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I think someone should build a hotel around/in this church. Would that not make for a bad ass hotel lobby? *I hope a hotel developer reads this and thinks it's a good idea.* |
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Exactly. I don't see how this church is impeding downtown redevelopment. Keep it around a few more years, once the area is revitalized they'll find use for it. Perhaps a fancy marijuana dispensery à la Brookline bank.
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+1! It would be cool if they renovated the interior and turned it to a food court.!
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http://www.telegram.com/news/2017061...-kelley-square
http://www.wbjournal.com/article/201...170619981/1002 Farmers Market and Apartments, 4 story development for the Canal District in Worcester. This would really improve the aesthetics of Kelly Square along with getting more residents in the neighborhood. This will be a great win for the neighborhood and the city when its actually built. |
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Should've gone for a little bit more height in this location. It's very transit friendly to Union Station. The whole Canal District / Kelley Square area should be up zoned.
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Attempt #2 at developing the courthouse:
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Some of the renders: ![]() ![]() ![]() (Side note: Yes, I'm still here on the forums. Just finally getting settled into a new job.) |
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#288 |
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In that loft: a 20-something artist who owns a $5,000 chair and no kitchen equipment. Probably not the affordable unit.
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Worcester gearing up for serious Pawsox run? http://www.telegram.com/news/2017070...tch-for-pawsox
Definitely could be interesting. I'd love to see a AAA team in Worcester. |
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I don't really see how you figure that. Are you worried about a sea of parking lots? I think a garage is probably the answer. Luchinno is pretty keen to building urban fabric ball parks so I don't really see how this would be a negative. The Providence proposals all have restaurants, bars and office space around the park.
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Not saying it can't be done, but I don't hold out much hope. |
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That paper is dealing with Major League teams. The PawSox aren't in that category:
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I think there are a number of other flaws with that paper, for example: Quote:
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Re: Worcester Improvements
So It looks like we will lose the Notre Dame church to a 4 story "luxury apartment building". Boooooooo.
http://www.masslive.com/news/worcest...worcester.html http://www.masslive.com/news/worcest...orcesters.html |
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In addition to the MassLive article above:
Notre Dame des Canadiens Church is slated to be demolished and replaced by a four story apartment building with 84 Units and retail space. While it's not a terrible design, it is sad to see that beautiful church being razed. It will contribute to make downtown Worcester look more and more like Anywhere Ville. Anyways, I do hope they have some sort of plan to add interesting retail/ entertainment a la Assembly Square, but no signs of that yet. http://www.wbjournal.com/article/201...170729987/1002 Last edited by cubalibre; 07-21-2017 at 03:39 PM. Reason: previous post |
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Less upsetting, across the street the Paris Cinema is being torn down to make space for a beer garden and other gastronomy:
http://www.masslive.com/news/worcest..._expected.html Interior shots towards the end: http://www.masslive.com/news/worcest...aris_cine.html |
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The demolition of the Paris Cinema should not be a celebratory moment for Worcester. It was a beautiful movie palace that we allowed to fall apart and decay until it was no longer salvageable purely because we are scared of sex, gay people, and specifically gay sex.
What it used to look like: ![]() from http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/6464/photos/58325 What it looked like before demolition: ![]() ![]() From http://www.masslive.com/news/worcest...aris_cine.html A great article about the history of the Paris cinema is here: https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/201...-worcester-ma/ Last edited by found5dollar; 07-23-2017 at 09:05 PM. |
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That is pretty shameful. It shows Worcester has no pride, no sense of place, no historical memory, and no standards. In short, it shows Worcester is unlikely to dig itself out of its current hole any time soon if it can't restore and celebrate the finer things still remaining in the city.
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I grew up in Worcester. I still have a lot of connection to Worcester. Compared to what the city was in the 90's and early 2000's it is absolutely thriving right now and seems poised for a great run in the next 10 to 20 years as it gets greater connections to the Boston economy. |
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