tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post7876774181900835052..comments2024-03-01T07:43:16.529-06:00Comments on Smart City Memphis: The Biggest Fish Story of AllUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-37800981437416805792008-02-05T15:04:00.000-06:002008-02-05T15:04:00.000-06:00Dear 8:53,As a regular shopper of the store "out e...Dear 8:53,<BR/><BR/>As a regular shopper of the store "out east" I call BS; <B><I>IF</I></B> "the type" who shop there (read: people like ME) don't shop downtown, it's at least partly because we know there's a vocal contingent of smug bastards who live down there don't want to be associated with us. God forbid your redneck neighbors spoil your pristine new urbanist downtown renaissance with our filthy money.<BR/><BR/>As a resident of Forgotten Memphis (Raleigh represent!), I'd love to come downtown and shop, but frankly theres nothing there for me. If it weren't the occasional interesting event at the Cannon Center or the DeltaAxis venues, I doubt I'd ever be downtown. I'd have loved this excuse to come down, shop a while, and head over to the pinch for a bite to eat. <BR/><BR/>At any rate, the "bait shop" sure as hell beats some theme park. Memphis has proven it's at least able to support one of these things. (even if it is apparently to our everlasting shame)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-48764517017943085442008-02-05T08:53:00.000-06:002008-02-05T08:53:00.000-06:00Price items from Bass Pro then price the same item...Price items from Bass Pro then price the same items online. Bass Pro can't compete.<BR/><BR/>Go to Bass Pro out east and have a look around. Are the people shoping there the type to shop downtown? Nope.<BR/><BR/>Also if you fish for sport that's one thing but I wouldn't advise eating fish from any of the local waters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-77305042028636786922008-02-04T16:47:00.000-06:002008-02-04T16:47:00.000-06:00The question I immediately ask myself isn't what s...The question I immediately ask myself isn't what should we do with the pyramid, but why don't we read this kind of information in the paper?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-72384549090724891012008-02-04T16:44:00.000-06:002008-02-04T16:44:00.000-06:00The idea of making the pyramid an extension of the...The idea of making the pyramid an extension of the convention center seems to be almost a "no duh" sort of proposition. Of course, like mg said, finding a way to manage it efficiently is a bit daunting. Where's Sidney Schlenker when you need him? Ha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-10448242121545462402008-02-03T19:59:00.000-06:002008-02-03T19:59:00.000-06:00Hicksville is giving Memphis the benefit of a doub...Hicksville is giving Memphis the benefit of a doubt. A cable show last night was talking about how Nashville was attracting lots of young professionals because it had energy, sends a positive and progressive message and has made a point of only building buildings that are top-notch and say something about the city's confidence. <BR/><BR/>I immediately thought of the giant fish on our skyline. Puh-leese!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-32543001840445748772008-02-03T18:04:00.000-06:002008-02-03T18:04:00.000-06:00anonymous 10:55: you preempted the suggestion that...anonymous 10:55: you preempted the suggestion that we're going to make tomorrow.Smart City Consultinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985783340016474051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-64185377197225199102008-02-03T18:02:00.000-06:002008-02-03T18:02:00.000-06:00savethismg: Why is this a problem that we have to ...savethismg: Why is this a problem that we have to solve right now at all? If there are no better ideas, shutter it up until something better comes along. We'll give our best suggestion tomorrow.Smart City Consultinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985783340016474051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-34472185562077814082008-02-03T13:40:00.000-06:002008-02-03T13:40:00.000-06:0010:55, That might be as good an idea as I have see...10:55, That might be as good an idea as I have seen on this matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-55902258836529283882008-02-03T10:55:00.000-06:002008-02-03T10:55:00.000-06:00I think an obvious use for the Pyramid would be an...I think an obvious use for the Pyramid would be an extension of the convention center.<BR/>They mayor wants a new or expanded convention center, and we've got an iconic, very large building sitting empty near the current convention center.<BR/>Imagine having your event or meeting atop a pyramid overlooking the river? You could build multilevel convention space (for both small and really large) inside the building, as well as hotel space. Add a parking garage where the current open space is and I would think you're in business. <BR/>The only concern would be having our city do this in a efficient way. Without a private company like the Grizzlies overseeing the project, I wouldn't be confident it would come in on time or within budget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-55953361362833118552008-02-03T10:16:00.000-06:002008-02-03T10:16:00.000-06:00Save this mg,Still asking the wrong question. You...Save this mg,<BR/><BR/>Still asking the wrong question. You appear to be saying what is the best fit for the Pyramid when, I think, SCC is saying what is the vision we want for Memphis; of which the pyramid may play an important part because it is/can/should be a signature building. <BR/><BR/>Is "Bait for sale" the signature we want on Memphis? <BR/><BR/>The question now is how do we get the city off the dime on this answer and turn it toward asking the right questions? I saw a very similar situation in Flint, MI years ago when they created "Auto World," the disneyland solution to a crumbling auto industry. Drove the city into it's current state.<BR/><BR/>When I interviewed a major player in that decision his response was that everyone knew it was the wrong thing to do but it had taken on a life of it's own and no one could back off of it. That seems to be where we are with "the big fish and and the pyramid." That may well be the book title for the critique of this approach to development to be written in the not too distant future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-61153676343641421232008-02-03T09:15:00.000-06:002008-02-03T09:15:00.000-06:00I realize that Bass Pro may not be the best choice...I realize that Bass Pro may not be the best choice and I hear all of the folks out there talking about a better fit or asking a different question but what I'm NOT hearing are alternatives other than the amusement park. <BR/><BR/>If there is a better fit for the pyramid then what is it? Why aren't we talking about that?Save This MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922374493922701067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-71688533944654240022008-02-02T17:04:00.000-06:002008-02-02T17:04:00.000-06:00Forbes magazine puts us 60th in best places to fin...Forbes magazine puts us 60th in best places to find a job. Boy, this will help make us look like an exciting, progressive, forward-thinking place. I may shop at Bass Pro to get my gear so I can get out of Memphis if this is the best we can do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-64004452533866677802008-02-02T16:47:00.000-06:002008-02-02T16:47:00.000-06:00The idea that a giant fishing store is the answer ...The idea that a giant fishing store is the answer to the pyramid makes me sick. Stuff like this is what makes Memphis look like LOSERVILLE to the rest of the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-90883934630708076342008-02-02T14:37:00.000-06:002008-02-02T14:37:00.000-06:00Oh heck, here's my answer.http://www.youtube.com/w...Oh heck, here's my answer.<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTVXfCbos-oAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com