I think that would be interesting as well, like how Mt. Hope got its name. The street follows along the top of a "ridge" from east to west with the cemetery area possibly considered a "mount". You can really see the change in elevation at the Penn. Ave Mt Hope intersection. Have you ever looked up how Mt. Pleasent got its name? I did because it is about the flattest place in Michigan, it's pretty funny and kind of "dirty"!:}
The LSJ.com has another "5 Project to Watch" report. Nothing new except the timeline updates and reassurance that the projects are basically on schedule and going to be successful additions to Greater Lansing. It was noted that a law firm has already moved into "The Louie" which must have some great views of the Capitol. Or as I call it "The Louie Louie". [Boomer reference!]
@gbinlansing I'm not a subscriber, did the article mention anything about the Lake Trust project? I'm still not sure how serious their proposal was there, I don't even remember if it jumped through all the necessary hoops with the city or not yet.
I was thinking perhaps when they named Mt. Hope it seemed to be very much a "mount" while getting a horse and wagon up and over it there. I also thought the highest point was up Cedar Street near the Athena Dinner, I am going to take a drive to Northrup I can't even picture a hill there.
Yes the developer of The Louie said they were happy to lease out the top two floors before the building is completely renovated, and that bodes well for the rest of the building.
While not a huge project it is interesting to see the QD at Pennsylvania and Kalamazoo is being renovated. They replaced the QD gas pumps with Mobil pumps and signage [ there is still QD on the signs]and they were working on the building as well. Now if they would just wash the sidewalks once in a while I would be impressed!
@gbdinlansing The terrain at Northrup is rolling, so not as prominent as Mt Hope. I bike that stretch of the trail quite a bit.
Here's the topos for both Mt Hope and Northrup. The closer that lines are together, the steeper the terrain.
Thanks for the great maps I find such things very interesting. I have an 800ft+ bluff on my land up north on the far bank of the stream that passes through behind the cabin. Standing on the top the ridge cabin looks like it is "way down there" so I know 890ft is impressive for Mid-Michigan. It is hard to tell but I guess that whole part of town is on a higher plateau away from the rivers and central Lansing.
That is a pretty fancy bank branch Lake Trust built, the metallic surfaces really look nice reflecting the sun, but I'm not sure I want to start a relationship just yet.
It will be interesting to see what this shuffleboard club is all about. I hope the other attractions the food court[?] and a bar will attract a lot of people who may not be interested in shuffleboard. I honestly hope it is a great success, but right now that feels kind of hard to imagine for me.
I'd seen some of the other QD's had switched over to Mobil gas (Charlotte and Jolly/Dunckel). I found a link on their webpage talking about the switchover. Looks like 7 locations have switched so far. I don't know why they are switching though.
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Yes the developer of The Louie said they were happy to lease out the top two floors before the building is completely renovated, and that bodes well for the rest of the building.
While not a huge project it is interesting to see the QD at Pennsylvania and Kalamazoo is being renovated. They replaced the QD gas pumps with Mobil pumps and signage [ there is still QD on the signs]and they were working on the building as well. Now if they would just wash the sidewalks once in a while I would be impressed!
Here's the topos for both Mt Hope and Northrup. The closer that lines are together, the steeper the terrain.
That is a pretty fancy bank branch Lake Trust built, the metallic surfaces really look nice reflecting the sun, but I'm not sure I want to start a relationship just yet.
It will be interesting to see what this shuffleboard club is all about. I hope the other attractions the food court[?] and a bar will attract a lot of people who may not be interested in shuffleboard. I honestly hope it is a great success, but right now that feels kind of hard to imagine for me.