On the 200 block of Fayetteville St. are some stairs leading below ground. If you went to see the art on display this past weekend during sparkCon, or you’ve got sweet, homeboy connections, you were able to see the great space deep in downtown Raleigh’s “foundation”. It doesn’t take a genius to see the framework of a bar being built down there; at least that’s what I’m putting my money on.
Coming soon: Manhattan Cafe and more sidewalks on this block of Wilmington St. I’ve always thought that one way traffic and construction is holding this street back. This block will have to deal with The Edison construction soon but overall, Wilmington St. seems to be getting a facelift.
The newer sections of Blount Street Commons are starting to rise out of the ground.
Part 1 of 3; the shimmer wall during the day.
[UPDATE: 8:00pm]
Part 2 of 3; the shimmer wall turned off at night.
[UPDATE: 12:30AM]
Part 3 of 3; the shimmer wall turned on at night.
Now that the parking deck is finished, with hopefully new retail to follow very soon, how long until the ‘ole girls’ meet their fate?
Renovation on Wilmington St.
These are not exactly downtown Raleigh related but since I’ve got nothing new and need a few days to get back into the swing of things, I thought I would share this from my weekend. Both of the main stages had a large LCD screen above them that scrolled text messages that you could send in. While trying to shamelessly plug DTRaleigh.com (yes, I know, unsubscribe now) and grab a picture of it above the stage I actually ended up catching other Raleigh related shout outs.
Which actually leads to an interesting question; do you tell people you are from Raleigh or Raleigh NC?
The Wachovia Capital Center and its new sign. A second one will be up shortly.