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Old 05-04-2011, 11:25 AM
 
Location: metro ATL
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Someone said earlier that the other museums in Charlotte are booming.So why should the NASCAR not even have HALF of the projected 800,000?
Because the attendance projection for NHOF was unrealistic while the other museums part of the Levine Center for the Arts had much more realistic projections. With that said, NHOF still posted a significantly higher attendance figure than the other museums.
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Old 05-04-2011, 11:56 AM
 
Location: Atlanta ,GA
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Because the attendance projection for NHOF was unrealistic while the other museums part of the Levine Center for the Arts had much more realistic projections. With that said, NHOF still posted a significantly higher attendance figure than the other museums.
Maybe so but for the fiscal year its operating on tax payer money.No one can be happy about that.
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Old 05-04-2011, 12:22 PM
 
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Maybe so but for the fiscal year its operating on tax payer money.No one can be happy about that.
No, but I was just telling you why the other museums were meeting their attendance projections and NHOF was lagging, which is what you asked about.
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Old 05-04-2011, 03:40 PM
 
Location: 30080
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I mean, its nascar lol...
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Old 05-05-2011, 08:23 AM
 
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I mean, its nascar lol...
I'm not turned on by NASCAR, but it's nothing to laugh about:

"NASCAR is one of the most viewed professional sports in terms of television ratings in the United States. In fact, professional football is the only sport in the United States to hold more viewers than NASCAR. Internationally, NASCAR races are broadcast in over 150 countries. NASCAR holds 17 of the top 20 attended single-day sporting events in the world, and claims 75 million fans who purchase over $3 billion in annual licensed product sales."
NASCAR - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 05-05-2011, 10:58 AM
 
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The NASCAR Hall of Fame ought to be fine. Charlotte is a terrific city and, as you say, NASCAR is one of the most popular sports in the world. And by no means just in the South.

The museum just needs a little time to catch on. We are in the midst of the worst recession in 80 years.

It'll be interesting to see how some of Atlanta's new museums do.
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Old 05-05-2011, 12:23 PM
 
Location: Crown Town
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But I was not trying to down Charlotte its just that I think a lot of people kinda saw this coming.Moving forward changes have to be made and Charlotte has to come up with more significant ways to market itself.That is what will take Charlotte to the next level.Any city without "passion" is just a place to live,not a place that lives in you.
More significant ways to market ourselves? Next level? What’s the next level? Charlotte just won the 2012 DNC, what’s bigger than that for a city Charlotte’s size?
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Old 05-05-2011, 03:44 PM
 
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More significant ways to market ourselves? Next level? What’s the next level? Charlotte just won the 2012 DNC, what’s bigger than that for a city Charlotte’s size?
Personally, I think Charlotte has the right focus by becoming a more liveable city on a day-to-day basis as opposed to building a bunch of attractions just to entertain people for a day or two. Naturally more amenities that appeal to both residents and visitors will come as the city increases in size, but it would seem a bit inauthentic to build stuff solely for the sake of attracting tourists. Charlotte isn't that type of city at all.
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Old 05-05-2011, 03:46 PM
 
Location: Atlanta ,GA
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More significant ways to market ourselves? Next level? What’s the next level? Charlotte just won the 2012 DNC, what’s bigger than that for a city Charlotte’s size?
Thats great!!Thats a major step in th right direction.Sounds really familiar from another cities playbook..... I just find it fascinating how people in Charlotte say they only look to Atlanta for what "not to do". While I'm sure thats true,but to say that cities looking to grow don't look in that direction of another city in the first place,is straight up untrue.They usually see somethings they find desirable to begin with.
Atlanta did it an does it by looking at NYC and D.C..Yet do you think Atlanta actually wants to be NYC?Hell no.Not even close.Somewhere in between for sure..but thats s far as it goes.

Charlotte's looks to Atlanta the same way.It its smart it will do a little of avoiding mistakes Atlanta has made but even smarter to follow the rule book of Atlanta.Charlotte has NO national identity.Atlanta 20 years ago and even a little today is still developing that for itself.Charlotte has to break out of the mold of being a "mini Atlanta".Its got to set its goals higher than even what Atlanta has.

What if Charlotte had come up with the idea for a BeltLine instead of Atlanta?They still can.If they did Charlotte would definitely rival Atlanta.It could be like Portland but with a higher corporate presence.What else does Portland have accept a great quality of life.That is what Portland is known for.Thats how it market itself.It works.It can work for Charlotte too.

I love Atlant for what it is and for where it seems to be going but if Charlotte could become the type of city I wanted to live in,then I would move there before I would move anywhere else.It has the general things that I like about Atlanta,it just needs to grow more.
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Old 05-05-2011, 05:02 PM
 
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Thats great!!Thats a major step in th right direction.Sounds really familiar from another cities playbook..... I just find it fascinating how people in Charlotte say they only look to Atlanta for what "not to do". While I'm sure thats true,but to say that cities looking to grow don't look in that direction of another city in the first place,is straight up untrue.They usually see somethings they find desirable to begin with.
Atlanta did it an does it by looking at NYC and D.C..Yet do you think Atlanta actually wants to be NYC?Hell no.Not even close.Somewhere in between for sure..but thats s far as it goes.

Charlotte's looks to Atlanta the same way.It its smart it will do a little of avoiding mistakes Atlanta has made but even smarter to follow the rule book of Atlanta.Charlotte has NO national identity.Atlanta 20 years ago and even a little today is still developing that for itself.Charlotte has to break out of the mold of being a "mini Atlanta".Its got to set its goals higher than even what Atlanta has.
This is true, and I actually think that Charlotte shares some of Atlanta's positive attributes and lacks some of the negatives. That's about how things should stand given the size differences.

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What if Charlotte had come up with the idea for a BeltLine instead of Atlanta?They still can.If they did Charlotte would definitely rival Atlanta.It could be like Portland but with a higher corporate presence.What else does Portland have accept a great quality of life.That is what Portland is known for.Thats how it market itself.It works.It can work for Charlotte too.
It makes sense for Atlanta to have a Beltline since it complements the existing MARTA rail system. Charlotte has only begun implementing light rail so it doesn't make sense right now for it to develop a Beltline; the focus should be on extending the coverage of Lynx and complementing it with commuter rail, BRT, streetcars, etc.--which is exactly what it is doing.
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