Well, it could have been worse. Vera Project gets fucked (sorry about wasting all that $$, kids), but at least the arts orgs in the Center House get to stay put.
"Active open space" and a water feature sound okay to me.
@2
right on.
a plaza and a fountain and benches and maybe a restaurant in the outdoors....all the stuff they got all over Europe NY all those other cities we visit and enjoy the urban-ness of....it's not rocket science.
but this post was a bit strange. there was no price tag. is all this going to be free?
Every time I'm at Seattle Center, I think, "Oh, what a lovely place. I should come here more often."
Shouldn't we be spending precious dollars and resources on spaces in the city that evoke a far more negative reaction? I mean, even if you don't love it there, can't you still name a few dozen projects around here far, far more deserving of attention?
Parking sounds good to me- it sucks over there. Just saw a show at the Rep last night and half of Seattle was trying to crowd into the same parking lot for everything else happening in the Center too that was all starting at the same time.
Are they going to fix the lights on Denny too?
@4: "Every time I'm at Seattle Center, I think, 'Oh, what a lovely place. I should come here more often.'"
But do you go back more often? Probably not, for most of us, because there's nothing there to draw us back. Unless there's an event, the Seattle Center feels like a ghost town.
Does the price tag include gold real estate agent blazers for everyone?
1400 parking spaces? The roads nearby can't handle 1400 more cars.
Maybe there should be an elevated rail system to get people there.
The Sonics issue has definitely NOT been decided, and the city has serious momentum right now. Slog might want to pay attention to this story. Whether or not you care about basketball, this is about the city getting fucked with by asshole millionaires. How it turns out will affect how pro sports owners interact with their local governments for years to come. It's a pretty big deal.
@8 - there is, it's called the monorail.
Maybe they could extend it to Fremont or Ballard?
Talk about a very expensive solution in search of a problem.
BTW - the Mural Amphitheatre is one of the best places in town - if not the best - to see an outdoor show (even if Pain in the Grass concerts did piss off neighboring residents in Lower Queen Anne).
Renovating the Center House is a good idea, the rest of this overpriced yuppification effort should go straight into the round file.
Still plenty of time to kill this plan.
Memorial Stadium is a gigantic, glaring blemish on what should be Seattle's premier destination. Tear it the hell down.
"a water feature and 'active open space'" -- Oh, I see. It's going to be bland and boring. Another fountain. Ho-hum. Maybe a place where some hippies can play hackysack.
In other words, they don't have any ideas.
"and redeveloping the hideous Mural Amphitheater site."
Hideous? A great site for a lot of outdoor shows, is what it is. And damned picturesque on a summer day. Redevelop how, exactly? This is a vague, awful plan. We can do much better.
I am baffled by a Committee that says they want entertainment for all ages but refuse to consider a re-imagined Fun Forest. Another fountain? A play area? Where is the entertainment for teens? The skateboard park? That's and important part of the mix but affects a relatively small number of people. The city is missing a huge opportunity.
I am baffled by a Committee that says they want entertainment for all ages but refuse to consider a re-imagined Fun Forest. Another fountain? A play area? Where is the entertainment for teens? The skateboard park? That's and important part of the mix but affects a relatively small number of people. The city is missing a huge opportunity.
seriously, and I am not kidding, they should talk to Disney about this.
I doubt Disney would come back with just "parking spaces, some new theaters, more green space and a water feature."
no, I'm not kidding.
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