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I have been in a couple of discussions about the I- 496 project and its effects on the city and the people who lived in the path of the highway on the Lansing Historical Society's Facebook page. It is very interesting to hear the stories of people a…
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Of course, there is some sense to all of these facilities, they would not be building them if not. They do not really add anything to a community, but at least these buildings will have found some use and pay taxes. It is very liberating to get rid …
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As most people in Lansing live in single family homes it seems kind of weird that folks have so much stuff they can not fit into their own homes. I guess people just want to keep their stuff forever. When I moved here I got rid of a ton of stuff and…
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It is great news to hear. I am hoping to hear the same news about the Red Cedar project soon. There will be a lot of folks working in the building trades.
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I was implying the EL city council feels the students are pesky and need be regulated, I do not feel that way. It would be best if they let the market decide who rents and what gets built in EL. Also, as I am trying to do, look at East Lansing as a …
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While wanting a diverse community is a good goal, forcing these "anti-one group" restrictions seems unfair and not good for developers. There would not be much to East Lansing without those pesky students. Our building in Lansing offers nine-month l…
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I heard the owner of the auto service business on the radio talking about how excited he is to see this development next to his business. While it will be very "Lansing" to have a service garage next to a new hotel, I wish he would have sold his spo…
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Oh, there are lots of good skyline views, like on the near east side from Art's on W. Kalamazoo. Westbound on Michigan Ave from behind the SJC Building and the Capitol dome is cool framed by trees on the west side.. Down at the riverfront park looki…
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I was flipping through a Motor Trend Magazine at my barber shop when I noticed a promotional photo of a Lexus [I think] turning onto Michigan Ave. with the Capitol and downtown skyline in the background. I think it is interesting that ad photographe…
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The wide streets that we have in Lansing could lend themselves to linear parks or "pedestrian greenways". Greenways that connect the developing districts that provide beauty, shade, and safety. In some places, they could include dedicated bike/scoot…
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The mall was put built in 1973 and lasted until 2007, over thirty years was a pretty good run. I am glad that the city saw it was time for a change. I could see the urban centers that were emptied out like Lansing's become the place folks want to li…
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It's true that the mall did "have to" fail. I think if they had built the shopping center and office tower that was planned for the 100 block there would have been a lot more people and activity on the mall. My point is that the arcitects and City p…
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Eastern High School acquired the field house after they closed what we used to call The Boys Reform School. Eastern used to have a tiny gym before that. I remember going to a Sexton vs. Eastern game over there at the fieldhouse in '72 when Sexton ha…
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Thanks for posting these photos. The trees did look nice. I wonder if they saved any of them? I always disliked the textured cement walled outdoor rooms they tried to create. They were a feature of indoor malls that did not translate to the outdoors…
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Very cool photo! I did not know what year they took out the mall, I was thinking it was in the 90's. The trees look nice so they must have cut them down first thing!:}
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It's true that Rutter Park could become an active neighborhood center when many more residents live right on that square. I could see small concessions more like push carts rather than food trucks, much better and more formal garden plantings, a par…
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I saw a really great photo of the Logan Street bridge in1965 on the Lansing history facebook page. [I don't know how to transfer them here] Also some notes about the 70's N. Washington Square Mall and the artwork that was chosen to be there. People …
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I saw an interesting program on PBS which profiles architects and their projects. The story that I thought somewhat related to Lansing was Ft. Worth. a vastly different scale of course, but they had a similar story a dying downtown suburban flight e…
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Yes, that is the thing that bugs me about these scooters, but I guess that is also the freedom that you can just ride to where-ever and leave it. They seem to do a good job of gathering them up at night around here, I think providing parking stands …
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I think it is a good thing for this area to be under Lansing zoning and usage laws. I would like to see something like this happen on the east side. It seems like this fellow moved a lot of heaven and earth to make this happen to get on the ballet a…