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If you build it, they will come (Cum)

 

 

 

 

 

"They" implying: liberal progressives in minivans, social justice warriors ( using sweatshop-built-devices), environmental activists wearing sweat pants (source deemed environmentally irresponsible), nofuncar krew, twinkedin users, CR gen population

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Cooper's main invester pulled out.

 

I remember going to the Zoning meeting and speaking in front of City of Columbus' comissioners about this project. Sad that as a "Smart City", this sort of facility couldn't be better utilized for motorsports or automotive technology development.

 

https://www.columbusunderground.com/sparc-race-track-project-presumed-dead-we1

 

It's interesting to think how dramatically motorsports has changed just in the last 6-10 years...even with such a unique location opportunity and infrastructure approvals, it didn't get off the ground. Props to Schottenstein and everyone involved for trying to make this happen.

 

Even the new Crew SC stadium will be in the Arena District over Cooper...

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Looks like “shopping out of old shipping containers”?!? Wtf?

 

Mixed-use development plans presented for Cooper Stadium site https://www.10tv.com/article/mixed-use-development-plans-presented-cooper-stadium-site-2019-aug

 

Yeah, because Columbus needs more places to shop. Lame.

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Looks like “shopping out of old shipping containers”?!? Wtf?

 

Mixed-use development plans presented for Cooper Stadium site https://www.10tv.com/article/mixed-use-development-plans-presented-cooper-stadium-site-2019-aug

 

Really, REALLY fucking lame. But not at all surprising. Ugh

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haha a shipping container shopping mall. That's funny AF.

 

"Tophur, the mall is so nice what a great view from south of downtown! The gentle wafts of doo-doo from the WM center make the artisan scones taste suuuuuper authentic."

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I remember talking with Bill S a long time ago about it. The containers will also be used as apartments which can be modular. It’s certainly not for me but they need to do something with the land.

 

Maybe they can put some below ground too and advertise living in bunkers. You know there’s a market for everything nowadays.

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Shipping container outdoor/indoor malls have been around for a while now and some of them are pretty nice. Cleveland already has a bunch of pop up shops built out of containers, so it's not like this is a "new" thing to ohio in general - just cbus.

 

http://nationswell.com/cleveland-shipping-containers-jump-start-retail/

 

Hey, if there is some way they can revitalize a dead area, and do it cheaply and give more opportunity to small local business - I'm all for it.

 

Yeah, because Columbus needs more places to shop. Lame.

 

I mean, what else are you going to do in Cbus besides shop? go to ohio state football games and fuck sheep? Those are both seasonal things, need to fill up the time otherwise.

 

Seriously though, this place is a test market for a lot of stuff and this has caused the cost of opening a new business to skyrocket in heavily trafficked areas. Anybody remember the first location of Hot Chicken Takeover? that neighborhood was less than stellar and now those places are everywhere. Here is an opportunity for a live music space, and a coffee bar, and handmade crafts to exist within the safety of a "compound" instead of hoping their clientele will brave a super sketchy neighborhood for an individual store front.

 

I mean, I'd rather have a Motorsports park on the site, but since that's not happening might as well do something with it. My only compliant is they don't do something like this with the other dead malls around town.

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Shipping container outdoor/indoor malls have been around for a while now and some of them are pretty nice. Cleveland already has a bunch of pop up shops built out of containers, so it's not like this is a "new" thing to ohio in general - just cbus.

 

http://nationswell.com/cleveland-shipping-containers-jump-start-retail/

 

Hey, if there is some way they can revitalize a dead area, and do it cheaply and give more opportunity to small local business - I'm all for it.

 

 

 

I mean, what else are you going to do in Cbus besides shop? go to ohio state football games and fuck sheep? Those are both seasonal things, need to fill up the time otherwise.

 

Seriously though, this place is a test market for a lot of stuff and this has caused the cost of opening a new business to skyrocket in heavily trafficked areas. Anybody remember the first location of Hot Chicken Takeover? that neighborhood was less than stellar and now those places are everywhere. Here is an opportunity for a live music space, and a coffee bar, and handmade crafts to exist within the safety of a "compound" instead of hoping their clientele will brave a super sketchy neighborhood for an individual store front.

 

I mean, I'd rather have a Motorsports park on the site, but since that's not happening might as well do something with it. My only compliant is they don't do something like this with the other dead malls around town.

 

How about we put all the immigrants there in free housing?

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How about we put all the immigrants there in free housing?

 

mighty socialist of you cordell, you big softie!

 

How about we do absolutely nothing but bitch and moan about how the world is going to shit while Columbus slowly backslides into becoming the Gary, Indiana of Ohio. You wanna be Gary, Indiana? because that's how you get to be Gary, Indiana.

 

Commerce is good for the city economy. Construction, even cheap modular construction made from recycling containers, is good for the city economy. Change, esp in blighted neighborhoods is good for the economy (esp if it doesn't displace existing residents which this doesn't).

 

You want to do something Motorsport related in this space? Let's all pool our money and get a container space, call it "Columbus Racing" and make a virtual driving academy. I was watching a rerun of Jay leno's garage last night and he was at this place that was a GT6 virtual driving academy - they had full setups and it didn't require that much space. You could hold actual races, driving tournaments, do pre track day instruction on real courses.

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