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Well, I will say this: walking down that block on Main sure is different than it used to be. As of now, I really don't care for it. It's dark and sterile. Hopefully the sterile part will change as they keep building and put on the final touches, but the dark part won't change. As it is now, it feels like you are walking into a business district as you enter that block from the south. My inclination is to turn around and head back south. Hopefully whatever they put into the bottom floors will help change that perception.
Well, I will say this: walking down that block on Main sure is different than it used to be. As of now, I really don't care for it. It's dark and sterile. Hopefully the sterile part will change as they keep building and put on the final touches, but the dark part won't change. As it is now, it feels like you are walking into a business district as you enter that block from the south. My inclination is to turn around and head back south. Hopefully whatever they put into the bottom floors will help change that perception.
I'm gonna have to disagree. Sorry Art123. The ground level retail/restaurant space will make it feel like the rest of Main Street with that pedestrian feel once it's all completed. At least hopefully it will. The hundreds of new jobs along with students from Clemson University will give it a big boost downtown. Can't forget about the Piazza Bergamo and Laurens Street renovations also. In my opinion, it beats the heck out of a couple ugly and vacant buildings just sitting there do nothing for the local economy.
I'm gonna have to disagree. In my opinion, it beats the heck out of a couple ugly and vacant buildings just sitting there do nothing for the local economy.
Short lived memory of our illustrious history of downtown main street, that is today.
I understand what Art123 is saying. He is referring to the aesthetic or atmospheric character pedestrians sense (perhaps subconsciously) while strolling along that section of Main Street. Obviously the benefits of such a sizable complex of offices and retail shops will outweigh the former condition of that property, but the atmospheric character of that block is dramatically changing. The buzz of pedestrian activity will always remain, but the warm afternoon sunlight softened by the canopy of leaves and branches overhead is diminishing with each new floor of concrete. It is creating a new atmospheric character along that stretch of Main Street — one that feels larger and more business-oriented, but with less warmth, openness and natural light. It isn't necessarily negative. In fact, the addition of new businesses, shops, and students will be a significant improvement over the previous condition of that property.
I understand what Art123 is saying. He is referring to the aesthetic or atmospheric character pedestrians sense (perhaps subconsciously) while strolling along that section of Main Street. Obviously the benefits of such a sizable complex of offices and retail shops will outweigh the former condition of that property, but the atmospheric character of that block is dramatically changing. The buzz of pedestrian activity will always remain, but the warm afternoon sunlight softened by the canopy of leaves and branches overhead is diminishing with each new floor of concrete. It is creating a new atmospheric character along that stretch of Main Street — one that feels larger and more business-oriented, but with less warmth, openness and natural light. It isn't necessarily negative. In fact, the addition of new businesses, shops, and students will be a significant improvement over the previous condition of that property.
I say there's room/a place for ALL of it in a bustling, growing, vibrant city center. Let's not box ourselves into one "look". I love the variety, even if I'd change certain details!
It's been difficult to tell over the years what the downtown area has tried to project or identify itself as? But yet, all the diversity still gives me goose bumps and butterflies in my stomach. >sarcasm off<
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The ground level retail/restaurant space will make it feel like the rest of Main Street with that pedestrian feel once it's all completed. At least hopefully it will. The hundreds of new jobs along with students from Clemson University will give it a big boost downtown. Can't forget about the Piazza Bergamo and Laurens Street renovations also. In my opinion, it beats the heck out of a couple ugly and vacant buildings just sitting there do nothing for the local economy.
