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According to someone in Politics and Other Controversies, Downtown Raleigh is now a ghost town. This is news to me; aren’t there still a couple of new buildings on the way? Didn’t they just open a new Publix not even three months ago? I’m confused.
Quite a few of the folks over in that section of C-D reside in a state of delusion and fantasy.
You don't even have to go back that far, I remember walking around the Fayetteville Street pedestrian mall in 2005 and there was not much going on, although there was one hotdog vendor who was selling some of the best hotdogs I've ever had. Seems like opening that road to vehicular traffic got the ball rolling on bringing some life to DTR.
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Originally Posted by TarHeelNick
Quite a few of the folks over in that section of C-D reside in a state of delusion and fantasy.
It is a good place to grab some popcorn and watch "fireworks"
You don't even have to go back that far, I remember walking around the Fayetteville Street pedestrian mall in 2005 and there was not much going on, although there was one hotdog vendor who was selling some of the best hotdogs I've ever had. Seems like opening that road to vehicular traffic got the ball rolling on bringing some life to DTR.
I just hated when they dug up Fayetteville St. in the mid 70’s. I just couldn’t believe it.
I just hated when they dug up Fayetteville St. in the mid 70’s. I just couldn’t believe it.
I knew it had been around awhile but I didn't realize the pedestrian mall went back that far. I guess back then the city was trying to go for a DC National Mall type or something?
I knew it had been around awhile but I didn't realize the pedestrian mall went back that far. I guess back then the city was trying to go for a DC National Mall type or something?
The concept wasn't an attempt to mimic the National Mall, which is really a linear park.
"America’s first downtown pedestrian mall appeared in Kalamazoo, Mich., in 1959. At their height, more than 200 cities blocked off traffic in prime downtown business districts in hopes that by removing cars and trucks, people would flock to the city and bring life to retail and business districts facing decline.
But many of the pedestrian malls were ill-planned and had little purpose. Because so few people lived downtown, the malls became lifeless after work, attracting crime and loiterers, rather than large crowds. According to some estimates, of all the pedestrian malls that have dotted American cities in past years, fewer than 15 percent remain today."
I knew it had been around awhile but I didn't realize the pedestrian mall went back that far. I guess back then the city was trying to go for a DC National Mall type or something?
Yeah, they thought the mall would help revitalize downtown. I believe the idea modeled another project in a city in the northwest, but I just can’t remember which one.
I just hated when they dug up Fayetteville St. in the mid 70’s. I just couldn’t believe it.
I actually kind of miss the old mall a little bit. I mean I thought it sounded so great when they decided to get rid of it and go back the street just because it seemed more original and classic. At the time it made a lot of sense with the push towards revitalizing downtown.
But I wasn't as much of a fan once it was done. It was so much nicer to walk around without the street and the traffic, and there were places to sit and events were so much easier. It just seemed more like a place to spend time like the pedestrian streets that are so popular in Europe (not that it was ever really like those) and even the commercial version at The Streets at Southpoint. The redone Moore Square Park creates some of the same kinds of spaces though, so that's been nice, but it's not quite as central.
According to someone in Politics and Other Controversies, Downtown Raleigh is now a ghost town. This is news to me; aren’t there still a couple of new buildings on the way? Didn’t they just open a new Publix not even three months ago? I’m confused.
I am confused too.
Hoffman just started demo and site work for their new $ 300 million development on Peace Street. Some folks aren’t waiting until COVID-19 goes away, I suppose.
My husband came home this evening from the grocery store with a 12 pack of low calorie beer. I don't recommend it. I can't quite put my finger on what it tastes like. It's sort of fruity and medicinal tasting...mouth rinse maybe??? Anyway, anyone want 10 low calorie beers?
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I mean I thought it sounded so great when they decided to get rid of it and go back the street just because it seemed more original and classic. At the time it made a lot of sense with the push towards revitalizing downtown. 
