This is an awesome view of downtown from about 10 miles out on Highway 90. I actually zoomed in with my 10x lens, but the view still looks good in person and out of zoom.
This is an awesome view of downtown from about 10 miles out on Highway 90. I actually zoomed in with my 10x lens, but the view still looks good in person and out of zoom.
Wow ! not bad put about 2 ,three or fourhundred footers to fill the gap on the left side of RSA and we are realy in there. Doesn`t look bad for a city of 198,000 people though, I personaly think that Mobile`s population is around 205,000 now the 198,000 is 2000 census estimates. Mobile Police Department jurisdiction covers 0ver 250,000 residents !
Yeah I agree (2or3 more 400footers), But we can t keep on loosing projects(Watersteet landing three towers 22stories each, Courthouse condo 24stories) . Mobile's police jurisdiction now maybe scaring 300k with the annex to the airport and the influx of people to Tillman's Corner , and Theodeaux
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I really like that shot from Fairhope (reminds me of the view from Sea Cliff in Daphne, where I have a condo). I also remember staying at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear when Mobile's RSA tower was under construction, and being surprised to see Mobile's skyline from that distance.
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The port of Mobile just added two 240 ft tall cranes to the Mobile Container Terminal at Choctaw Point.
"Our big toys arrived today," said Brian Clark, project director for the terminal. "They are brand-new, just delivered from China. They've been about 16 months in the making."
Hmmm like I said before not bad at all ,put a 300 footer between the RSA and the hotel. Then put a 350 footer and a 400 footer on the left side of that sky line nice !!!
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Not to totally digress from discussing Downtown, but...
The familiarity of this storefront facade made me wonder if Abercrombie & Fitch would be relocating to Legacy Village from Bel Air Mall anytime soon. From the looks of it, it probably is some midscale national retailer new to the market. Harold's...perhaps?
Getting back to Downtown, I think you can spot the new, blue cranes of the Container Terminal all the way from southbound I-165.
we can t keep on loosing projects(Watersteet landing three towers 22stories each, Courthouse condo 24stories)
how can you say the courthouse condo was a lost project if it was never a project in the first place?
as for waterstreet landing, the project would still be in motion if there was a real demand for that type of residential development downtown. i know the major investor died during the planning stages, but if the development had a good chance for success someone else would have taken over. in a few years mobile will definitely be ready to support a big development like this, but it has to be a gradual process and we're just getting started.
This may be what you are talking about at legacy village...
Francesca's Collection has leased 1,725 square feet in Legacy Village at Spring Hill on Du Rhu Drive off Dauphin Street and will open in June, according to Alex Pate of The Mitchell Company , the leasing agent for the center. Francesca's features women's fashions, gifts, home accessories and jewelry and has stores in 22 states.
Plus there was a great article on the renovation going on in the Neisner's and Kress buildings downtown. The buildings are two of the largest left unused in downtown. Both are former department stores that had lots of difficult spaces to use(which is why they and the gayfers buildings went unused for so long). With these two buildings being used, I think we may see more new construction infill(midrise/highrise) if more space is desired downtown. http://www.al.com/business/press-register/index.ssf?/base/business/120626380595580.xml&coll=3
Does anyone know whether or not there is any public space in the RSA? I was really disappointed that they didn't create a public observation deck.
Also, I remember hearing talk of moving the metro jail a few years ago but it was shot down. I think it would be nice if the jail was moved. It would open up a LOT of space. I think a rather large park could be placed there (among other things... )
Oh, and now that I think about it, what's the deal with all the land just west of downtown? Everyone's fighting for a park on the old courthouse site, but a park maybe TWICE the size of Central Park could easily be placed there (not that I think we need a park quite THAT large )
And last but not least, does anyone know how much the tanker deal will affect service at the MRA?
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And last but not least, does anyone know how much the tanker deal will affect service at the MRA?
In the short term, increased travel. In the long term, more destinations. For example, Northrop Grumman is based in LA and there probably would be enough travel between Mobile and LA to add direct flights.
I could see more density on routes already offered too.
Also, maybe a DC flight as EADS NA is based in Arlington, Virginia.
Yeahwhatever........The courthouse condo was looking to happen. The city had neaux voice in the project and could do nothing to stop progress.......
But then the steelmill came along and the county and city struck a deal. The city gave millions to support the mill. Which the county said, geaux ahead and build your homeless shelter(park).
The waterstreet landing project is on the market, from my sources their are at least two developers looking to buy. But who neaux what will become of it.
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I once thought that the more parks we had the more street people would inhabit them. My friends in my hometown of Savannah tell me that they don't have that kind of problem because of all the "occupied" buildings. When we have that and we are getting there we will have fewer of the problem people downtown. Someone said something the other day that made a lot of sense; they said that as rents and sale prices go up that the buildings catering to the homeless would be replaced by those willing and able to pay more money. It is just a case of simple economics. oh yea, I was downtown Sunday morning and there were a ton of people everywhere.
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Green spaces are what give a city or downtown its attractiveness...sure you need nice buildings and shops and places to eat, but green space is really what makes it pop - look where the highest rent districts are in NYC... PARK avenue! or anywhere else for that matter! near green spaces! Mobile needs to take note...Bienville and Cathedral Squares don't do NEAR enough!
Shows that both Mobile & Baldwin counties have increase, new figure is 576,172. I am sure when the 2010 census is done that more numbers will show.
Hmmm not bad I see Mobile county has grown nearly 8,000 in the past 4 years.I wonder how they do the census ? I`m still convinced that Mobile County was undercounted. I realy think that Mobile County is around the 430 or 440 thousand mark, we came from 402,000 + in 2006 to 404,000 + in 2007 based on the census I say 430,000 not in growth but just in general. Timothy Crystal I was shocked to see that Mobile was in the 400,000`s along with Baton Rouge and New Orleans !! I thought they both were around the 700,000 range as for county population that is East Baton Rouge and Jefferson Parishes were both in the 400,000`s.
My guess for the 2010 CSA population for Mobile may be knocking at the door around 700,000 but if they include the Mississippi counties of jackson,Gereene,and Clark county and as well as Washington and Escambia county Alabama Mobile`s CSA can very well be around 1.3 or 1.4 million in 2010. If you include those counties as of now 2008 it`s already around 900,000 + now.Baldwin County continue to fill in the gaps between Mobile and P-cola the Mobile Pensicola CSA population for 2008 is alreday around 1.3 million now in 2010 it can very well be around 1.7 million !!
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Yeah I agree (2or3 more 400footers), But we can t keep on loosing projects(Watersteet landing three towers 22stories each, Courthouse condo 24stories) . Mobile's police jurisdiction now maybe scaring 300k with the annex to the airport and the influx of people to Tillman's Corner , and Theodeaux
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