speaking of gates circle, there was a car that rammed through the circle itself leaving two huge concrete boulders over turned back in February. The concrete chunks were part of the sitting area of the circle. I understand that the city wouldn't want to rush out and fix a concrete structure in the cold winter months, but now that it's warm out who is responsible for fixing this?
Newell - Yes, it may appear that the concrete is under utilized right now, but watch when the Bisons start and the weather gets warmer. Normally these areas are full of people and other events that the Bisons organization have going on. At the top picture, this is where the ticket booths are, people line up here, grass is no good since it would turn to mud quickly - this would not make people very happy. Possibly there are some alternatives that could be looked at but right now think it works very well.
Hi, first time poster here. My office window looks out on to the plaza at the ballpark. The trees actually used to continue further down to almost in front of the ticket windows (where the newer white concrete is in the photos). I'd guess maybe 2 or 3 more rows used to be there. They were taken out a year or two ago when that new concrete was put in because the ground was sinking, possibly from an old building foundation that used to be there.
As mentioned, the plaza does get pretty busy during the summer before the game. However this year, the Bisons moved the Friday night pregame concerts out to this area instead of behind the stadium to draw more interest from passersby. These usually draw pretty big crowds.
Rayman - it is great to see more downtown workers posting here, such as yourself. It is hard to imagine or determine the usefulness or such space in "down-time." If these pictures were posted with thousands of people in them, then it would make sense that this concrete area is actually useful. Again, thanks for the post.
How about instead of that the city does something to clean up the "park" a block away between north and south division. maybe fix that fountain and shink the streets surrounding it. Theres four lanes on every side. The only people who venture there are bums who want to drink at 9 AM. As an ECC City student I see them everyday. I think we would be better off sprucing up the stuff we have before we start dreamin up crazy stuff like new fountains or casinos or a bait n tackle shop. Lets take care of some housekeeping first to make ourselves more attractive to young urban professionals, the companies that said yuppies work for, and families. We need good schools, good roads, and good neighborhoods. If we make ourselves more attractive to investors we can let them build their own projects instead of throwing money at them. In an ideal market they would want a piece of us rather than the other way around.
How about instead of that the city does something to clean up the "park" a block away between north and south division. maybe fix that fountain and shink the streets surrounding it. Theres four lanes on every side. The only people who venture there are bums who want to drink at 9 AM. As an ECC City student I see them everyday. I think we would be better off sprucing up the stuff we have before we start dreamin up crazy stuff like new fountains or casinos or a bait n tackle shop. Lets take care of some housekeeping first to make ourselves more attractive to young urban professionals, the companies that said yuppies work for, and families. We need good schools, good roads, and good neighborhoods. If we make ourselves more attractive to investors we can let them build their own projects instead of throwing money at them. In an ideal market they would want a piece of us rather than the other way around.
Or how about sprucing up the wreck of a city owned park on the opposite side of ECC, you know, the one with the broken fountain in the middle.
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