Inner Loop - CBD, Downtown, East Bank, Germantown, Gulch, Rutledge

[smeagolsfree]

It was but on that note, they have applied for the permit to rehab the building for the academy..

[markhollin]

Sky @ Fern, Phase II  (3 stories, 31 units).  Topped out.

Looking SW from intersection of Fern Ave. and Brick Church Pike:

[PaulChinetti]

https://www.citylab.com/design/2012/01/why-portlands-public-toilets-succeeded-where-others-failed/1020/

I could see a few of these placed strategically around town as being a nice addition for everyone. Not sure how they cost so much to manufacture, I guess the stainless steal is pretty pricey. 

[musiczealot]

1 hour ago, PaulChinetti said:

https://www.citylab.com/design/2012/01/why-portlands-public-toilets-succeeded-where-others-failed/1020/

I could see a few of these placed strategically around town as being a nice addition for everyone. Not sure how they cost so much to manufacture, I guess the stainless steal is pretty pricey. 

I know Downtown had one maybe 10 years ago around 1st and Broadway.  I don't think it is there anymore.  If I remember correctly, it was a magnet for homeless so most people just avoided it.

 

I agree though - having these placed around the city would be great.  I remember Paris had a ton of these and it was very convenient when we were walking about being tourists.

[TheRaglander]

The big, ugly blue container-looking things located near the 1st Ave dog park (behind Ascend) are restrooms.  They've always been locked when I walk past.  Maybe they open up during concerts. 

[MidTenn1]

1 hour ago, musiczealot said:

I agree though - having these placed around the city would be great.  I remember Paris had a ton of these and it was very convenient when we were walking about being tourists.

Except when you are dining at a sidewalk cafe and door to the toilet 100 ft away opens and you see a drunk in there with his pants down to his ankles. Then the police come and drag him out still exposed. 

Kind of ruined the dinner in Paris experience.

Understandibly, I'll pass on the sidewalk toilet proposal. Unless they are discreetly located. 

Sorry to ruin everyone's dinner.

[archilove]

 I once saw a defecating drunk clear out the park behind Notre Dame. By the way, when walking around Paris, watch your step. Dogs have often been there before you. But I love Paris anyhow.

Edited March 1, 2019 by archilove
Misread previous remark.

[smeagolsfree]

Parris Is ruined because the French live there.

[jmtunafish]

18 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

Parris Is ruined because the French live there.

Probably zero French in Parris.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parris_Island,_South_Carolina

[smeagolsfree]

1 minute ago, jmtunafish said:

Probably zero French in Parris.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parris_Island,_South_Carolina

OMG, I spent 3 months of my life there.

[markhollin]

Phillips Plaza Tower (previously known as Band of America Building, 20 stories, 435,000 sq. ft.) has changed hands again.  It sold for a whopping $111.5 million today, which is 50% more than it did three years ago.  Wheelock Street Capital from LCP Nashville LLC.  Crazy!

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21049322/downtown-tower-sells-for-1115m

[archilove]

1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:

OMG, I spent 3 months of my life there.

Ever go to the Luxembourg Gardens? Beautiful park. I would give 3 months of my life to have spent 3 months in Paris. Notre Dame, the Louvre, Montmartre, a side trip to Monet's house. C'est la vie! And with regard to the famous French rudeness, the only time I was treated rudely there was by a German.

[PruneTracy]

15 minutes ago, archilove said:

And with regard to the famous French rudeness, the only time I was treated rudely there was by a German.

To be fair, France has a long tradition of having rude Germans in it

[archilove]

20 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

It was but on that note, they have applied for the permit to rehab the building for the academy..

Good for them! Beautiful old building!

[archilove]

5 minutes ago, PruneTracy said:

To be fair, France has a long tradition of having rude Germans in it

Der Fuhrer was extremely rude. In my art studio I have an old photo of a German soldier and a French collaborater admiring the Eiffel Tower during the Occupation. Wonder what happened to her?

[smeagolsfree]

I think most of them had their heads shaved and who knows what else after the war.

[titanhog]

30 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

I think most of them had their heads shaved and who knows what else after the war.

The history of Europe with the wars between France, Germany and England (and throw in the Vikings) is some really, really mind-blowing stuff. 

[BnaBreaker]

Just now, titanhog said:

The history of Europe with the wars between France, Germany and England (and throw in the Vikings) is some really, really mind-blowing stuff. 

If that interests you, you should watch The Last Kingdom on Netflix. 

[titanhog]

Just now, BnaBreaker said:

If that interests you, you should watch The Last Kingdom on Netflix. 

Yeah...I love that show.  I also like Vikings on History...but TLK is a little more gritty and "real."  My ancestry is German / English / Swedish / Dane...so that explains my insanity. 

[tragenvol]

12 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

If that interests you, you should watch The Last Kingdom on Netflix. 

Yes...very good fictional piece regarding the unification of the Saxons led by Alfred the Great's vision of England.  TLK has been renewed for a fourth season.

[BnaBreaker]

4 hours ago, titanhog said:

Yeah...I love that show.  I also like Vikings on History...but TLK is a little more gritty and "real."  My ancestry is German / English / Swedish / Dane...so that explains my insanity. 

Hahaha... I'm going to start calling you titanhog daughter of Uhtred... yes, it's all becoming clear now!  J/k j/k  ... I am intrigued by Vikings and will get around to watching it someday, but for some reason a fictional plot based show from the History Channel just feels weird.  lol

4 hours ago, tragenvol said:

Yes...very good fictional piece regarding the unification of the Saxons led by Alfred the Great's vision of England.  TLK has been renewed for a fourth season.

Yes I was very happy when I heard that news, especially after the very satisfying ending to season 3  ... Given all the original sets and period costume work I was surprised to learn that apparently TLK is one of the cheaper shows for Netflix to produce, which gives me hope that it'll be around for the long haul and not cut short like so many others.  

Edited March 2, 2019 by BnaBreaker

[titanhog]

4 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

Hahaha... I'm going to start calling you titanhog daughter of Uhtred... yes, it's all becoming clear now!  J/k j/k  ... I am intrigued by Vikings and will get around to watching it someday, but for some reason a fictional plot based show from the History Channel just feels weird.  lol

I prefer "Queen" of Uhtred...wife of Uhtred...etc, etc. 

Vikings is actually a great series...and very well done.  I'm sure it was just a production that History bid on and doesn't actually produce it themselves.  You will not be disappointed.

[TheRaglander]

I get all my history from Game of Thrones 

[MidTenn1]

4 minutes ago, TheRaglander said:

I get all my history from Game of Thrones 

You need to put that on a bumper sticker. You'd make a fortune.

[jmtunafish]

7 hours ago, archilove said:

Ever go to the Luxembourg Gardens? Beautiful park. I would give 3 months of my life to have spent 3 months in Paris. Notre Dame, the Louvre, Montmartre, a side trip to Monet's house. C'est la vie! And with regard to the famous French rudeness, the only time I was treated rudely there was by a German.

Agreed.  Americans are far more obnoxious than the French, and usually when an American complains of French rudeness, it's really the French responding to American arrogance.  

For those of us who are urban development wonks, Paris is hard to beat.