DTR’s Pieces of Flare: The Shimmer Wall
News is slow but conversation never dies. With that, I wanted to dig up an old post that talks about the shimmer wall that is going to be put on the west side of the convention center. For all the juicy details, click here. The wall will cover about 9,000 sq. ft. which is quite [...]
Pic of the Week
The wooden fence along Lenoir St. around the convention center construction site. This is an ultra wide pic so for easier viewing:
Raleigh Wide Open III on Sept. 5-6
RWO III has been announced and it all revolves around the opening of the new Raleigh Convention Center. Clear your calendars for a two-day party on September 5th and 6th. This new info comes from a news conference held this morning which the N&O has covered. RALEIGH – A two-day downtown celebration Sept. 5 and [...]
City Plaza Will Not Be Ready For Convention Center Opening
I sent off a couple e-mails about the current state of the City Plaza project. I thought it was a no-brainer that getting this plaza done at the same time as the opening of the Raleigh Convention Center and Marriot Hotel was important. The response I got was not so pleasant. Leo, Thanks for your [...]
Convention Center Opening Date?
This may or may not be news to you but it is to me. I was not aware of an official opening date for the new convention center but it is posted on the Raleigh Convention website, shown in the pic above. Here are some details from the webpage. Come September, be the center of [...]
Shimmer wall details
Here is some more information on the shimmer wall of the convention center, that was mentioned earlier here. WHY A SHIMMER WALL There is no entrance to the Raleigh Convention Center from the western side. The wall houses the 500,000-square-foot facility’s chillers and boilers that require significant air flow. Yet the wall facing McDowell Street [...]
Shimmer wall to distract drivers; entertain the kiddies
The city has announced a $1 million donation from Cree Inc. that will go toward a shimmer wall on the western side of the new convention center. This is the wall that overlooks McDowell St. and is certain to be very eye-catching as people drive by. The wall will be substantially large and at 9,000 [...]
