What are they building in the Peoples Park now??

bigpink · 26-08-2010 7:06pm #1

I went for a stroll in there today and they have by the other main gate all dug upm and a building site,please tell me its something important?

Builderfromhell · 26-08-2010 8:22pm

They are building a Café.

I have not seen the plans but would like to see them.

Amazotheamazing · 26-08-2010 8:34pm

Could be nice, I see there's a hatch selling icecreams by Arthur's Quay Park now too, good idea.

Would love to see the green area outside the people's park (in front of the houses by the Station) integrated into the park or at least done up so it's not such a stark contrast with the People's park, the road could be re-rerouted to the Station side of the green area.

Parnell street is just so grim.

kilburn · 26-08-2010 10:32pm

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

Could be nice, I see there's a hatch selling icecreams by Arthur's Quay Park now too, good idea.

Would love to see the green area outside the people's park (in front of the houses by the Station) integrated into the park or at least done up so it's not such a stark contrast with the People's park, the road could be re-rerouted to the Station side of the green area.

Parnell street is just so grim.

little pedestrian area in between both parks ya sounds nice

Amazotheamazing · 26-08-2010 11:02pm

kilburn wrote: »

little pedestrian area in between both parks ya sounds nice

Just seems so obvious to try something like that, that green area is pretty large and pretty underused because it has busy roads around it.

steveon · 26-08-2010 11:03pm

Its an extension to the Art Gallery which will contain a cafe and an enterence directly onto the peoples park..and new storage areas for works of art etc..

Raiser · 27-08-2010 8:28am

When the City Planners are done granting planning applications and development plans for the Peoples Park its going to look something like this......

sioda · 27-08-2010 8:46am

They are extending the gallery thats why its down in the Civic centre atm

Berty · 27-08-2010 9:29am

It will take 1 year to complete so don't expect it to be open any time soon.

The Cafe will be put out to tender as it draws closer to the time so who knows you could have your starbucks after all.

Kess73 · 27-08-2010 1:25pm

Raiser wrote: »

When the City Planners are done granting planning applications and development plans for the Peoples Park its going to look something like this......

Nice roundabout though. All entry points to it are highlighted with a white barrier/enbankment, and it looks to be a very well lit roundabout going by the well placed lights.

bigpink · 27-08-2010 1:30pm

This does not sound good:(

Amazotheamazing · 27-08-2010 1:37pm

bigpink wrote: »

This does not sound good:(

How does a cafe and an enlarged Art gallery "not sound good"? Sounds pretty decent to me.

bigpink · 27-08-2010 1:44pm

Enlarged gallery yes,but they could have used some empty building around town also,are they going to use the old style stone work in it to blend it in?
I dont know cafe doesnt seem right in the park,a nice cafe but not a sweet shop plus the fact its going to tender it will prob be a BB's or Cafe noir job

zing zong · 27-08-2010 2:07pm

bigpink wrote: »

Enlarged gallery yes,but they could have used some empty building around town also,are they going to use the old style stone work in it to blend it in?
I dont know cafe doesnt seem right in the park,a nice cafe but not a sweet shop plus the fact its going to tender it will prob be a BB's or Cafe noir job

agreed, though a café noir wouldn't be bad, a BBs or *shudder* star bucks would be awful.

chances are it'll be none of 'em, just an over priced underused café that will close down and be an awful sight in an otherwise great park.

as for the look of it, I bet it'll get the same stupid treatment King Johns Castle got :mad:

Builderfromhell · 27-08-2010 2:12pm

The Georgian House in Pery Square had a cafe in the old stables at the back of the Georgian house. Very nice but closed down due to lack of customers. The Hotel at 1 Pery Square has a Bar restaraunt overlooking the park which rarely has customers. Hard to see why anyone would go to the Art Gallery for coffee when people seem to prefer to be downtown.
Personally when I want to go to the Park area it's to get some sun and read my book outside not inside a Cafe.

steveon · 28-08-2010 7:34pm

The park is small enough without even more space been taking away...Im all for a nice gallery...but theres no need for any cafe there, theres one rite around the corner in Upper Catherines street less than 2 minutes walk away plus there are plenty of empty shops in the buildings they allowed to be build on the what they called was unused space at the other side of the park in Edward street which is still a sore point to me and many other local residents...

What are they building in the Peoples Park now??

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