If you could set up anything in town what would it be? no matter how crazy.

ziedth · 30-01-2009 01:45PM #1

Now,

On this gloomy Friday i'm looking out the Window at the old cinema and I'm thinking What could I put in there.

The obvious answer would be a HMV or the like but i'm going to go off in a little tangent and say I'd love to see a casino.

Like Vegas over the top standards! of course that would lead to its own problems but its my world so i'll litter it with Casino's if I want.

So what would you put in there?

trishw78 · 30-01-2009 01:49PM

I think a speakers corner like the one in Marble Arch in London would be good

longshanks · 30-01-2009 02:00PM

yeah a casino could be good. the place is massive though so i'd have a dark, smokey, sleazy nightclub in one area. proper underground music with a load of freaks rockin the place. no chart bullshit or the people it attracts
a casino with just card tables and roulette, blackjack etc. none of that fruit machine bollox. somewhere to gamble and drink.
a decent strip club with good lookin birds and not a ripoff joint with a bunch of ropey tramps trying to rob your wallet.
and a bouncy castle but in the dark. and a load of nooks and crannies with big comfy sofa type seating where everyone could just chill and get better acquainted.
outside i'd set up a stall selling ribs and colcannon and cups of tea.

anyone want to back me in this?

gscully · 30-01-2009 02:03PM

- Replace the car-parks on the quay with a floodlit driving range so we can bang our balls out across the river :-)

- A frikkin' laser beam at the top of the Folly to disintigrate cars turning up to Grange on a red light!

- A statue of hard-working politician Brendan McCann to be commissioned to replace the ridiculous structure on Broad St...only for everyone to object to the statue and request the structure be left there as it's the lesser of two evils!

gscully · 30-01-2009 02:06PM

longshanks wrote: »

yeah a casino could be good. the place is massive though so i'd have a dark, smokey, sleazy nightclub in one area. proper underground music with a load of freaks rockin the place. no chart bullshit or the people it attracts
a casino with just card tables and roulette, blackjack etc. none of that fruit machine bollox. somewhere to gamble and drink.
a decent strip club with good lookin birds and not a ripoff joint with a bunch of ropey tramps trying to rob your wallet.
and a bouncy castle but in the dark. and a load of nooks and crannies with big comfy sofa type seating where everyone could just chill and get better acquainted.
outside i'd set up a stall selling ribs and colcannon and cups of tea.

anyone want to back me in this?

I'm in, but the bouncy castle would need to be petrol-bomb proof if your revolution is to be a success!

longshanks · 30-01-2009 02:14PM

this place is going to be revolution hq comrade. after a hard days revolting, we can all come back and drink and gamble and whatever. a strict 'leave your petrol bombs at the door' policy will be enforced by the door staff (who are all eastern europeans trained in killing and taking no shit from no-one). i'm thinking of calling the place revolution... oh hang on though....

merlante · 30-01-2009 03:27PM

Would make a good sort of mixed entertainment complex, with say a Starbucks on the bottom floor, and a club above it. The good thing is that you'd have a more or less free reign as to the frontage because there's nothing 'historic' about it... the old cinema that is...

Or else another cinema.

baronflyguy · 30-01-2009 03:59PM

Waterford needs a return of a cool chill out place where you can chat and relax with your friends. Back in 2000 there used to be a place on Scott Quay called "The Footbridge Wine Bar & Restaurant", it was class. They had tasty finger food and relaxed seating with comfy chairs and couches and it was just a cool place. It was very popular with me and my friends.

What is happening to that old cinema?
Is it been renovated or what?
I don't think Waterford is big enough for two cinemas. Storm has done a good job of giving us a top class cinema properly designed and it seems to meet the supply & demand.

Sully · 30-01-2009 04:27PM

- A 5 star hotel that doesn't look like a piece of metal you would see on a space machine. It would have to include all leisure facilities and have easy access with excellent parking.

- More decent close shops for men (seems be a woman's market out there!)

- A HMV (id settle for a Zavvi but there gone)

- Clean up red square, removing the waste of junk that is located outside Sam Mccauleys and tells us useless information that tourists would be scare to even approach by its grubby dodgy looks.

- Pass a local law that orders the exterior of all buildings to be well kept (with some certain exceptions - such as the small shop across from Georges Court). Far to many looking poor around our city.

- Clean up the quays (including removal of those derelict buildings) and implement a stricter no-parking zone along the quay side instead of placing tickets on cars which are parked without a ticket in the car parks.

- Entice businesses to open in Waterford and have more units available for them. At the moment, a few cafes wouldn't go astray.

Junior · 30-01-2009 05:12PM

A Nuclear Power Station...

Vadrefjorde · 30-01-2009 05:28PM

Agreed with Sam Macauleys kack that nobody bothers to look at.

Market stalls, and i don't mean sh1te ones like we have already, permanent structures that can be locked up at night. Run by Waterford city council and easily rented, not bogged down in paperwork and ridiculous rates..
Another source of income for the city, more life to the ghost town, and more of a down to earth feel...
I dunno if many are familiar with Kingston in south london, but their market is the same size as our "dead square" .
Not a 1 day a week thing either but normal trading hours, late on Friday's even.
In the coming months many of our local shops and businesses might struggle or be forced to close due to high rates etc.. This would be an ideal option for some to stay in business in a scaled down version instead of being swallowed up by the recession...
Obviously not suitable for a lot but for butchers/flowers/juice bars/coffee/ etc...

my two cents.

Kingston market which looks a damn sight better than our place..

Tragamin2k2 · 30-01-2009 05:43PM

longshanks wrote: »

yeah a casino could be good. the place is massive though so i'd have a dark, smokey, sleazy nightclub in one area. proper underground music with a load of freaks rockin the place. no chart bullshit or the people it attracts
a casino with just card tables and roulette, blackjack etc. none of that fruit machine bollox. somewhere to gamble and drink.
a decent strip club with good lookin birds and not a ripoff joint with a bunch of ropey tramps trying to rob your wallet.
and a bouncy castle but in the dark. and a load of nooks and crannies with big comfy sofa type seating where everyone could just chill and get better acquainted.
outside i'd set up a stall selling ribs and colcannon and cups of tea.

anyone want to back me in this?

THIS. Or at least some sort of massive decent mightclub. And a sushi bar. And a coffeeshop :pac::pac::pac:

merlante · 30-01-2009 06:20PM

Vadrefjorde wrote: »

Another source of income for the city, more life to the ghost town, and more of a down to earth feel...
I dunno if many are familiar with Kingston in south london, but their market is the same size as our "dead square" .

Emm... the city centre effectively moves to the junction in the nights. That's where the activity is. I'm sure even London has parts of it that are busy during the day and dead during the night.

ziedth · 30-01-2009 06:41PM

Great Suggestions here,

I Think we should stick them on an email and send it to the Council see will they fund us.

niceirishfella · 30-01-2009 07:54PM

Chicken Ranch.

Vadrefjorde · 30-01-2009 08:01PM

merlante wrote: »

Emm... the city centre effectively moves to the junction in the nights. That's where the activity is. I'm sure even London has parts of it that are busy during the day and dead during the night.

The city moves to wherever is open, i didn't have in mind a market to cater for the clientelle of Ruby's, more a market feel for dead square.

Sure there are plenty parts of London dead at night for the same reason there are dead parts of Waterford...

abouttobebanned · 30-01-2009 08:21PM

It's all well and good talking about casinos and clubs and new bars. But there's more of these places closing down than opening up cause it's one thing to say you'd like to see them in the city and quite another to actually go to these places and spend your money.

But in the spirt of the thread, I want a pizza hit and a HMV. I know there's basically every other pizza emporium in this town...but i like pizza hut:P

Diver79 · 30-01-2009 09:01PM

Indoor skate park for the kids, and a gamers internet cafe. The cafe would hold games tournaments at night and also be a hangout cafe for de youfs during the day.. Hoodies more than welcome... leave your parents at home.

gscully · 30-01-2009 11:24PM

Diver79 wrote: »

Indoor skate park for the kids, and a gamers internet cafe. The cafe would hold games tournaments at night and also be a hangout cafe for de youfs during the day.. Hoodies more than welcome... leave your parents at home.

Forget the kids...bring back the roller disco that used to be behind the Dominican. Ah, great memories of skating one way round with the silver ball in effect and FR David belting out Words. Good times

Diver79 · 31-01-2009 03:13AM

My God man, its like watching Happy Days! Do you know the Fonz?

ROCKMAN · 31-01-2009 03:08PM

The way things are going " The New Dole Office ":(

Or on a brighter note,

Run a muck and lazerblast type thingy

Nolanger · 01-02-2009 09:40PM

A huge sound speaker system in the city centre playing Ghost Town by The Specials over and over.

dazftw · 02-02-2009 07:14AM

indoor skatepark

bigger subway

Cheap, good brand clothes shops.. god you would make a killing.. I buy all my clotes online cause you can get it like 30 - 50 euro cheaper either that or pennys :pac:

A shop/cafe/cool hangout spot that stays open past 6

What was that place there up from the quay by the tax office paintball place? Use to be there years ago.. Id put that back there :cool:

HMV & Game also for competition and the lowering of prices!

If you could set up anything in town what would it be? no matter how crazy.

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