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My 3 shots of Downtown Columbia from the 11th Floor of the Palmetto health center 1 Tall Shot 1 Wide shot and 1 Close up shot

I was thinking the same thing. that they tear down that Gas Station and build something better there. a mid rise mix used building would be nice. Retail on the first 2 floors. 5 floors of parking on top or Underground Parking, retail on top and Living above the retail

Have you ever seen my Original rendering of this Space im talking about. funny you said 30 story tower because i actually in my original rendering i drew a 30 story tower on the corner of Hampton and Assembly st. this is my original but is gonna change. but the corner of Assembly and Hampton side has the 30+ floor Hotel/Apartment/Condo.

I can really see this making downtown busy. Question for yall. I had this idea up for about 6 years now but you know the Empty parking lot across the street from the Library downtown. i was thinking a Epicentre like mall in that spot. 5 stories high. and has a connection to Main st- Assembly Street. with this New Dorm imagine the business a Small Mall will bring to downtown. with so many people living down there it will stay busy.

I was going to go up there soon to take a Panoramic picture. from where the new garage is at to the far side of Town where the BoA building is at.

South Carolina might miss the train on high-speed rail if it’s not careful. Under the Obama administration, the federal government has issued millions of dollars in competitive grants to help defray the initial costs of environmental and ridership studies. The idea is to help spur interest in a network of national high-speed rail projects, part of President Obama’s stimulus packages. One of the grants was offered to an alliance of three Southern states — Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina — to prepare initial environmental impact statement studies. The impact statements would be an early, first step to linking high-speed rail along the I-85 corridor from Atlanta through Greenville and Charlotte, and eventually to the Northeast.

I think with this new Facelift for N.main i hope we start seeing Residental Mix use or Full Residential mid size buildings kinda will look good going down main st. Kinda fill in the area and Skyline.

I would love to see them put a Famers back back on Assembly Street. like from the Corner of Gervais and Assembly down to the Taylor Street Intersection. right in the middle. they take all the parking away on assembly. widen the median so farmer cars and trucks can park and set up shop and The parking lot next to mellow mushroom they should build a 10 Story Garage to replace all that parking with retail on the lower levels. thats my idea of what they should do as of putting a new farmers market in downtown

Columbia looks so much bigger in this picture.

Awesome

has anyone seen the new Digital Billboard in the vista now? Its nice and i would love to see more if not Some animated Digital Signs down there in the Vista at night.

So i guess with this Development they are gonna Take down the Digital Billboard? I know its random but i was wondering because i like the Billboard and i know the Richland County Ordinance said that the Billboards has to be at least 300 feet from a Residental neighborhood or anything type or Resident Complex. will the same rules apply or will it just stay there?

I'm not sure if i posted it awhile back but you might have to scroll back about 2 years I took a Panoramic picture with that BoA in it.

Thanks it's my New Hobby I'm getting into. Expect more Videos in the Near Future soon.

Forget Photo of the Day how about Video of the Day. this is a video i made and is going to continue to make in the near future.

it's your opinion just like anything there's pros and Cons for anything but IMO i rather see it happen.

I hope it does gets realize because everyone don't want to keep paying for airplanes and going through all that security and stuff. i mean if i want a job in Charlotte and have a Train to take me to work i rather take a Train instead of a Plane its more then likely faster by time consumption and cheaper. i think it will benefit the airport in the long run as Columbia gets bigger. but i really hope it gets realized. all of course IMO

Anybody here heard anything yet about the Columbia- Charlotte Commuter Train yet like any talks on starting the project soon or something?

ah ok we will see in the near future

your maybe right

Your right i think a Garage is in order. if they build a garage they can easily expand without building a second floor. (currently waiting for Hot Topic to open back up i have to wait)