I wish to help Mayor Kelly with another public exhibit a 15 foot high ANATOMICALLY CORRECT nude Snoopy
Certain to generate huge crowds demonstrators pro and con national and world reporters teenage dancing hot dog sales from carts ministers preaching nightlife daylife new respect for Peanuts characters sales of anatomically correct Snoopy action figures loads of cash for nearby bars and restaurants Imagine it outside of City Hall - Kelly would be re-elected by a huge anatomically correct margin. --David Shove Roseville On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, Dan Dobson wrote: > I agree with Chuck and was going to make the following comment before Chuck > beat me to the punch. Yesterday, in Tim Nelson's article in the P.P., Kelly > refers to the Submarine at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry and the > USS Constellation in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. If Kelly was actually there, > he must have been walking around with his eyes closed, for he appears to have > missed the forest for the trees.. > > First, the captured German submarine in Chicago, is but one of dozens, if not > hundreds of exhibits at the Museum of Science and Industry. > http://www.msichicago.org/ > > It does not stand alone. In addition to the Museum of Science and Industry, > there is also the Art Institute http://www.artic.edu/, the FIELD MUSEUM OF > NATURAL HISTORY, the SHEDD AQUARIUM and a dozen other attractions in downtown > Chicago. > > In Baltimore's Inner Harbor, http://www.baltimore.to/baltimore.html there is > not only the USS Constellation > http://www.baltimore.to/Constellation/index.html, but an aquarium, a civil > war museum, 4 other ships and many other attractions, including more > restaurants than one can count. > > Like so much else Kelly appears to have a one dimensional view and appears to > be floating the idea as another election year gambit. > > Dann Dobson > Summit Hill - Saint Paul > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 2/4/2005 8:48:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Mike Fratto" > writes: > > > >In many communities, the revival of the downtown area was driven bythe > >strategic placement of public attractions. > > > > Name one. I spent eight years as the aide to the City Council Member > representing downtown St Paul and I can tell you one truth. Every successful > downtown in the nation if not the planet is successful when it has > established a minimum number of people who LIVE downtown. It is then and only > then that night life becomes successful. You may be able to bring people in > to see an attraction but the bars and restaurants that you want them to go to > will only be successful if there is a stable customer group who frequents > them when your attraction is dark. > > So, current example and learning experience. Which restaurants near the civic > center are still doing OK (not gang busters but holding their own) with the > Wild dark and while other restaurants are about ready to go belly up? > > If you answered the Downtowner, Cossetta's and McGovern's as businesses who > bring in return customers you'd be correct. These businesses grew with the > Irvine Park neighborhood and established themselves as a part of > Downtown/West Seventh community. Whereas the Eagle Street Grill has been on > TV crying about how bad business is. You remember them they were one of the > bars that prided themselves on smelling like an ash tray and catering to > clients who were trying to throw down a sandwich and as many beers as > possible before the puck dropped. "I have to have smoking or I'll lose all my > business," looks like he lost it all anyway... > > So, attractions are nice, and we should pick and chose which one's we want to > invest in, but always remember we have to figure out how to get people to > live there if we want any place fun to go after we visit the attraction. > > Just My Opinion Not Those Of My Employer Past Present Or Future > > Chuck Repke > W. 7th > > > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [email protected] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ > _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
