Comments on: Arena Alternatives For Downtown http://dtraleigh.com/2009/11/arena-alternatives-for-downtown/ A Downtown Raleigh Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://dtraleigh.com/2009/11/arena-alternatives-for-downtown/#comment-5523 Mark Sun, 29 May 2011 19:17:09 +0000 http://dtraleigh.com/?p=1541#comment-5523 Museums are good but do we need any more. Raleigh wants to be a so-called 24/7 city.Well...add some lively entertainment like a Movie Theatre,arcades,and maybe extend your hours of services in the area.Got to be abit more creative if you want to atract folks downtown not to mention our guest from out of town. So many friends of mine from the North and West Coast that have been to Raleigh say that," It's a nice town but what else is there to do".Oh well, it'll be Years before any of this is to come to light,if ever. Good luck Raleigh...You'll need it!. Museums are good but do we need any more. Raleigh wants to be a so-called 24/7 city.Well…add some lively entertainment like a Movie Theatre,arcades,and maybe extend your hours of services in the area.Got to be abit more creative if you want to atract folks downtown not to mention our guest from out of town. So many friends of mine from the North and West Coast that have been to Raleigh say that,” It’s a nice town but what else is there to do”.Oh well, it’ll be Years before any of this is to come to light,if ever. Good luck Raleigh…You’ll need it!.

]]> By: GTA Contractors http://dtraleigh.com/2009/11/arena-alternatives-for-downtown/#comment-3693 GTA Contractors Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:06:32 +0000 http://dtraleigh.com/?p=1541#comment-3693 Sounds like a great idea! They should definitely do it! Sounds like a great idea! They should definitely do it!

]]> By: gd http://dtraleigh.com/2009/11/arena-alternatives-for-downtown/#comment-3156 gd Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:00:43 +0000 http://dtraleigh.com/?p=1541#comment-3156 The Mudcats had to be 31 miles away from the Durham Bulls thats why they are in Zebulon - exactly 31 miles away. The Mudcats had to be 31 miles away from the Durham Bulls thats why they are in Zebulon – exactly 31 miles away.

]]> By: boidair http://dtraleigh.com/2009/11/arena-alternatives-for-downtown/#comment-3153 boidair Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:32:29 +0000 http://dtraleigh.com/?p=1541#comment-3153 If we build more museums and things of that nature in the core, we will have the same problem that we're having now. Unless we find a away to make all of them 24hrs. The traffic will flow during business hours and then is like a ghost town after 5 and 2 years later we will be back to this same discussion. You build an arena and mixed-use all around it. Probably a grocery store, movie theater, hotels, and etc. I honestly think it's a start in getting more locals to the core. I think we can make do with the museums we have now. we shall improve the infrastructure of some, but it will work. Besides, we have to in the process of being built. I honestly think that at the rate we going are going, we will be a forgotten city in about 10 years. Durham is on the way and moving at a steady pace. Why didn't the want Raleigh to house the Mudcats? Like johnb2 said, Shaw and St. Augustine's play home games at a high school. I just think it will make alot of sense to move the arena downtown or mega build around it's current location(which i doubt). Otherwise, expect alot more of he same things. Ask the students which option they would prefer. If we build more museums and things of that nature in the core, we will have the same problem that we’re having now. Unless we find a away to make all of them 24hrs. The traffic will flow during business hours and then is like a ghost town after 5 and 2 years later we will be back to this same discussion. You build an arena and mixed-use all around it. Probably a grocery store, movie theater, hotels, and etc. I honestly think it’s a start in getting more locals to the core. I think we can make do with the museums we have now. we shall improve the infrastructure of some, but it will work. Besides, we have to in the process of being built. I honestly think that at the rate we going are going, we will be a forgotten city in about 10 years. Durham is on the way and moving at a steady pace. Why didn’t the want Raleigh to house the Mudcats? Like johnb2 said, Shaw and St. Augustine’s play home games at a high school.

I just think it will make alot of sense to move the arena downtown or mega build around it’s current location(which i doubt). Otherwise, expect alot more of he same things. Ask the students which option they would prefer.

]]> By: Spatula http://dtraleigh.com/2009/11/arena-alternatives-for-downtown/#comment-3087 Spatula Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:43:08 +0000 http://dtraleigh.com/?p=1541#comment-3087 Rather than building new stuff, I would like to see our current tourist attractions improved. The natural science museum is seeing a lot of additions currently, and I look forward to those. The history museum seems to be languishing a bit though. The interior is disorganized, partly closed, full of dead-spaces for offices, and the exhibits it has are a bit underwhelming. They have some exhibit renovations planned, but I would like to see this museum get the kind of love that the science museum gets. If they built an addition over the adjacent bare lot, moved all the offices over there, and reorganized all floors of the entire current building, then it would be something. Rather than building new stuff, I would like to see our current tourist attractions improved.

The natural science museum is seeing a lot of additions currently, and I look forward to those.

The history museum seems to be languishing a bit though. The interior is disorganized, partly closed, full of dead-spaces for offices, and the exhibits it has are a bit underwhelming. They have some exhibit renovations planned, but I would like to see this museum get the kind of love that the science museum gets.

If they built an addition over the adjacent bare lot, moved all the offices over there, and reorganized all floors of the entire current building, then it would be something.

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