tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post4158160910620912594..comments2023-12-24T05:26:48.861-05:00Comments on The Pittsburgh Comet: Why is the Caped Crusader Coming Here?Bram Reichbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-64585911372902622812011-04-09T12:21:50.541-04:002011-04-09T12:21:50.541-04:00The developer wants to have a surface parking lot ...The developer wants to have a surface parking lot anyway.MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-23993950686905325412011-04-09T01:51:44.910-04:002011-04-09T01:51:44.910-04:00MH 3:54 - I ... I don't ... really want to eng...MH 3:54 - I ... I don't ... really want to engage through all that malarky anymore, but suffice to say if a national developer used a Ouija board and discovered there was an opportunity developing with the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, they would have been referred to the Pens, and the Pens would have said, "Oooh, sorry, we already have a plan! Here is a drawing with many lime green, perfectly round trees! Just ignore the cut-off watermark which reads, 'Of Capri!'"<br /><br />Now I'm interested in who gets the construction jobs and what happens to the parking lot revenue which we all hope is reasonably interim. I'm actually fairly optimistic that the city planning will be better than serviceable.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-39256451799719961162011-04-08T15:54:15.223-04:002011-04-08T15:54:15.223-04:00Our varied architecture is a competitive asset so ...Our varied architecture is a competitive asset so long as somebody else is paying for upkeep.MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-28964192151235782672011-04-06T17:32:01.278-04:002011-04-06T17:32:01.278-04:00Infiniti dealership?
Anyway, I assume Bram is not...Infiniti dealership?<br /><br />Anyway, I assume Bram is not in fact holding out hope for Sudden Death II. Regardless of how you feel about the Civic Arena, in general, it is correct that our varied architecture is a competitive asset, and whenever feasible (again, hold aside the Arena), we should be preserving that asset.BrianTHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-89407463627705513412011-04-06T13:52:09.959-04:002011-04-06T13:52:09.959-04:00Maybe you're trying to keep the Hill District ...Maybe you're trying to keep the Hill District from getting a Ben & Jerry's and an Infy?MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-237471123115469552011-04-06T12:24:03.803-04:002011-04-06T12:24:03.803-04:00Anon 9:09 - "Infy?" Is that a typo or do...<b>Anon 9:09 -</b> "Infy?" Is that a typo or do you suspect me of the mad scheming brilliance of running 2 blogs on 1 topic with 2 personalities?<br /><br />As far as denying the Hill District its whatever, I really do mean put it on a sticky because I'm given to understand that politically speaking, that train has left the station. There are enough members of council who would prefer Councilman Lavelle vote for something they want, sometime, while they are both still alive, ever. It's possible that the best thing that could happen to the Igloo is if all four incumbents candidates running for reelection lose, and so stop caring about such things and begin acting on a different calculus.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-45256897686725178542011-04-06T09:09:45.360-04:002011-04-06T09:09:45.360-04:00I noticed they met with "representatives of M...I noticed they met with "representatives of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl". Does he show up for anything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-19936514569539300812011-04-06T09:09:26.540-04:002011-04-06T09:09:26.540-04:00Sounds like you're trying to deny the Hill Dis...Sounds like you're trying to deny the Hill District a Ben & Jerry's, Infy.<br /><br />" ...the cover of the book of Pittsburgh evokes a nationally familiar timescape of humble prosperity by way of middle class dominance."<br /><br />Well said, n'at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-15829561941026379262011-04-06T07:10:01.448-04:002011-04-06T07:10:01.448-04:00The Igloo becomes the evil Penguin's hideaway....The Igloo becomes the evil Penguin's hideaway. They blow up the seating bowl but not the building..phase one of the vision complete paid for by Hollywood!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-58387201607729952692011-04-06T05:48:32.597-04:002011-04-06T05:48:32.597-04:00A decade or so ago they filmed a movie about the T...A decade or so ago they filmed a movie about the Temptations here, because apparently Bloomfield looked more like Detroit historically, than Detroit presently.<br /><br />I wouldn't say our architecture is exceptional, but compared to the homogeneity these young filmmakers typically hail from and the bleaching L.A. does to the psyche, the cover of the book of Pittsburgh evokes a nationally familiar timescape of humble prosperity by way of middle class dominance.n'atnoreply@blogger.com