^ Guys, I'm not planning on leaving (sorry Vicelord!) this site, I just don't have time to maintain that thread anymore. The fact that it has been pounded into my head by more than one person here that I'm "too negative" has made me think that perhaps I'm not the right one to keep it going. I'm also going to replace that folder of images with something more appropriate for my website. There's enough drama in this thread...don't need any more.

Moving on...

--don

I don't think that thread will need to be updated for quite awhile.

It's been too long since a post here....


http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...a/DSC_3306.jpg

nice pic, where did you take it from? Camelback Corridor?

32/Lincoln

Great shot! Looks like 44 monroe has more lights on??

I was wondering if I saw more furnature on balconies too. Anyone know a count for 44 Monroe?

some of the lights on the north side of 44monroe I feel could be reflections. There are not that many occupied units, though there are more than before.

Most of those look like balcony lights.

I can't go to this (damn day job) but its an invite from ASU to talk with people from the community. I know there are going to be people there talking about adaptive reuses of the Ramada Inn instead of turning it into a parking lot. If you haven't already, you should email the City Council and let them know how foolish their decision is.


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Phxpavilion.... No. Trust me those are reflections. I just looked at the full size.

I don't know this restaurant, so I can't qualify this as being "bad news" or "no one really cares news":

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/...05-closes.html

In a blow to the downtown Phoenix restaurant scene, Matt Carter's eight-month-old Nine 05 suddenly shut down Monday afternoon. But according to Carter, the closure had very little to do with the vibrancy of the Fourth Street and Roosevelt area. Instead, it had everything to do with tight money.

"My back was against the wall," he said in an interview Wednesday night...

--don

I didn't know it was the same guy that also owned the Mission in Old Town, I freaking love that place!

Sounds like according to the article it wasn't that it was slow... but other deciding factors. That little strip is pretty cool, something will be back. Does that mean the bar is also closed?

It blew. The concept and managment were shit.

Broken into 20 times since they opened? Who would want to even risk a new investment there?

A lot of people dont like matt, and there are a lot of hipsters around there

New York Times article.
 

Not so good press for Phoenix, but does compliment the efforts downtown.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/re...ce=patrick.net

Also: First Friday's downtown from the NYT

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/01/31...surfacing.html