Urban Neighborhoods: Five Points

nestliving · September 03, 2009, 01:23:51 PM

The new Bark Boutique is a really cool shop and a great addition to the collection of shops already here. With only 3 spots left on the entire strip it's great to see that business in this area is still growing.

JaxNative68 · September 03, 2009, 01:26:51 PM

thanks for the clarity breaburn, as earlier thought, my eyes do not deceive me.

jbroadglide · September 03, 2009, 02:24:31 PM

Photo caption contest...2nd to last photo..is the girl in black looking at the girl in purple over her right shoulder and thinking "my boobs are better than your boobs"

Ocklawaha · September 03, 2009, 03:54:09 PM

Just add ELECTRIC STREETCAR! Instant perfection...

OCKLAWAHA

5 Points Theatre · September 03, 2009, 03:56:19 PM

Here's the 5 Points Theatre Building in January of 2004.

The stucco was added in 1978 as an attempt to 'modernize' the appearance of the building.

Dog Walker · September 03, 2009, 04:06:52 PM

Thank you Mike and Jack Shad. Thank you, thank you! Now there is only one of J. Brooks Haas's eyesores left in Riverside.

jason_contentdg · September 03, 2009, 04:11:54 PM

Wow, that's the first time I've seen what the theatre building looked like before the Shads got a hold of it. Beautiful job in that restoration, that's one hell of an Urban Facelift.

braeburn · September 03, 2009, 04:19:37 PM

What a terrible looking fortress it appeared to be

TheProfessor · September 03, 2009, 06:15:53 PM

The paint on that Fu Hao Bistro is not working, otherwise looking good =)

DavidWilliams · September 03, 2009, 06:27:51 PM

Quote from: Dog Walker on September 03, 2009, 04:06:52 PM
Thank you Mike and Jack Shad. Thank you, thank you! Now there is only one of J. Brooks Haas's eyesores left in Riverside.

I forgot that it looked that way in 04 and I have been driving by for the last ten or so years. Great retro fit job.

DavidWilliams · September 03, 2009, 06:29:03 PM

Quote from: nestliving on September 03, 2009, 01:23:51 PM
The new Bark Boutique is a really cool shop and a great addition to the collection of shops already here. With only 3 spots left on the entire strip it's great to see that business in this area is still growing.

Haven't been in what does Bark specialize in?

lindab · September 03, 2009, 07:21:52 PM

It's a hot dog stand

Fallen Buckeye · September 03, 2009, 08:15:47 PM

I was out there at the RAM for that Grandpa's Cough Medicine show. Small world. By the way, love what they have done under the bridge there. Such a simple amphitheater couldn't have cost a whole lot, but it's nice place to catch a concert. Someone needs to take notes on what they did right under the bridge and see if they can apply it to other parks and neighborhoods too.

DavidWilliams · September 03, 2009, 08:32:19 PM

Quote from: lindab on September 03, 2009, 07:21:52 PM
It's a hot dog stand

I was guessing dog groomer..but really?

Dog Walker · September 04, 2009, 03:50:36 PM

The whole area under the approach to the Fuller Warren Bridge for the Riverside Arts Market was designed by architect Melanie Bishop, the wife of city councilman, Bill Bishop. It is incredibly efficient use of the space and was also very economical to build. Just brilliant! I think she is now designing an expansion of the market up Peninsular Place to the Riverside Park.

The whole concept of the Market from the initial idea, to the coordination of several government agencies and private companies, to the design should indeed be used as an example.