Why is WILX reporting that the city market is "going away" as a part of this new development? They seem to be blatantly ignoring the fact that Gillespie said it is going to be incorporated into the first floor of the building (hence the name Marketplace). Report that it's going to be smaller, or that the new format my push out a few vendors, but reporting that it might go away seems sloppy and inaccurate.
This development actually looks a little more extensive than I thought, especially whats on the riverfront. If they can pull this off it would be huge. The way their talking this thing is a sure deal if the tax abatements come through. What I'd really like to see is larger renderings of this.
This is very exciting. In that last picture that shows the development, just think if the Grand Ave condo project becomes reality. I love the high building looming over the outfield, very urban.
Thanks for the pictures jwswrites. I wonder how the ballpark north project will look with the dyslexic foundation's property and another one that Gillespie probably won't get a hold of.
I think he will probably get all the property needed, I beleive he only needs that dyslexic foundation property. I just hope he intends to move, not destroy that old house. Other than that this is fantastic, I can't wait to see the view from inside Olds Park.
Especially for booths like the dairy/cheese booth. There's no way they'd be able to keep their equipment outside all the time, and it would be wholly impractical to move it back and forth. Hopefully they change they're mind a bit and include a small indoor portion for some of the vendors. Seasonally available foods, etc, can go outside, but at the very least some of the booths need to have a small indoor area for storage or something.
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