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Oh well, yeah I usually go to the one on HWY 51 anyway. The uptown TJ's I'll visit when it's relatively late at night, and that deck is easier to enter and exit. It's awful on weekday evenings as employees are trying to leave the upper levels and shoppers are trying to enter it.
yeah, I don't have a strong opinion on Marshall Park. I never knew it existed.
You cleared yourself not being a part of the OccupyCharlotte movement. That is the park they gathered and camped out at. It also has a history of where most of the protest rallies were held at, which was fitting since government buildings are nearby. Charlotte Pride was located til 2005 when Mayor McCrory and anti-gay protestors balked at the idea of it being located in Public Park then it relocated to Gateway Village.
It was a rinky-dink park but felt bigger than current Bearden Park.
OP, did you visit yet, and could you share pictures with the Charlotte picture thread or the state picture thread.
Even Noda & some of The Plaza is gentrifying. Noda definitely doesn't look like it did 10 years ago which kinda a good thing as it appears less sketchy.
I love the modern uptown but places like Noda need to keep it character like even with new buildings they IMO should resemble the old brick mills or craftsman style homes with dogwood trees etc.
OP I recommend walking 36th and North Davidson Street, and grab a bite to eat at Boudreaux' than coffee or chai tea at Smelly Cats.
Oh well, yeah I usually go to the one on HWY 51 anyway. The uptown TJ's I'll visit when it's relatively late at night, and that deck is easier to enter and exit. It's awful on weekday evenings as employees are trying to leave the upper levels and shoppers are trying to enter it.
it was probably the Earth Fare Organic Grocery Store
Not many such areas of Charlotte, except for Plaza/Midwood. Some suburban cities with some of that charm in their downtowns would be Belmont, Shelby, Lincolnton, and Concord.
Brooklyn Village has that same potential.
I don't understand, I thought you were an advocate for stroll blocks with retail in Charlotte. Keeping the park would mean less retail. And it's not like BV won't have a park.
I am an advocate for a stroll block in uptown. But have you seen the amount of open, undeveloped blocks in uptown? There are plenty of places to create a stroll block without ripping up Marshall Park. Marshall Park could easily be revamped into a destination park by adding paddle boats to the pond, maybe adding a carousel, a small ferris wheel and some permanent concession stands. This would be great and the infrastructure is already in place. For those not aware, this exact design was petitioned to the city about 16 years ago. In fact, I was contacted by the developer who sent me a copy of the presentation put forth to the city council. They wanted to create something similar to the old Lakewood Park back in the 1910's. There was a lot of interest in creating a small amusement area within Marshall Park. I guess I am living in a dreamland. I was at the opening of MP and I just hate to see it go. Whether you've been there or not, places like this can be re-imagined and become very successful if given a chance.
I am an advocate for a stroll block in uptown. But have you seen the amount of open, undeveloped blocks in uptown? There are plenty of places to create a stroll block without ripping up Marshall Park. Marshall Park could easily be revamped into a destination park by adding paddle boats to the pond, maybe adding a carousel, a small ferris wheel and some permanent concession stands. This would be great and the infrastructure is already in place. For those not aware, this exact design was petitioned to the city about 16 years ago. In fact, I was contacted by the developer who sent me a copy of the presentation put forth to the city council. They wanted to create something similar to the old Lakewood Park back in the 1910's. There was a lot of interest in creating a small amusement area within Marshall Park. I guess I am living in a dreamland. I was at the opening of MP and I just hate to see it go. Whether you've been there or not, places like this can be re-imagined and become very successful if given a chance.
Marshall Park fails mainly because it is surrounded by the "wrong" set of uses (government/institutional) and a bunch of surface parking in a part of Uptown that's not quite as developed.
Marshall Park fails mainly because it is surrounded by the "wrong" set of uses (government/institutional) and a bunch of surface parking in a part of Uptown that's not quite as developed.
Yeah I think they can make the park more inviting and accessible by reorienting it, even if it means losing some acreage. Right now it seems tucked away and unnecessary. The added housing and retail coming to the area will be a great help.
I don't see any opportunity for increasing traffic with paddle boats as the pond is not very large. If it was connected to some other body of water it could be cool. But it's not.
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That is the park they gathered and camped out at. It also has a history of where most of the protest rallies were held at, which was fitting since government buildings are nearby. Charlotte Pride was located til 2005 when Mayor McCrory and anti-gay protestors balked at the idea of it being located in Public Park then it relocated to Gateway Village.
