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Wonderland Columbus - News & Updates
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ChrisSunami
King-Lincoln District
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greenhouse1014 wrote >>
Hasn't this been, like, right on the front page of CU for, like, ever?It has been on the CU front page for a week, but it has only been in the Dispatch since today.
Also, I'll assume I'm not the only person who routinely goes straight to the messageboard and skips the front page.
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zooette
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All I can say is that there better be plenty of free parking or low cost parking close to Wonderland, for the crowds it will generate. I live in the hood, have no off-street parking available to me, and am sick to death of having no place to park when there are festivals or events in the area because of all the people that flood in from all over who are too damn cheap to pay for parking or take the bus. I am all for the concept of Wonderland but I will not welcome the project if they don't take the neighbors into consideration and provide parking so that people don't take up the little bit of parking that on our side streets.
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lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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zooette wrote >>
All I can say is that there better be plenty of free parking or low cost parking close to Wonderland, for the crowds it will generate. I live in the hood, have no off-street parking available to me, and am sick to death of having no place to park when there are festivals or events in the area because of all the people that flood in from all over who are too damn cheap to pay for parking or take the bus. I am all for the concept of Wonderland but I will not welcome the project if they don't take the neighbors into consideration and provide parking so that people don't take up the little bit of parking that on our side streets.Looking at Google maps and the Auditor's site, there is some off street parking on the lot. Maybe you should consider going to the meetings or getting involved with the planners to help welcome it into the community and represent the neighborhood?
I'd also say that with the condo project across the street still in the works, there might be some option to see some parking built on their site or add a deck or two to create a mini-garage on the Wonderland site.
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rave_til_dawn
Minneapolis
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It's permit parking between High and Summit in IV, not sure about between 4th and Summit. So if you don't have a permit, you'll get a $40 ticket for parking on the street. Something else to take into consideration if they're expecting large crowds and little onsite parking.
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lifeliberty
Here
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Well, at least for now they can park East of 4th like they do for the Italian Fest. and there is a lot associated with Wonder, AFAIK, where the truck trailers used to park. and there is a lot just SW of John the Baptist church that could be arranged with the church on special occasions perhaps.
there is more than off street parking in the area.
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alexbandar
Columbus, OH
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Very excited by this project, and impressed with the people putting it together. Looking forward do the meeting next Friday!
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artbomb112
The Heights
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Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight!
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Brant
Gahanna
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I stopped by JView around 6:45 and the place was packed. As in, they literally could not fit anyone else in the screening room. Based on the number of cars, it seemed almost like an Agora-sized crowd. There was some crowd overflow in the loading dock area, but it was freezing and I got impatient and so my friends and I reluctantly gave up and went to Graffiti Burger instead.
So for those who decided to stick it out, what happened? I'd love to know if the Powerpoint slides are posted online somewhere. The new website looks great.
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thecandlelab
Columbus, OH
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There seemed to be a massive under-estimation of the interest level of this event. Given the buzz leading up to this, picking a room that held 100 people to showcase the event was truly an odd choice.
I was also stuck by the door and couldn't see anything, except for the 100+ people who opened the door, saw the crowd jammed into the hallways of Junctionview outside the actual event, and just turned around and left. This is truly going to be an awesome project, but the launch event turned away more people than it let inside.
I would humbly suggest the organizers do this event again, but this time in a proper venue that is more appropriate. I didn't see a single slide, but just the descriptions of each area and the possible areas of collaboration are very exciting.
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Daz
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rave_til_dawn wrote >>
It's permit parking between High and Summit in IV, not sure about between 4th and Summit. So if you don't have a permit, you'll get a $40 ticket for parking on the street. Something else to take into consideration if they're expecting large crowds and little onsite parking.Hamlet, the road in between, is not permit parking. This means that my car stays parked during any events and during Sunday mornings, or I'm losing my spot for certain.
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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Bakery now Wonderland for art, music
Saturday, January 30, 2010
BY KEVIN JOY
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCHThe recently vacated Italian Village bakery at 697 N. 4th St. is in contract and up to code to become a multipurpose art, music and retail space dubbed "Wonderland."
"We've secured the building," said Kevin Lykens, a Short North property developer who is privately financing the sale.
Plans for renovating the 64,000-square-foot space are under way. The hope is to have some tenants move in by late summer, and for the building to be fully occupied by the end of the year.
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artbomb112
The Heights
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Thank you to everyone who came out last night. It was definitely much more crazy than we imagined. We know people are excited but the turnout was intense.
I would also like to thank people for the many questions that are pouring in. I know the meeting ended up not being viewable for everyone (we had tech difficulties that rendered our second projector useless), but many people asked some very important questions. Some of the questions can be answered at this time, some are still in the works. I know that the 5 of us helping this thing along want to share as much as we can with you.
We will be working to put video online, as well as architectural renderings and some neighborhood overviews.
Right now, we would love to hear from neighbors, potential tenants, donors, and supporters on how you might like to be involved. Those interested can fill out this form. We're looking forward to hearing from everyone.
Thanks again for your support.
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Core_Models
Columbus
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Caught this on the news this morning, and I'd like to nominate you guys for citizens of the year. This could very well be the most exciting thing to happen in Columbus in ages (and this is coming after the 3C announcement and from a train fanatic). Congrats to all involved, and the more I hear the more I like.
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michaelcoyote
!seabus
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I haven't heard anything mentioned about funding. Was this discussed at the meeting?
Is it being funded with private money or grants or a combo of the two?
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artbomb112
The Heights
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michaelcoyote wrote >>
I haven't heard anything mentioned about funding. Was this discussed at the meeting?
Is it being funded with private money or grants or a combo of the two?It will be a combination of the two. The whole hope is to keep initial costs as low as possible, which in turn will keep rents low. Anything from manual labor to donated services to financial donors can help out the private section of funding. The grants section is a long list of things we will be applying for related to the condition and age of the building, it's location, the types of disciplines involved, and energy/enviro grants.
The whole thing is moving pretty fast and we have identified many sources, but we are definitely open to suggestions and assistance from those that know of how of additional resources. If you are interested in helping, please let us know on our website.
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michaelcoyote
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Sounds great. Best of luck, and I look forward to hearing more about this soon.
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