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re: LSU to break ground on Nicholson Gateway in October (renderings included)
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:05 am to GeorgeReymond
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:05 am to GeorgeReymond
No lazy river???
That's just "turrible".
That's just "turrible".
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Posted on 6/23/16 at 6:43 am to tigerbait2010
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Posted on 6/23/16 at 7:24 am to GeorgeReymond
I hope they plan on putting some big arse oak trees in this new space. Would definitely help with the campus continuity.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 7:41 am to Leonard
My understanding is that the existing oaks around Nicholson Apts Unit One will be left alone and built around.
I hope so. I'll be one of the first to scream bloody murder if they plan on bulldozing down century-old oaks for faux-luxury apartments.
That seems to be the plan, at least according to the initial drawings.
I hope so. I'll be one of the first to scream bloody murder if they plan on bulldozing down century-old oaks for faux-luxury apartments.
That seems to be the plan, at least according to the initial drawings.
This post was edited on 6/23/16 at 7:43 am
Posted on 6/23/16 at 8:21 am to GeorgeReymond
I thought LSU was broke
Posted on 6/23/16 at 8:33 am to EST
That joke was funniest the 5th time it was said in this thread IMO.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 8:37 am to GeauxPack81
I posted that after seeing only the OP
Posted on 6/23/16 at 9:12 am to EST
I lived in married student housing (was not married) in 1990. It was the ultimate roach motel. I mean they ran the place. But lawd it was dirt cheap. Me and 2 other guys crammed into a 2BR/1bath place and my share was $60/mo.
Will not miss seeing them.*
* except that I no longer get to tell my kids I lived in those sh*tty apts during school and dealt with it, my life was hard, struggle was real, etc.
Will not miss seeing them.*
* except that I no longer get to tell my kids I lived in those sh*tty apts during school and dealt with it, my life was hard, struggle was real, etc.
This post was edited on 6/23/16 at 9:13 am
Posted on 6/23/16 at 9:40 am to GeorgeReymond
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I understand your sentiment but outside of a few stores, the area is so damn shitty. Shitty sidewalks, graffiti, vacant buildings, lopsided utility poles, etc. If done correctly, the area has vast potential.
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I mean come on, we can't get better than this?
Maybe. Probably. But I don't think that flattening the one single area near campus that has some semblance of character and putting in "mixed-use" bullshite is by any means the right way to go about it.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 9:48 am to lsu2006
Also, I'm not aware of one single vacant building on W. Chimes. Also, the old Gattis is now occupied too. So it's really not 1/2 as shitty as you're leading on. It's just not a sterile strip of chains.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 10:18 am to GeorgeReymond
George, I didn't read all the details, but will there be an elevated walkway for pedestrians crossing Nicholson?
Posted on 6/23/16 at 10:34 am to 81Tiger
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will there be an elevated walkway for pedestrians crossing Nicholson?
Why would you think a pedestrian walk way or a tunnel is necessary?
People can just run across this state four lane highway and dodge the tanker trucks like they do at the Box and like they did previously when they had the old Box there.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 10:49 am to doubleb
All for the improvements but it appears that there will be, once again, major road work going on right in the middle of football season/traffic. Without reading all the specifics, what is the estimated time frame, start to finish?
Posted on 6/23/16 at 10:49 am to lsu2006
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Also, I'm not aware of one single vacant building on W. Chimes. Also, the old Gattis is now occupied too. So it's really not 1/2 as shitty as you're leading on. It's just not a sterile strip of chains.
Just as long as they leave Inga's alone.
Great sandwiches.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 11:03 am to doubleb
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People can just run across this state four lane highway and dodge the tanker trucks
Walkway crossings sponsored by:
Dudley Debosier - Official Injury Lawyers of LSU Athletics
Posted on 6/23/16 at 11:11 am to 81Tiger
Any idea if there will some kind of permanent marker that graces the former location of home plate at the old Box? Too much history there to cover with concrete and not at least mark the location. I know there is no way to give it homage like old Rosenblatt in Omaha, but there should be something to recognize the old site.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 11:13 am to DaBeerz
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Where's the streetcar?
There's an article in today's Reveille about the Metro Council approving a 10M dollar bond for a tram system that will connect the University with downtown.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 11:22 am to LSUGoose
Re: a small marker to commemorate the old Box: I would think that possible.
Tulane has an unobtrusive but nice marker/memorial commemorating Tulane Stadium. It sits at the corner of the quad/soccer field right in front of Reilly Center.
I do think they should add another marker at the spot where Tom Dempsey kicked his 63 yarder. It would be somewhere in the middle of the field, if I'm figuring correctly.
Tulane has an unobtrusive but nice marker/memorial commemorating Tulane Stadium. It sits at the corner of the quad/soccer field right in front of Reilly Center.
I do think they should add another marker at the spot where Tom Dempsey kicked his 63 yarder. It would be somewhere in the middle of the field, if I'm figuring correctly.
This post was edited on 6/23/16 at 11:28 am
Posted on 6/23/16 at 11:22 am to timlan2057
This is privately funded so who owns the property? Will LSU own it or will the private developers own it? Will the residence halls be part of LSU or be privately owned?
Posted on 6/23/16 at 11:25 am to Ralph_Wiggum
I would assume a private/public partnership similar to what you have with Barnes & Noble and the new bookstore.
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