|
03-18-2009, 05:52 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
1,176 posts, read 615,026 times
Reputation: 94
|
|
Tennessee River
Alot you on city-data.com have been talking about Huntsville lacking a river in its downtown and city limits. Considering the fact that dowtown Huntsville is about ten miles from the river, how can it develop this area so the river can feel like Huntsville actually had transformed it and took pride in for years? Example: Tuscaloosa and the Black Warrior River (riverwalk, parks, dining places, and housing along the river) How can Huntsville take after Tuscaloosa and how Tuscaloosa developed the area along the river?
Last edited by A&M Bulldawg; 03-18-2009 at 06:00 PM..
|
|
03-18-2009, 06:23 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Hampton Cove, Huntsville, AL
11,412 posts, read 10,367,425 times
Reputation: 2900
|
|
|
It seems like the river is too far away for it to be part of the Huntsville cityscape in such a way that people from Huntsville and its suburbs could visit on the fly.
|
|
03-18-2009, 06:27 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
1,176 posts, read 615,026 times
Reputation: 94
|
|
|
Charles, you remember when I was telling you what if downtown Huntsville "actually" sometime experienced a skyscraper boom or just a boom period, and it didn't have alot of room to grow, could downtown be moved to the river as a result of this? Because of this, it could actually have more suburbs: Arab, DECATUR, and others. Then, it could also be on the new Memphis-Huntsville-Atlanta. If this happens, then the current downtown should turn into another research park, a business park, or something.
|
|
03-18-2009, 07:01 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mobile
407 posts, read 218,372 times
Reputation: 78
|
|
|
^ Why would they go through the trouble of moving the current location of downtown Huntsville so it can have a river. That is crazy to me thats my opinion. Huntsville will have to have Atlanta and Houston type of growth combimed to rebuild a another down town to the standards of what you want it. It took Huntsville 200 years to have the downtown it has now it is not that easy. Your talking about a life time now !!!!
|
|
03-18-2009, 07:06 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Hampton Cove, Huntsville, AL
11,412 posts, read 10,367,425 times
Reputation: 2900
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by KE111691
could downtown be moved to the river
|
That must be some good stuff.
 |
|
03-18-2009, 07:09 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mobile
407 posts, read 218,372 times
Reputation: 78
|
|
|
^ Wow I hope not ,lol.
|
|
03-18-2009, 08:05 PM
|
|
Moderator
Status:
"nice and toasty by the fire"
(set 2 days ago)
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: foothills of the Appalachians
7,943 posts, read 5,347,150 times
Reputation: 3158
|
|
|
HUH? Who said that besides you?
What would the purpose be to move Huntsville downtown so it could have tall buildings? If the city actually wanted to expand they will find a way without moving the entire downtown. They go out and buy up property or condemn it if you don't sell to get more land.
Who in Huntsville would ever want the city to be like Atlanta or Houston?
__________________
If you change the way you look at things, it will change the way things look. - William Dyer
********************************
Post link not copyrighted material
Last edited by Keeper; 03-18-2009 at 08:06 PM..
Reason: added
|
|
03-18-2009, 11:15 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
1,176 posts, read 615,026 times
Reputation: 94
|
|
|
From what I see, it seems like if Huntsville wanted to really and truly expand its downtown, the expansion seems like it would disturb the historic areas surrounding the downtown area. Again, I think that if Huntsville wants a bigger and taller downtown that looks suitable for a city its population, than I think that the only choice, if any, would be to relocate to the river. Hey, that's how I feel.
|
|
03-18-2009, 11:26 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
488 posts, read 320,311 times
Reputation: 91
|
|
KE, you got some big ideas!!!
You should run for mayor.  |
|
03-18-2009, 11:31 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
1,176 posts, read 615,026 times
Reputation: 94
|
|
|
You are trying to be funny! If you are not, at least somebody see my potential besides Charles. If I was mayor, Huntsville would be planning to relocate a larger, better, taller, more productive, more urban, and more lively downtown on the river.
|
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
Linear Mode
