Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
|
about [2009/11/23 19:31] mike |
about [2009/11/24 17:00] (current) mike |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ====== About ChattMetro ====== | ====== About ChattMetro ====== | ||
| - | |||
| - | Former Chattanoogan Trey Stanley recently moved back to Chattanooga after a successful career as a property developer in Atlanta, with the intentions of settling down in Chattanooga and making downtown Chattanooga a better place. He acquired most of the 700 block of Market Street, a derelict catastrophe of buildings held together by memories of a glorious past. | ||
| - | |||
| - | The original plan was a sound one, a multi-use building anchored by a bank, a casual eatery, and shops. The upper floors would provide office space, and apartments. Delayed by legal conundrums, the demolition of the buildings put the next phase well into what many are calling the economic depression of 2009. Plans change as the winds of fate blow. | ||
| In times like these, people need to feel good, have some good clean fun, and if needed, rest until they can make it home safely. Without having to drive to Atlanta or Nashville. If we had high speed public transportation (monorail, train?) along this corridor, ChattMetro would not need to exist. | In times like these, people need to feel good, have some good clean fun, and if needed, rest until they can make it home safely. Without having to drive to Atlanta or Nashville. If we had high speed public transportation (monorail, train?) along this corridor, ChattMetro would not need to exist. | ||
