from his city discretionary fund to build the giant dropping Moon Pie.

The city will also offer live music and fireworks at its party, which will last from 10 p.m. to midnight, spokeswoman Barbara Drummond said.

Moon Pies were invented by Chattanooga Bakery in 1917 after Kentucky coal miners told a company salesman that they wanted a filling snack as big as the moon. The graham-cracker-and-marshmallow treat has been a mainstay at Mobile Mardi Gras parades for decades.

The company will bake its monster Moon Pie for free. The dimensions of the pie were unavailable Tuesday, but a Chattanooga Bakery representative spoke last year of creating a 4-foot-diameter, 60-pound pie for the city.

Richardson wanted a Moon Pie drop last year, but the idea was scuttled because the city had too little time to prepare.

Richardson had pushed for a slightly messier version of the drop — either letting the world's biggest edible Moon Pie splatter on the street or building a pinata that would drop thousands of little Moon Pies to people below.

Drummond nixed both of those ideas.

"We will have an elegant Moon Pie event," she said.

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CottonCity251 · #**3364** Posted **Dec 3, 2008, 6:29 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by (Tim)

Wednesday, December 03, 2008 By DAN MURTAUGHStaff Reporter
Care to chase that New Year's Eve champagne with graham cracker and marshmallow?

Mobile is building a giant, electric Moon Pie model that will drop at the stroke of midnight at the city's Dec. 31 street party near Fort Conde. The Chattanooga Bakery, meanwhile, will bake the world's largest Moon Pie and cut it up and serve it for the occasion.

"New York is dropping the ball, Atlanta's dropping the peach, now our time has come and we'll be dropping a Moon Pie," said City Councilman Fred Richardson, who has spearheaded the effort for a Moon Pie-themed New Year's Eve.

The giant pie will be lowered to the street from 100 feet in the air using a city fire ladder truck.

Richardson said he contributed $9,000 from his city discretionary fund to build the giant dropping Moon Pie.

The city will also offer live music and fireworks at its party, which will last from 10 p.m. to midnight, spokeswoman Barbara Drummond said.

Moon Pies were invented by Chattanooga Bakery in 1917 after Kentucky coal miners told a company salesman that they wanted a filling snack as big as the moon. The graham-cracker-and-marshmallow treat has been a mainstay at Mobile Mardi Gras parades for decades.

The company will bake its monster Moon Pie for free. The dimensions of the pie were unavailable Tuesday, but a Chattanooga Bakery representative spoke last year of creating a 4-foot-diameter, 60-pound pie for the city.

Richardson wanted a Moon Pie drop last year, but the idea was scuttled because the city had too little time to prepare.

Richardson had pushed for a slightly messier version of the drop — either letting the world's biggest edible Moon Pie splatter on the street or building a pinata that would drop thousands of little Moon Pies to people below.

Drummond nixed both of those ideas.

"We will have an elegant Moon Pie event," she said.

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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Using a city fire ladder truck sure is an elegant event. This is kinda funny, might go and see it...or hopefully it'll be avaliable on youtube. I hope the moon pie falls right on Fred Richardson's head.

OCA REP · #**3365** Posted **Dec 3, 2008, 6:45 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by (Tim)

Wednesday, December 03, 2008 By DAN MURTAUGHStaff Reporter
Care to chase that New Year's Eve champagne with graham cracker and marshmallow?

Mobile is building a giant, electric Moon Pie model that will drop at the stroke of midnight at the city's Dec. 31 street party near Fort Conde. The Chattanooga Bakery, meanwhile, will bake the world's largest Moon Pie and cut it up and serve it for the occasion.

"New York is dropping the ball, Atlanta's dropping the peach, now our time has come and we'll be dropping a Moon Pie," said City Councilman Fred Richardson, who has spearheaded the effort for a Moon Pie-themed New Year's Eve.

The giant pie will be lowered to the street from 100 feet in the air using a city fire ladder truck.

Richardson said he contributed $9,000 from his city discretionary fund to build the giant dropping Moon Pie.

The city will also offer live music and fireworks at its party, which will last from 10 p.m. to midnight, spokeswoman Barbara Drummond said.

Moon Pies were invented by Chattanooga Bakery in 1917 after Kentucky coal miners told a company salesman that they wanted a filling snack as big as the moon. The graham-cracker-and-marshmallow treat has been a mainstay at Mobile Mardi Gras parades for decades.

The company will bake its monster Moon Pie for free. The dimensions of the pie were unavailable Tuesday, but a Chattanooga Bakery representative spoke last year of creating a 4-foot-diameter, 60-pound pie for the city.

Richardson wanted a Moon Pie drop last year, but the idea was scuttled because the city had too little time to prepare.

Richardson had pushed for a slightly messier version of the drop — either letting the world's biggest edible Moon Pie splatter on the street or building a pinata that would drop thousands of little Moon Pies to people below.

Drummond nixed both of those ideas.

"We will have an elegant Moon Pie event," she said.

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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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And to think... we were worried about PICTURES making Mobile look like a red-neck town...

10101000 · #**3366** Posted **Dec 3, 2008, 7:12 PM**

Ha Ha

nimsjus · #**3367** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 12:24 AM**

I liked the idea of the moonpie drop when first proposed. Initially richardson said it would be similar to times square and the drop of the electric lighted moonpie would be atop the RSA Tower. I thought that was a unique qay to create a Mobile tradition for New Years. I dont like it at all dropping from a fire engine. That is so cheap looking. Ill be down there either way and will definitely eat some of the world record moon pie, but I wish they would do the moonpie drop on one of downtown's skyscrapers.

10101000 · #**3368** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 3:20 PM**

Agreed

Port_of_Bama · #**3369** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 6:37 PM**

yeah droping that thing from a ladder is a little crazy.

Bogue · #**3370** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 9:40 PM**

I know the pictures weren't the most pleasant, but they fit the article. If you read the article, it's actually kind of a beautiful picture of the area that the author paints. A few dirty truths but on the whole it seemed pretty positive to me. If nothing else it left me w/ a major craving for fried pickles.

I like the idea of the moon-pie drop, but I think it needs to be done from a better location than a fire truck. Perhaps that will change if/when people show up and make it a bigger event.

10101000 · #**3371** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 11:32 PM**

I am not a big fan of the article, only because he choose some of the most old southern places to talk about. Mobile is shooting for a new direction and the writer did not mention anything about it. I am glad that you found it appealing, but to some people I am sure that it sparked a message of back woods to them. I had some of my co-workers to read the article and they said the same thing. Personally, I have read better articles about Mobile in the New York Times, this, IMO was by far the worst.

BlessedMobile · #**3372** Posted **Dec 5, 2008, 4:50 AM**

Let's realize that we are dealing with only $9,000 to do the pie and put on the event. It will be fun and maybe start something that draws people downtown for the New Years. Fred means well and Barbara is ALWAYS thinking of events that spotlight Mobile in the region and nationwide. I can see this being bigger and better. It wouldn't be hard to make a system to descend the pie from the RSA. I hope it does make YouTube...you know it will. Smile folks, it's all in fun.

Electrical Porpoise · #**3373** Posted **Dec 5, 2008, 8:29 AM**

Orange Beach would even consider this tacky...sheesh. Perhaps we can have a giant spotlight scan the buildings with an RC Cola logo to top off the night.

Who cares, Im going to be so drunk on Billy Beer that I wont remember the night anyways.

SouthSky · #**3374** Posted **Dec 5, 2008, 11:42 PM**

Corps permits Speedway:

http://blog.al.com/live/2008/12/corps_grants_permit_for_earnha.html

MobiMan · #**3375** Posted **Dec 6, 2008, 5:35 AM**

Does anyone know when BAUMHOWERS WINGS is set to open in the old Rousos location DT

AND THATS VERY GOOD NEWS ON THE SPEEDWAY

Port_of_Bama · #**3376** Posted **Dec 6, 2008, 7:09 PM**

Glad to hear that someone is moving into old Rousos, and that was a good location. Every since they have moved they havn`t been doing as well they got caught up in the Baldwin County flight. I`ll check up on it for you though.

nimsjus · #**3377** Posted **Dec 7, 2008, 3:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Port_of_Bama

Glad to hear that someone is moving into old Rousos, and that was a good location. Every since they have moved they havn`t been doing as well they got caught up in the Baldwin County flight. I`ll check up on it for you though.

Rousos is one of those places that pisses me off. They were a Mobile fixture that sold out to flight. I couldn't care less if they fail on the Eastern Shore. Not to mention I think they would have done a booming business selling seafood directly across from the cruise terminal.
In other news, here is an article about the future of the civic center. No groundbreaking news, but it is good to see that the options are being discussed. They throw out examples of what they would like to do and it includes mixed use developments like Atlantic Station and Coconut Grove in Atlanta and Miami. If they pull something off like that, then look out. I think that would be a huge boost to Mobile from an image perspective in the eyes of young professionals and tourists. Not to mention it would help to reverse some of the flight (both residential and retail). Plus by creating a destination shopping/eating venue, I think they would actually help, not hurt, local business downtown by bringing people in and allowing them to see what is already down there that they might not know about. If any of these options happen, it would very positively affect that area along with the Ft. Conde Village area, which is right next door. Adding all that residential/retail would definitely boost business for whatever restaurant moves into the old roussos location. I think all of this big idea stuff hinges on a national economic upturn and Mobile securing at least a portion of the tanker contract to boost our local demographics.
http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/1228644945100740.xml&coll=3

Port_of_Bama · #**3378** Posted **Dec 7, 2008, 10:08 PM**

Yeah and now they are suffering from tha flight also. An Atlantic station type of devlopment downtown would be a good look for Mobile.

BlessedMobile · #**3379** Posted **Dec 9, 2008, 4:03 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SouthSky

Corps permits Speedway:

http://blog.al.com/live/2008/12/corps_grants_permit_for_earnha.html

I saw the article and noticed that there was no quote from the developers. Mayor Davis is not inside the information loop on the development but is expressing his hopes. You can be sure that the PR tried to get a comment from Dow but got none. I know the five options expired in November so they have got to either put up more cash to renew the options or throw in the towel.

| BRAVO | · #**3380** Posted **Dec 10, 2008, 1:56 AM**

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Hoar Construction chosen to build Mobile museum
Birmingham Business Journal - by Lauren B. Cooper Staff

The city of Mobile hired the Birmingham-based general contractor for the project that will serve as the centerpiece of Mobile Landing, the city’s downtown riverfront development, said a news release.

Ground is expected to be broken on the 90,000-square-foot museum in the spring and the museum should take 18 to 20 months to build, said the release.

The building will be shaped like a ship headed into Mobile Bay and inside it will feature interactive exhibits on topics such as early Gulf settlements, marine archeology, deep sea exploration, modern shipbuilding, maritime commerce and industry and other topics