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mudvayneimn · #**301** Posted: **Jan 21, 2008, 7:27 PM**

Oh no, it's located right beside the Muhammad Ali Center and the Kentucky Center for the arts. There are also many art shops, cafe's, and resturants in the area. The belvedere is also not too far away. It's very lively right now, but once the Muhammad Ali Center and this project are finished, the area will be way more popular. The Downtown Arena project is also right down the street so Downtown Louisville is only going to become more popular in the next few years!

Buck · #**302** Posted: **Jan 21, 2008, 7:31 PM**

Fantastic!

I should road trip it up there sometime. I've only been to Lexington and Cincinatti up there.

mudvayneimn · #**303** Posted: **Jan 21, 2008, 9:33 PM**

Well if you do road trip it up here, come April 12th!

Buck · #**304** Posted: **Jan 22, 2008, 12:21 AM**

What is on the 12th?

chefjeff28 · #**305** Posted: **Jan 22, 2008, 12:31 AM**

I think Thunder of Louisville is April 12th. Its a giant fireworks show to kickoff the Derby Festival, 3 weeks of partying for a 2 minute race.

chefjeff28 · #**306** Posted: **Jan 22, 2008, 12:33 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mudvayneimn

Oh no, it's located right beside the Muhammad Ali Center and the Kentucky Center for the arts. There are also many art shops, cafe's, and resturants in the area. The belvedere is also not too far away. It's very lively right now, but once the Muhammad Ali Center and this project are finished, the area will be way more popular. The Downtown Arena project is also right down the street so Downtown Louisville is only going to become more popular in the next few years!

Don't forget the Slugger Museum, Glassworks, Science museum and Frazier arms museum all within a few blocks. Also you got the 21C hotel which has a contemporary art museum in the lobby.

mudvayneimn · #**307** Posted: **Jan 22, 2008, 2:20 AM**

^^Not just a giant fireworks display...the largest you will find in the U.S

... Macy's 4th of July fireworks display used 30,000 shells in 2007 (they said it was the world's largest) Thunder 2007 had 62,000 shells! There is also a killer airshow that is in the Top 5 in the Nation that starts at 3pm.

Here's a link to a clip of the Grand Finale. The show itself is about 28 minutes long.

Louisville Lowes · #**308** Posted: **Jan 22, 2008, 5:37 PM**

Does anyone know why its taking forever for the Zirmed site on 9th street and Market to change and to see some site, of a crane the footer has been set for at least two months.

mudvayneimn · #**309** Posted: **Jan 22, 2008, 6:32 PM**

Here is the newest proposal to hit Louisville's skyline, Capital Plaza is a 380ft, 25 story skyscraper (47ft shorter than the Humana Bldg) to be built on a surface lot which fits right in between Humana and MP in the skyline from Indiana.

Posted by Urbler os SSC:

Rendering from Baker Barrios Architects, Atlanta Office

louisville_sky · #**310** Posted: **Jan 24, 2008, 10:58 PM**

When I heard of that proposal and saw the rendering, it was like a chorus of angels started to sing! I know when skyscrapers are proposed, the most important thing is NOT how it's going to fit in w/the rest of the skyline. But if Capital Plaza is built, it will definitely help fill in the gap between Humana and Museum Plaza.

I wish we could see more renderings of the skyline+MP from different angles rather than from Indiana. It will blend nicely w/the rest of the skyline from so many different angles (mainly from the east and west). Just think how awesome it will look driving east on I-64 from Indiana... I can't wait to watch this building go up.

bw87a · #**311** Posted: **Jan 27, 2008, 8:07 PM**

This image was found on the city-data.com forum. If built, this building would be a great 'filler' between MP and the rest of the CBD. As for the design, I think it's great. It's a mere glass structure with a decent top. I also posted this in the General Louisville Development thread since this thread is actually about MP, but since there was a discussion about the building in this thread, I included it here as well.
Originally Posted by stx12499 on CityData Forum

RockHillJames · #**312** Posted: **Jan 30, 2008, 1:29 AM**

Kind of reminds me of 3 Wachovia in Charlotte:

rpb502 · #**313** Posted: **Feb 12, 2008, 8:39 AM**

anything new on capital plaza or mp?

Louisville Lowes · #**314** Posted: **Feb 24, 2008, 11:39 PM**

I Stopped By The Site Today And All The Cranes Were Gone. Were Did They Go? There Was Three Or Four There The Other Day.

mudvayneimn · #**315** Posted: **Feb 25, 2008, 12:46 AM**

They have stopped heavy construction because the way they were doing it was starting to damage nearby buildings. There hasn't been much activity in the last 2-3 weeks as they are finding a new way to lay the foundation. Don't worry though, the project isn't in any financial jeopardy, it's just a minor setback which happens sometimes.

bw87a · #**316** Posted: **Feb 25, 2008, 8:04 PM**

since i'm a student at the university of oklahoma, i don't get to see the site work very often. i'd love if someone there could keep us updated for all of us that aren't there to see it. i enjoy getting on here and seeing pictures of the site.
i know this is a little bit out of thread, but does anyone know how the fleur de lis is coming along on main street? i don't think there is a separate thread for that topic. (maybe?)

cwilson · #**317** Posted: **Feb 25, 2008, 9:57 PM**

GREAT!! Pictures look good

Tom Servo · #**318** Posted: **Feb 25, 2008, 10:26 PM**

awesome.

duckster · #**319** Posted: **Feb 27, 2008, 10:55 PM**

Source:
http://www.fox41.com

"ONLY ON FOX: Museum Plaza construction halts due to vibrations

Construction of the Museum Plaza project has been stopped after complaints about vibrations along historic Main Street.

New equipment will be brought in, in an effort to keep the project going without disturbing the area.

The big construction cranes that have been at the site since last fall are gone now, and work there for the time being has stopped. The site of Museum Plaza is adajacent to a number of historic buildings along Main Street, some which date back to the 1800's. There was concern that the vibrations from the construction of casons, or giant pillars -- part of the foundation -- were a danger to the older nearby buildings.

At $465 million, the Museum Plaza development is one of the largest projects in the city's history. When completed, it will be the tallest building in the state at 62 stories. Plans call for a museum, hotel, condos, and offices. Some the merchants along that part of West Main Street tell Fox 41's Bill Francis that there was some serious shaking going on for several days, and they are glad now that it's stopped.

Developer Craig Greenberg calls this a minor setback, and says the delay may even allow the developers to purchase some building materials at a cheaper price. He says its too early to say if the delay will affect the expected completion date, of late 2010."

BigDan35 · #**320** Posted: **Feb 28, 2008, 5:01 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdrianXSands

awesome.

Maybe this building will have to grow on me...or maybe it looks better from different angles but at least from this angle, I don't like it. I think it looks like some blocks were just stacked together and it looks out of place in the skyline. Like I said though...this might be a building that grows on me. I'll have to wait and see.