tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013171032984104822.post7508075971491608682..comments2017-07-29T16:24:01.145-07:00Comments on Sidewalk 208: Filling the Macy's holeJulie Fanselowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914548762794031621noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013171032984104822.post-36308396407879264822010-01-20T16:04:04.818-08:002010-01-20T16:04:04.818-08:00Another possibility, as seen in the Statesman (I t...Another possibility, as seen in the Statesman (I think) this past week: Re-use the building for a new Boise main library. <br /><br />I have mixed thoughts about this. I like the library's current location (as well as the plans that Mark Rivers has floated for a new main library in the same area), but it's worth considering. The current library needs way more room and way less HVAC noise,and the Macy's building certainly could accommodate the sort of mixed-tenant, community gathering spot library as seen in Salt Lake, Seattle, etc.Julie Fanselowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914548762794031621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013171032984104822.post-22115457436455237962010-01-09T14:26:40.501-08:002010-01-09T14:26:40.501-08:00Michael, thanks for stopping by. Cheyenne and Bois...Michael, thanks for stopping by. Cheyenne and Boise have something in common: an actual hole downtown. Ours, too, was created by a fire, but it's been vacant for a long time. There were grand plans for a skyscraper (seriously) there a few years ago, but the builder defaulted and. At least the hole is surrounded by a wooden fence that - in recent years - has been brightly painted by school groups, non-profits, etc.<br />BTW, I have been to Cheyenne with my travel writer hat on a few times, and I always enjoy it. Last time, I stayed in The Plains Hotel, and that was a treat. I love your museums, too.Julie Fanselowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914548762794031621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013171032984104822.post-9288543155176906092010-01-06T21:59:02.557-08:002010-01-06T21:59:02.557-08:00It's tough to lose a big tenant such as Macy&#...It's tough to lose a big tenant such as Macy's in a lively downtown like Boise's. All of your suggestions about filling the hole are good ones. Cheyenne's downtown has many empty buildings. We also have an actual hole on the main drag of 16th Street. The hole was left after a fire incinerated a four-story brick building a few years back and the remains were excavated. The gaping hole is an eyesore and begs to be filled but lawsuits and stupidity are holding things up. So, better to have a vacant building that leaves a hole downtown rather than an actual downtown hole.Michael Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622613457420118934noreply@blogger.com