Thanks for the great tree info., it is nice to know I am not the only tree guy around. I have not been over to Baker wood lot since I moved back, I use to go over there a lot when I went to MSU. I am not sure if there is visitor parking near by, a walk from the new gardens parking area would be doable. I want to check out the nature center in Saginaw I had not heard of that one before.
A few REOtown notes. Lansing Uniform moved out of their S Washington store over to Pennsylvania for better parking I guess they said. I think that is too bad because that shop brought a lot of people to the block. When I saw the sign announcing the River City Market I had hope that someone is opening a little grocery, but it is a "pop up" art gallery which is great but I would have liked a grocery store. It seems like Hack's Key Shop is moving into the former Lenox heating and cooling shop. I have seen their vans parked out side. Over at GM it is really great to see the employee parking lots full of cars. Also the new car lots full of Cadillac's and Camaro's. It seems like the most cars I have seen filling those lots in a long time.
It's good to see this moving forward. I'm especially happy that they chose a location besides the old GM properties, those sites are befitting a more intense use than a solar farm.
There is an interesting article in The City Pulse about the development on E. Michigan. I am very glad to hear that they have gone back to the drawing board. It is nice to hear that the developer has listened to the concerns of the neighborhood. Like I said before build a place that people will love and it will be a success. I look forward to seeing what they have come up with.
Did check a little more into it and it looks like it goes back a little while, though Boji did include it in an ad for three developments for Lansing in last month's edition of "Greater Lansing Business Monthly" so maybe there's some new movement on it.
On another note, I noticed that the sign for the "Under the Bridge" project is up near the interstate.
I walked downtown yesterday and noticed the shops that were open had people in them. I went on down to the City Market to check out the new grocery. It was pretty nice, and I found a few things to take home, and they did have things like milk bread butter, even cleaning supplies and other basic groceries and some fancy stuff too. Still the stall or area in the market makes it look kind of small and perhaps temporary. I know they are trying to figure out a new plan for the market, and here is what I have said before make the stalls look like more of a shop with walls on the sides and back like the bar there. Displays up front and then maybe a feel of walking into a shop to find more would look a less like a parking lot farmers market.
They have touched up the murals along the River Trail behind the museums. They look much better. It would be great if they city used some of the money they are saving with no snow to clean up the water ways and banks. It is easy to see the junk and litter with no leafs on the bushes. Some places along the trail the rivers look really gross were fallen trees and branches collect the floating litter and duck weed [that green stuff]. It could be done from a small boat.
I went into the Lansing Center to look at the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame, and found the plaque for the 1963 Sexton Big Reds State Champion Football team, my brother was the quarterback! That was very cool and I was impressed with to whole display.
Regarding the debris in the river, the BWL organizes the Adopt-A-River clean up every spring: Adopt-A-River - BWL
I participated in it a few times when I was a kid, I really should again. There's events and giveaways for the volunteers plus they feed everyone, they get a pretty decent number of people to come.
I will be volunteer for the clean up. I wonder if the city can compel property owners to clean up, as there is a very visible bunch of junk thrown over the high bank next to Moores Park. It looks like the trash may have been there for a long time. It is the only house along that bank that has this problem.
It is great that REO town will be getting some funds. There is a large empty lot behind a white brick vacant building on the corner of Elm and S Washington, that could be where this outdoor event space could be located. The white brick building is perhaps a former gas station or maybe a car dealership, is an interesting building with some ornate trims and red tiled roof facade. There is a similar building with white brick around the corner on South street. I wonder what that building was built as, it is kind of fancy for it's size and location. You can see, if you look around off Washington into the neighborhoods it must have been a nice place to live with fancy big homes. Still is a nice neighborhood just needs a little love.
It will be interesting to see the Artistic Gateway, I hope they also rethink the whole area with some stairways and better bike path from Mich. Ave down to the River Trail and some signage like This way to The Museum District, Michigan Ave and Downtown, from the River Trail. Make it easy and safe for walkers and bikers to stop downtown or visit the Capitol.
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The Capitol View building is getting quite the facelift from Boji.
Here's what it looks like currently:
Here's what's proposed with occupancy slated for 2017:
On another note, I noticed that the sign for the "Under the Bridge" project is up near the interstate.
At least some of the other projects are starting to move forward nicely.
They have touched up the murals along the River Trail behind the museums. They look much better. It would be great if they city used some of the money they are saving with no snow to clean up the water ways and banks. It is easy to see the junk and litter with no leafs on the bushes. Some places along the trail the rivers look really gross were fallen trees and branches collect the floating litter and duck weed [that green stuff]. It could be done from a small boat.
I went into the Lansing Center to look at the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame, and found the plaque for the 1963 Sexton Big Reds State Champion Football team, my brother was the quarterback! That was very cool and I was impressed with to whole display.
I participated in it a few times when I was a kid, I really should again. There's events and giveaways for the volunteers plus they feed everyone, they get a pretty decent number of people to come.
It is great that REO town will be getting some funds. There is a large empty lot behind a white brick vacant building on the corner of Elm and S Washington, that could be where this outdoor event space could be located. The white brick building is perhaps a former gas station or maybe a car dealership, is an interesting building with some ornate trims and red tiled roof facade. There is a similar building with white brick around the corner on South street. I wonder what that building was built as, it is kind of fancy for it's size and location. You can see, if you look around off Washington into the neighborhoods it must have been a nice place to live with fancy big homes. Still is a nice neighborhood just needs a little love.
It will be interesting to see the Artistic Gateway, I hope they also rethink the whole area with some stairways and better bike path from Mich. Ave down to the River Trail and some signage like This way to The Museum District, Michigan Ave and Downtown, from the River Trail. Make it easy and safe for walkers and bikers to stop downtown or visit the Capitol.