Development Around Nats Park Not Living Up To Its Pitch

[Fan037]

In today's Washington Post, Robert McCartney writes:

Justin Ross opened Justin's Cafe on First St. SE eleven weeks ago.  He and other investors in the changing community hope that eventual success for the Nationals will help realize the vision of a vibrant downtown district on the Anacostia Waterfront.  They'd better be patient.  The Nats might have their first winning season before the once-seedy neighborhood gets completed.  The problem - a major financial crisis in which banks are still scared to lend.  Here's the whole article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/30/AR2010063005065.html?hpid=voicesopinion

[The Chief]

The problem - a major financial crisis in which banks are still scared to lend.  Here's the whole article:

Doesn't that pretty much sum up the whole article?

[Baseball is Life]

Absolutely no news in that article for those of us who are paying attention to the development around the area.

[Lintyfresh85]

Well, I for, one would like to thank Fan for posting the article.

It's hard to be a new member on message boards.

[Fan037]

That's the main thrust but there's more about what happens on days Strasburg pitches, how long before even a couple of new buildings will be completed, etc.  I thought it was worthwhile posting.

Thanks Linty!  I was feeling badly until you said something.    

[hammondsnats]

It's a shame the development process has taken so long.  It mirrors the Nats development process, lol.

But this park and surrounding area could be a huge hit like San Diego/Chicago/etc ... hopefully it picks up pace soon.

Thank you fan for posting this.

[tomterp]

Absolutely no news in that article for those of us who are paying attention to the development around the area.

Most of us aren't following the daily ebb and flow of investment capital into (or out of) the area.

[The Chief]

That's the main thrust but there's more about what happens on days Strasburg pitches, how long before even a couple of new buildings will be completed, etc.  I thought it was worthwhile posting.

Thanks Linty!  I was feeling badly until you said something.    

I didn't mean to make you feel bad, my apologies.  I was just lamenting the lack of development due to economic concerns.

[CatsEye]

Well, I for, one would like to thank Fan for posting the article.

It's hard to be a new member on message boards.

            This we agree on.......It is a Kodak Moment.......

[The Chief]

            This we agree on.......It is a Kodak Moment.......

AWWWW!!!

[CatsEye]

I didn't mean to make you feel bad, my apologies.  I was just lamenting the lack of development due to economic concerns.

           You need to write a little more in detail, so people don't get the wrong idea about some of your comments...........or not.......
                                                             

[Fan037]

Apology accepted, Chief.   

[The Chief]

            You need to write a little more in detail, so people don't get the wrong idea about some of your comments...........or not.......
                                                             

awwww yeah!

                           

                                             

[Mathguy]

We've come to expect such insults from you Chief.  You should be a panelist on the McLaughlin Group

I didn't mean to make you feel bad, my apologies.  I was just lamenting the lack of development due to economic concerns.

[The Chief]

We've come to expect such insults from you Chief.  You should be a panelist on the McLaughlin Group

Ouch

[PANatsFan]

We've come to expect such insults from you Chief.  You should be a panelist on the McLaughlin Group

WRONG!!

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

That's funny...that show is like monkeys raising the level of discourse by throwing poo at each other and beating the ground with sticks. 

WRONG!!

[CatsEye]

We've come to expect such insults from you Chief.  You should be a panelist on the McLaughlin Group

                            Wick -ked............  

[PatsNats28]

Is that the whole Half Street development?

[PANatsFan]

That's funny...that show is like monkeys raising the level of discourse by throwing poo at each other and beating the ground with sticks. 

It's weird when you move away from DC and find that there's half as much political yammering on TV on sunday morning.

[blue911]

It's weird when you move away from DC and find that there's half as much political yammering on TV on sunday morning.

I watch the Cartoon Network, not much yammering going on there.

[Nathan]

I watch the Cartoon Network, not much yammering going on there.

Less yammering, more yabba-ing

[PANatsFan]

I watch the Cartoon Network, not much yammering going on there.

[blue911]

Less yammering, more yabba-ing

Yep. Besides doing bong hits with the Mclaughlin Group on should be illegal.

[The Chief]

                            Wick -ked............