Deep in the voluminous packet of information that makes up the city’s deal for accepting the “Made in Oregon” sign, I found something chuckle-worthy: a list of restrictions for unused retail space under the Burnside Bridge that would be part of the transaction.
The space, developed by the Portland Development Commission, will be turned over to the city. The city will lease the space, along with a parking lot nearby, to the owner of the building that hosts the “Made in Oregon” sign. In exchange for the chance to rent
The University of Oregon is expected to sublet the space, city officials say. But here’s what won’t be moving in:
Seems fairly specific. And moral. That’s because there’s something else to this transaction besides rescuing a famous sign. By making this deal, city officials also are hoping to breathe a bit more life into a part of town where few shoppers and visitors make their way. And when you want upscale people to come, you better provide upscale things to buy.
Denis is right in his implicit criticism that we must do what we can to keep the gritty, unsafe & disgusting parts of downtown free from any hints of being “upscale.” If you’re not for that, you must be some Chamber of Commerce peehole who probably harbors aspirations to yachting.
Upscale shopping under the Burnside Bridge. What hot up-and-coming business WOULDN’T want to be located under a bridge in Bum Town?
Probably a lot of them, Blabby.
Looks like the next big food cart pod is under the Burnside Bridge!
Blabby & I are going to lease the space, and open up our much-discussed “Uncle Grumpy’s Mope-a-torium.”
“Faults Found, Or Your Money Back.”
But… But… I wanted to lease it to house my organization dedicated to overthrowing the government. Where are we going to go now? Back to the existing scientology headquarters?
Gaming?
Well, to be fair, Mercy Corp just fancied up a decent part of that area. And I’m constantly surprised at how many bridge-and-tunnellers STILL flock to Saturday Market when the weather is anything other than utterly shitty.
That said, I live in Old Town. Old Town smells like pee. I think we’d need an extinction-level event of global Simonizing to make it smell like anything else.
Kinda funny considering all the for lease signs all over downtown.
No gaming! None! There shall be no D&D or Warhammer below the Burnside Bridge! The homeless will have to get their geek fix elsewhere.
Looks like Portland does not want the new Lottery Commission Head Quaters.
Does that mean Oregon State can’t teach game theory.
If someone wants to overthrow the government, wouldn’t the government WANT to give them pricey-yet-shitty downtown real estate to undermine their operation?
Is there any better position to be in with your enemy than as their LANDLORD?
I blame the Sam Adams Recallers for fucking up not having political endeavors in plain sight.
We need another mcmenamins, stump town, powells or pf changs…