Columbia Economic Notes

[BrasilnSC]

The rendering looks really nice. I'm glad they are keeping it dense. I need to take some pictures of the towers before they are gone. So many memories, most of them blurry

[waccamatt]

The rendering looks really nice. I'm glad they are keeping it dense. I need to take some pictures of the towers before they are gone. So many memories, most of them blurry

Same here; there were some fun times shooting bottle rockets between the buildings.

[CorgiMatt]

Renderings look great. Man I'm excited about the changes at Carolina... and in Columbia.

The changes are unprecedented in the city's history and are becoming exponential.

[803metlife]

The rendering is great. USC is doing a lot for the city of Columbia right now. I like to hear about developments south of main since it's isloated by the state house.

[waccamatt]

That's a sweet idea. Something built in that art deco style would be awesome.

It sure would; I have always said the old Greyhound depot should be a discotheque.

We could call it:

The Dog Track

The Bus Station

The L'autobus (my favorite, something like the Moulin Rouge) (I have my annual Bastille Day party on the brain)

[krazeeboi]

1520 Main is looking good:

[Spartan]

1520 is looking great

Welcome to the fourm Gary! The Vsion rendering is awesome.

I'll take your word on the USC rendering. I don't get print editions of the State in Sparkle City

[CorgiMatt]

It looks like the Columbia MSA is about to get a national tourist attraction, an all terrain vehicle megapark in Fairfield County. There's an article about it in The State this morning. There will be camping among a massive network of trails over hills that afford views for miles around, and into vales that plunge the depths of the area's topography. The article says that at night you can see the glow of Columbia's lights on the horizon from the highest point in the park. They expect 2000 people on a typical weekend and big events that draw 10,000 and more. It will be convenient to Columbia from I-77 for those ATV-ers who like the atmosphere of a city larger than Winnsboro or Camden. But the article says Winnsboro is readying some shops for those who wander into town. Some of the park patrons may opt for a longer drive into Charlotte for an evening before coming back to camp. In general, all of the cities and towns within a reasonable distance should get some patronage; the park is going to be attractive to ATV-ers from all over the nation, the article says.

[JT Boy]

It sure would; I have always said the old Greyhound depot should be a discotheque.

We could call it:

The Dog Track

The Bus Station

The L'autobus (my favorite, something like the Moulin Rouge) (I have my annual Bastille Day party on the brain)

I have many fond memories of going to the old Greyhound depot as a child to pick up or drop off my great grandmother when she would take the bus into town from Timmonsville to visit us. Going there and to the old Cogburn's Steak House (used to be downtown I think where the Wilbur Smith building is now) are some of my earliest "urban" memories, and probably helped spark my lifelong interest in city life. This would have been during the late 60s-early 70s.

[vicupstate]

I love the Greyhound station in Cola. It is on the National Register of Historic Places, so I don't think it could be 'built over' without losing that. I would just build an architectural compatible tower next to it. The Station could serve as the clubhouse/mangement office/cocierage for the project.

1520 Main is looking great, much nicer than the rendering.

[Spartan]

^ Yeah it does. I remember not liking the rendering at all.

[waccamatt]

I love the Greyhound station in Cola. It is on the National Register of Historic Places, so I don't think it could be 'built over' without losing that. I would just build an architectural compatible tower next to it. The Station could serve as the clubhouse/mangement office/cocierage for the project.

1520 Main is looking great, much nicer than the rendering.

That's a great idea. I've always loved the old Greyhound station and I remember it well.

[krazeeboi]

Some shots I took of 1520 Main yesterday:

A few shots of City Club construction, including the Middleton Building (which will house 8 flats):

[Spartan]

Refresh my memory.. is 1520 all offices, or is it mixed residential?

[emerging.me]

Refresh my memory.. is 1520 all offices, or is it mixed residential?

It's straight-up condos on floors 2-4, they overlook Main or the courtyard that will be created in the back. The first floor will be live-works.

Edited July 6, 2006 by emerging.me

[Spartan]

Thanks I am cetain that the condos will sell quickly.

[krazeeboi]

1520 Main consists of five live/work spaces, two retail, and 29 residential condos. Only 8 units remain.

[Spartan]

I wish I had that kind of money. And a job. In Columbia.

[krazeeboi]

Me too.

[waccamatt]

I wish I had that kind of money. And a job. In Columbia.

What type of work are you looking for, Spartan?

[Spartan]

What type of work are you looking for, Spartan?

Well I said that more in sarcasm than anything. Right now I'm not "looking" per se. I'm a lowly intern in Greenville for the time being.

[CorgiMatt]

I just got an email from COR, Columbia Opportunity Resource, about a new lecture series envisioning the future of Columbia beginning July 19 at the Summit Club. The series is sponsored by First Citizen's Bank and the Moore School of Business Center for Manufacturing and Technology and will last one year. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. and costs only $5 for non-COR members. The series is called Columbia 20/20. Topics will include alternative fuels, health care, transportation and the city's economy. On the 19th, they will discuss "The Anti-Sprawl: Columbia's rapid and concentrated growth." They will be focusing on the new life being created in downtown Columbia. Visit their website for more information. I think it's [email protected].

[krazeeboi]

Sounds really cool. Somebody go and wear a UP T-shirt.

[803metlife]

Sounds really cool. Somebody go and wear a UP T-shirt.

That's a great ideal!!!

[803metlife]

In todays paper there's a article saying the old fire department in the vista has been bought and is going to be turned into a museum with a six story condo tower to be added.