Friday, December 31, 2010

Cool shot of the day


Would be nice to have something like that here but I'm sure between the Sierra Club, neighbors, rednecks, and anti-progress progressives, that is almost impossible. Then the well-connected civil engineers who would probably get the contracts to build it would probably ruin it through cost over-runs and their "engineering studies" they would bill millions of dollars to complete. Then there would be the dozen change orders generating more money for them. Ironically, when that shopping center at the corner of County Line Road and Ridgewood was built, I opposed it. I thought it would be a nice transition from residential to commercial to build a real nice park there, complete with a running trail and gasp, an amphitheater. Given how that shopping center is now a ghost town, turns out I was right.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

There are good reasons why so many businesses on County Line are relocating across the road to the Ridgeland side of the line but no one in Jackson wants to address them.

Anonymous said...

Where is that?

Anonymous said...

Not sure where it is but I know where it should be.... On the Pearl River in Jackson. I don't care if it's on Two Lakes or One Lake but it needs to happen.
Come on JM, we believe in you!

Anonymous said...

Yes, where is the ghost town?

Burke said...

11:41. I assume he's referring to the Barnes & Noble/Circuit City development, easily the most dysfunctional shopping complex ever designed. It needs to be torn down. When that happens, I hope someone picks up on KF's suggestion.

Anonymous said...

The $1+m in change orders for that water line running up the west bank of the Pearl has certainly been a major clusterfuck for Jackson water system ratepayers. The B-Leaguers in Harvey's Public Works Dept. couldn't manage their way out of an open paper bag.

Anonymous said...

Can you imagine if Jxn Public Works designed a park? First of all, no garbage cans. Secondly, 10 parking spaces, 8 of which are handicapped.

12:50, getting out of an open paper bag sounds too ambitious for them. The JPW couldn't organize a two car parade.

Ironghost said...

Where is that picture from?

Anonymous said...

I'll guess Woodstock but the crowd looks awfully small compared to the legend....

Ironghost said...

That's hardly a farm. :) The only other outdoor ampitheater I know of is Red Rocks, but it's not that.

Kingfish said...

The Gorge.

Anonymous said...

Gob Bless you Kingfish! We ALL need to feel THE peace and love in2011. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!!! I enjoy your work. Thank You !!!

Ironghost said...

Thanks, Kingfish!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gorge_Amphitheatre

Anonymous said...

Oak Mountain in Pelham, Ala. and Riverfest Ampitheatre in Little Rock are good examples of what we could have in Jackson. I love those type of venues, even Mud Island in Memphis.

Kingfish said...

Only problem here would be the Louisiana State Bird in massive quantities.



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