Beware the Blazers' "entertainment district"
The outfit that would develop the expanded, highly corporate, condo- and gambling-heavy Rose Quarter -- called Cordish Co. -- has built one in Kansas City, and it's a bomb in every respect. I don't mean that in a good way.
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Comments (8)
Youtube has a good and cheesy video posted about this Cordish co. sport-Disneyland like district.
Posted by conspiracyzach | April 24, 2009 1:53 PM
Having been to KC recently, I visited the P & L district and I thought it was pretty nice, much nicer then the rest of downtown KC. The question is- would something similar work in Portland at the Rose Quarter? I think it would with some minor changes. I know KC and Portland are very different, but many in KC like it. The Rose Quarter needs to be developed and i think this can work....but please just tear down the MC if the city won't update it.
Atleast the Rose Garden has some tenants, unlike the arena in KC...what a joke.
Posted by WestsideGuy | April 24, 2009 2:00 PM
to be fair, 4th Street Live in Louisville is not a bomb and is a pretty good/cool thing...
Posted by dr | April 24, 2009 2:17 PM
I'm not sure how successful a 24/7 entertainment district will be considering that OLCC rules cut off liquor sales at 2:30 am and the only gambling allowed would be a video poker parlor, not casinos or slots.
Posted by A Hopeful | April 24, 2009 5:31 PM
I thought "video poker" includes slots nowadays.
Remember, it's all just a "lottery"... what a scam.
Posted by Jack Bog | April 24, 2009 5:49 PM
Without even getting into the merits of the design of the P & L district, do some research on Cordish's restrictive racist "dress" codes for the area.
Posted by Brian Morisky | April 24, 2009 8:02 PM
"I thought "video poker" includes slots nowadays."
I have no idea. I've never played, and haven't even looked at the machines. I've never been to a casino, either. And the only time I've ever seen a slot machine was in a gas station bathroom in Reno on a road trip to California.
My comment was meant as a heads up about what might be in discussion behind the scenes; a Phase II plan for the entertainment district.
Posted by A Hopeful | April 25, 2009 6:31 PM
Encouraging drinking and gambling in tight economic times . . . really responsible, City of Portland.
Why don't they consider investing in something with a future that gives rather than takes from the majority of taxpayers?
This is real "grasshopper" rather than "ant" behavior.
Posted by NW Portlander | April 25, 2009 9:13 PM