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The ATX · #**141** Posted **Mar 9, 2015, 3:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by MTM-ATX

Photographer extraordinaire David Gottlieb has captured the Seaholm construction
progress for several years with some stellar results. I will ask him to do a time lapse but enjoy this for now.

http://austinaloft.smugmug.com/Seaho...on/i-kHxGkpz/A

Those are freaking amazing! Thanks for the link.

Syndic · #**142** Posted **Mar 9, 2015, 4:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mopacs

Yesterday, 3/7

To me, the only way this little stretch of road makes sense is if they extend it and create a 3rd Street bridge. As it is, it just boggles the mind. What is the point of this? Why not build all the way to the edge of 3rd Street? Is that going to be a parking lot? And even if they do build a bridge, the buildings on the other side of the street are still so far away. The road would be so wide. Ugh, it's just a mess.

KevinFromTexas · #**143** Posted **Mar 9, 2015, 4:55 AM**

I'm pretty sure until something can be done about those fugly power lines, that the street won't be widened. As it is they'd be in the way. I agree, though. This is a funky area of downtown with how the streets work.

drummer · #**144** Posted **Mar 9, 2015, 12:16 PM**

If they do eventually decide to put a bridge over the creek, at least the divided road wouldn't be necessary after this block in front of Trader Joe's. The power lines make it the only way to do it right now, unfortunately. Speaking of which, anyone know anything about a potential bridge? I know someone mentioned a possibility in the discussion on the Independent. It would surely connect Seaholm and Trader Joe's, etc., to the rest of downtown nicely - in addition to the 2nd Street bridge.

ClendonRoss · #**145** Posted **Mar 9, 2015, 3:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

The downtown jobs are good and all, but seeing that "athenahealth" sign up on the power plant really drives home the fact that this was a major opportunity missed. Such a grand building with potential, and then...

Exactly my thoughts. I see the photos of the interior of the building and it reminds me a bit of the Orsay in Paris… would have been an amazing and potentially iconic public space.

Mopacs · #**146** Posted **Mar 9, 2015, 3:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by ClendonRoss

Exactly my thoughts. I see the photos of the interior of the building and it reminds me a bit of the Orsay in Paris… would have been an amazing and potentially iconic public space.

Perhaps down the road. The company could scale back operations or outgrow their space, requiring a move. Don't know if that would ever happen...it may continue to be leased out.