tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post8998910654816031172..comments2024-03-10T06:07:53.511-07:00Comments on Crazy in Suburbia: How do you think this looks? The Village @ 1500 Newell projectMartha Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-76246552752565245092009-12-12T10:26:56.579-08:002009-12-12T10:26:56.579-08:00Looks like a great plan. Hope they do highlight th...Looks like a great plan. Hope they do highlight the creek/culvert. <br /><br />I'm in Walnut Heights and I don't have any traffic concerns with a growing downtown. A growing / improving downtown has done nothing but improve my quality of life in this area. Yes, I was here in the days when it was very quite when walking around downtown on a Sunday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-12024487838489433972009-12-11T09:05:29.225-08:002009-12-11T09:05:29.225-08:00I just love how Walnut Creek sees an older buildin...I just love how Walnut Creek sees an older building that just doesn't look like it fits in anymore, and BAM, its outta here :) I'm not saying it in a sarcastic way either, I'm very visual, and through the years living here, I'll look at an aging building that just doesn't seem to fit in, and then I read how it will be soon torn down. I love it! That white building is UGLY and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026706261655333994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-2646496246025923472009-12-11T07:49:28.886-08:002009-12-11T07:49:28.886-08:00Yes, that should help improve the area. However, C...Yes, that should help improve the area. However, Crazy in Suburbia, I thought you would like it because it old, like the Dome Theater.Jonesifiednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-69470504001319488112009-12-10T21:36:30.189-08:002009-12-10T21:36:30.189-08:004:06 pm -
It would be interesting if you identifi...4:06 pm -<br /><br />It would be interesting if you identified which part of Walnut Creek you live in and told us your commute patterns.....then we could ascertain just why you find it amusing when people bring up traffic concerns.<br /><br />People who live in South WC, Walnut Heights and Parkmead have very genuine concerns about traffic because many times we must go through downtown to get to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-33339108937634897892009-12-10T19:47:24.611-08:002009-12-10T19:47:24.611-08:00With all the foreclosure, short sales and reduced-...With all the foreclosure, short sales and reduced-price regular sales in the Walnut Creek area -- plus all the rentals by condo owners who would try selling if only the market weren't so topsy-turvy right now, why in the world is someone building MORE CONDOS anywhere in the Bay Area? I don't get it.<br /><br />And on top of that, there's the upcoming transit village at the Pleasant Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-64879675382599531762009-12-10T16:36:53.844-08:002009-12-10T16:36:53.844-08:00I'm all in favor of extending the downtown sou...I'm all in favor of extending the downtown southward, however it will be sad to see the tower gone. I remember doing 'science' experiments on the roof up there, learning how gravity relates to the mass of watermelons and the force generated by them smashing vehicles below. I'll also miss the comforting concrete walls that made the acoustics just right for doings poofs.creekside residentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-4832843578849217872009-12-10T16:06:32.855-08:002009-12-10T16:06:32.855-08:00It is always amusing to hear that people are conce...It is always amusing to hear that people are concerned about traffic. In this case it would be a miracle if this site generated any traffic compared with the building that was already there, Broadway Plaza, Kaiser Hospital and the nearby High School. The people who live here will be able to walk to Whole Foods, Pacific Bay Coffee, Trader Joe's, and Broadway Plaza. Win Win! I think people Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-42495666175952871292009-12-10T12:54:28.784-08:002009-12-10T12:54:28.784-08:00The nearby Parkmead neighborhood has been involved...The nearby Parkmead neighborhood has been involved in reviewing this project thru 2 Planning and 2 Design Review Commission public study sessions over several months with traffic impacts as a main concern. The city is convinced there will be less traffic than now from the 7-11 but has still agreed to consider some traffic mitigations for the neighborhood. It will be nice to see the high rise go Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-23064203588407538412009-12-10T11:50:22.554-08:002009-12-10T11:50:22.554-08:00There is no creekside to overlook here - just a co...There is no creekside to overlook here - just a concrete culvert.<br />Hopefully some landscaping will be done to restore the beauty of the natural creek.<br />(Also the new exit onto Newell could make that junction really dangerous)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-63500135287813577912009-12-10T11:11:57.455-08:002009-12-10T11:11:57.455-08:00Haven't read anything about the Oak tree that ...Haven't read anything about the Oak tree that had been slated for removal for this project. Perhaps the city came up with a plan that would save this magnificent oak?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-54436612282308274472009-12-10T11:02:23.973-08:002009-12-10T11:02:23.973-08:009:05 am
your Dad was correct.....it was the pinko...9:05 am<br /><br />your Dad was correct.....it was the pinko building because of the large peace sign that Pete Stark hung up there to protest the Viet Nam war. It was the headquarters for his Security Bank from which he made his millions. He violated city code by hanging it and claimed it was "art" and that it's removal would be a violation of his free speech! It stayed there for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-64452285514217417832009-12-10T09:05:02.090-08:002009-12-10T09:05:02.090-08:00When we moved here in
'69 my dad called the u...When we moved here in <br />'69 my dad called the ugly white building 'the pinko building' cuz it had a large peace sign at the top of its west face. He said the building was owned by Pete Stark. I would love to see it demolished. The new plans look beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-42517123693239722032009-12-10T08:35:49.769-08:002009-12-10T08:35:49.769-08:00Generally this looks like a nice upgrade-- though ...Generally this looks like a nice upgrade-- though the view of the homeless encampments should be radically improved when the new pedestrian walkway is completed and that might not necessarily be for the better.Up3rd (and occasionally Chris Hendricks)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00295959123804288217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-64053438148707998272009-12-10T07:22:10.152-08:002009-12-10T07:22:10.152-08:00I have some fondness for that ugly white building....I have some fondness for that ugly white building. I watched it being built from room 601 at Las Lomas while I should have been paying attention to French class. Ah well, all must change. That creek is simply a concrete ditch, don't see the picturesque beauty in that, but then I don't write real estate brochures.Jojo Potatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111873681762511825noreply@blogger.com