College Reportedly Seeking More State Funds for New Toy - Lafayette Sports Fan Forum
--- College Reportedly Seeking More State Funds for New Toy
The local residents in the comment section are up in arms - but frankly most of them whine all the time anyway.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/e...eeks_more_state_aid.html#comments
"Lazy kids fat useless and complain."
Last edited by Bogus Megapardus on Tue Jan 03, 2017 4:50 pm; edited 1 time in total
Waste of money and a total joke!
My thought always has been this - build a new basketball arena on the site of the car wash. The arena building would have an integrated, public, high-capacity elevator leading to a very wide platform skywalk over College Avenue, in turn leading to a viewing plaza at the Simon Center. The arena would become part of the city and a direct, integrated part of the campus with easy public vehicle access from Routes 22 and 611. This would make the south part of campus and the Third Street corridor indistinguishable from one another.
I can't find my maps right now but I believe the car wash is in a flood zone.
It is, as are all the buildings in the area.
I think the whole Williams Art Campus in in the 100 year flood zone.
Which is why all the buildings have elevated first floors.
The side of that hill should be considered sacred ground. Once you deface it, it will not be the same. Surely there is another way of announcing to future generations that "Alison Byerly was here."
I'm having trouble picturing what you are describing. Would the elevator be adjacent to the arena with the skywalk crossing College Avenue at the level of the Simon Center?
I generally feel the same way. However, the Simon Center is far enough east (as I have (re)learned) that most of the hill would remain undisturbed.
The side of that hill should be considered sacred ground.
Somebody must have agreed. In the mid-90s somebody put a small plastic Jesus statue in an unobtrusive spot about 15 feet from the steps. I only noticed it by chance. It disappeared and was replaced a couple times within a few years. The statue overlooked Easton, which always needs a little divine protection.
Last edited by bethlehempard on Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:36 pm; edited 1 time in total
Simon Center is on the master plan for demolition/replacement.
I continue to feel that the Great Glass Elevator project seems like an absurdly wasteful solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 12:39 pm
Totally wasteful when there are other pressing needs. Boondoggle!! And an example of the academe's tin ear to hard pressed families, donors, and underpaid employees!! Is it more likely to encourage me to donate to the annual fund...NOT!!
Bogey: Great idea but where is the parking?
Parking garage on first level (flood plain). Everything else above.
And we could get the state to finance it☺ Hopefully at least 6 k seating
Nobody would show up to watch our train wreck every year. It would be like the hanger over in Swine Valley.
College Reportedly Seeking More State Funds for New Toy - Lafayette Sports Fan Forum
--- College Reportedly Seeking More State Funds for New Toy
The local residents in the comment section are up in arms - but frankly most of them whine all the time anyway.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/e...eeks_more_state_aid.html#comments
"Lazy kids fat useless and complain."
Last edited by Bogus Megapardus on Tue Jan 03, 2017 4:50 pm; edited 1 time in total
Waste of money and a total joke!
My thought always has been this - build a new basketball arena on the site of the car wash. The arena building would have an integrated, public, high-capacity elevator leading to a very wide platform skywalk over College Avenue, in turn leading to a viewing plaza at the Simon Center. The arena would become part of the city and a direct, integrated part of the campus with easy public vehicle access from Routes 22 and 611. This would make the south part of campus and the Third Street corridor indistinguishable from one another.
I can't find my maps right now but I believe the car wash is in a flood zone.
It is, as are all the buildings in the area.
I think the whole Williams Art Campus in in the 100 year flood zone.
Which is why all the buildings have elevated first floors.
The side of that hill should be considered sacred ground. Once you deface it, it will not be the same. Surely there is another way of announcing to future generations that "Alison Byerly was here."
I'm having trouble picturing wha
t you are describing. Would the elevator be adjacent to the arena with the skywalk crossing College Avenue at the level of the Simon Center?
I generally feel the same way. However, the Simon Center is far enough east (as I have (re)learned) that most of the hill would remain undisturbed.
The side of that hill should be considered sacred ground.
Somebody must have agreed. In the mid-90s somebody put a small plastic Jesus statue in an unobtrusive spot about 15 feet from the steps. I only noticed it by chance. It disappeared and was replaced a couple times within a few years. The statue overlooked Easton, which always needs a little divine protection.
Last edited by bethlehempard on Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:36 pm; edited 1 time in total
Simon Center is on the master plan for demolition/replacement.
I continue to feel that the Great Glass Elevator project seems like an absurdly wasteful solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 12:39 pm
Totally wasteful when there are other pressing needs. Boondoggle!! And an example of the academe's tin ear to hard pressed families, donors, and underpaid employees!! Is it more likely to encourage me to donate to the annual fund...NOT!!
Bogey: Great idea but where is the parking?
Parking garage on first level (flood plain). Everything else above.
And we could get the state to finance it☺ Hopefully at least 6 k seating
Nobody would show up to watch our train wreck every year. It would be like the hanger over in Swine Valley.