Went on a Cub Scout tour of that building (PO), top to bottom, about 1967 or so. I agree, it will be nice to see Union Station out in the open again.
Went on a Cub Scout tour of that building (PO), top to bottom, about 1967 or so. I agree, it will be nice to see Union Station out in the open again.
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Lynne, your pics on flickr are wonderful! Thanks!
Anyone know why it is taking them months to tear this place down?
^^^Yes.
You know, I kinda like the building, but it makes sense to tear it down. I went to Momentum a couple years back when it was housed in the postal building and was thinking it is a shame we can't find uses for massive buildings like this, but we really just can't.
Actually, the steel is really valuable too. I've been watching this over time and noticed the steel is always carefully piled up during demolition. In fact, I was wondering how much of the I-40 dismantling could be paid for just by recycling the materials in it. Maybe that's why we've never heard there's a problem with taking it down.
betts; ran across something that mentioned they are going to be salvaging much of the steel from the Crosstown when it comes down. If i run across it again, I will post.
Well that's not nice at all....
I find Steve's article interesting today. It sounds as though Carrier wants engineers to shift the Boulevard south for more room for the Convention Center complex. In theory, might that potentially affect the size of the park? Did anyone go to the Park Committee meeting this afternoon?
From past behavior I expect not. Though I think the between the six lanes and the parking slips, it probably would not technically loose space from the previous plan. Even though they would probably be asking for every square inch shaved off the original massive width for a boulevard.
I'm not trying to be grammar police, but how come people spell "lose" as "loose" all the time? Is there an alternative meaning or something? People do it all the time and it's a different word. Just curious, not trying to hate.
I intended it with only one o, but as another word in the spellchecker did not catch the mistake
You can see on this ODOT photo that the facility is finally gone.
Don't know why they haven't touched that smaller building on the southern edge of the property:
cafe is correct
They were laying sod on the site the last time I went by. No trees being planted though.
It wouldn't be a bad idea to plant a bunch of trees and start a nursery on site. If this park is still 5 to 8 years from being done then planting trees now to be relocated later would give the park a leg up on maturing the trees.
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