Mobile Development Thread - Page 18

phoenixboi08 · #**341** Posted **Jun 14, 2007, 11:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Musicisright

Exploreum boosted by 'Pompeii'
Sunday, June 10, 2007

A few minutes after 5 p.m. last Sunday, ArtBeat got a call from W. Michael Sullivan, director of the Gulf Coast Exploreum. He had the final attendance numbers for "A Day in Pompeii": 134,790.

That makes "Pompeii" the second most successful box-office event in the museum's nine-year history. The top rung is occupied by "The Dead Sea Scrolls" (2005), which drew more than 205,000 and was the state's top tourist attraction; third on the list is "China! 7,000 Years of Innovation" (2002) with 127,000 visitors.

Numbers for "Pompeii" reflect a familiar pattern. About 30 percent of visitors came from Mobile-Baldwin, according to Sullivan. The remaining 70 percent traveled to Mobile from elsewhere.

The "Pompeii" museum store, operated by Loretta Potapenko, generated an impressive $561,000, an average of $4.17 per visitor, says Sullivan.

I JUST HAD A GREAT IDEA!!!!!! Why not use the Courthouse land for an addition to the Exploreum? It could be used for art exhibits and such....plus they wouldn't have to use ALL the lot if they build UP. They could put a park with maybe something like the French market in NOLA...anybody think this is a good idea?

Muskavon · #**342** Posted **Jun 15, 2007, 12:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by pkp

We can be the ONE National Maritime Center of the Gulf of Mexico. Ocean trade is what built this city; lets show it off!

I think Pensacola has approved and are in the middle of getting the plans done for a maritime museum on the water downtown (along with a baseball stadium, etc). Granted it is Pensacola and I don't have a lot of faith in my hometown doing anything first class or even decent...ever...so you'll probably still have the ONE maritime museum on the coast anyway while we use ours to store other failed plans.

It never really excited me much. Maybe I just don't know what all could be interesting about such a place. But I've always had a hard time figuring how the Pensacola powers that be think some family in Michigan is going to plan their trip around such a place. It'd never occur to me, but maybe I'm out of the loop and/or seriously culturally challenged.

bayourat 15 · #**343** Posted **Jun 15, 2007, 12:53 AM**

Hey Phoenix thanks 4 the idea. Put a highrise on top of it. 30-40stories.

What ever happens to the land one of two things must happen.

In order for the bums not to run around the area .A park/market would need to be fenced in and closed down at dark. Or get the Mobile P.D to patrol 24/7. This will cost the county/city money.

Or have a highrise(income coming in) condo(30-40stories) with retail ,a small park with vendors surrounding its base.

also a fence is a must for another reason: I don t want my kids playing at a park with U.S hWY 90 next to it.

nimsjus · #**344** Posted **Jun 15, 2007, 10:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by trmdrftr

Can anyone tell me of a website where I can find information on the Bring Back Broad Street plan? I live on Broad Street and would like to see if there are any renderings or information on this project.

I think one of the plans from the Downtown Alliance (http://www.downtownmobile.org/) has some info on it. I looked briefly and could not find it, but I know I have seen it. Palmer Hamilton is the ringleader for it and you might find some more stuff if you include that name with bring back broad when searching. The info is out there, but I just don't remeber where. Hopefully some of that will get started in the next year.

nimsjus · #**345** Posted **Jun 18, 2007, 1:01 PM**

Interesting article from the PR about a 96 year old woman who, with her husband, owned the Battle House in the 30's/40's. She heard about the restoration and brought her whole family down to stay in the Presidential Suite for the weekend.
http://www.al.com/news/press-registe...840.xml&coll=3

BlessedMobile · #**346** Posted **Jun 19, 2007, 2:21 AM**

Yea, the article was very interesting. I saw that she commented on the lobby colors by saying that in her time it was very grey and not so colorful. I bet she was not too complimentary of the colors when talking with her daughter. For me, tacky is the only word that comes to mind.

Exodus · #**347** Posted **Jun 19, 2007, 2:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by BlessedMobile

Yea, the article was very interesting. I saw that she commented on the lobby colors by saying that in her time it was very grey and not so colorful. I bet she was not too complimentary of the colors when talking with her daughter. For me, tacky is the only word that comes to mind.

To me it sounds like she was saying it used to be bland, so the colors are a plus.

BlessedMobile · #**348** Posted **Jun 19, 2007, 3:14 AM**

The lady is 96....did she look like "colorful" would be her style? If you had to chose one preference she would make which would it be...grey or colorful? Since she had very fond memories of what is was like under her ownership I am assuming her preference for the "look" would likewise be as it was. Decor is the 30's and 40's was not colorful. Maybe you are right...but I will go with the norm. For me, it is tacky,tacky in the lobby; something like a casino would want.

Port-City_J · #**349** Posted **Jun 20, 2007, 12:56 AM**

Does anybody know about this... Mobile is in the race to become home to the nations largest military contract in history, a $200+ Billion air force tanker project which would generate over 5,000 high paying jobs in Mobile, pushing the city to very front of the nations most prosperous cities. If so fill me in on it. I can't find anything about it. I also heard that they were gonna build a big mall in west or north mobile. IS that true?

bayourat 15 · #**350** Posted **Jun 20, 2007, 1:34 AM**

http://www.lagniappemobile.com/article/939

Scroll to the bottom of article

Someone call Trump please!

bayourat 15 · #**351** Posted **Jun 20, 2007, 1:35 AM**

bayourat 15 · #**352** Posted **Jun 20, 2007, 1:36 AM**

I guess its time for the highrise at the old county courthouse site!

pkp · #**353** Posted **Jun 20, 2007, 3:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by Port-City_J

Does anybody know about this... Mobile is in the race to become home to the nations largest military contract in history, a $200+ Billion air force tanker project which would generate over 5,000 high paying jobs in Mobile, pushing the city to very front of the nations most prosperous cities. If so fill me in on it. I can't find anything about it. I also heard that they were gonna build a big mall in west or north mobile. IS that true?

No idea on the mall - hope not. The tanker project has been news for a year.
If awarded, it is going to be at Brookley EADS (airbus) and Northrop are competing against Boeing for it.

SouthSky · #**354** Posted **Jun 20, 2007, 3:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by Port-City_J

Does anybody know about this... Mobile is in the race to become home to the nations largest military contract in history, a $200+ Billion air force tanker project which would generate over 5,000 high paying jobs in Mobile, pushing the city to very front of the nations most prosperous cities. If so fill me in on it. I can't find anything about it. I also heard that they were gonna build a big mall in west or north mobile. IS that true?

I don't know about those rumors of a new mall, but if you search on google news archives for EADS Mobile you will get all the information you need on that subject. Here is a link:

http://news.google.com/archivesearch...+EADS&ie=UTF-8

bayourat 15 · #**355** Posted **Jun 20, 2007, 3:19 AM**

5,000 new jobs at dale jr's raceway park. Dont be surprised if the Saraland area starts to boom

A new mall is a good chance

bayourat 15 · #**356** Posted **Jun 21, 2007, 2:50 AM**

http://www.downtownmobile.org/images..._june.july.pdf

Just off the press

Port-City_J · #**357** Posted **Jun 22, 2007, 2:32 AM**

I like the fact that mobile is growing but I think that we do things way to slow. I fell like with the right people call the shots we could grown much bigger and much faster. I think that in the next 10 years the mobile-baldwin combined statistical area could be over 1 million people and have 6 - 8 more skyscrapers built in the 400 - 700 ft. range. a mall in north abd west mobile, and connect the 2 malls that we have now. I think this city has so much potential. I would also love to see the night life grow and stretch down dauphine street.

pkp · #**358** Posted **Jun 22, 2007, 2:41 AM**

Btw - my tcby application was approved. The guy came in town earlier this week to look at sites - they are being leased or sold before you can even look at them! Anyway, once the site is approved, we will be very close to our dream of owning a business downtown.

Port-City_J · #**359** Posted **Jun 22, 2007, 2:55 AM**

PKP thats great man. Good luck with that.

Scottybo · #**360** Posted **Jun 22, 2007, 6:22 AM**

So we all get to come eat free right?