The Commons - Downtown East Park

[seanrichardryan]

Park architect in bankruptcy protection after lawsuit:

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... wsuit.html

[Dallas201]

Park architect in bankruptcy protection after lawsuit:

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... wsuit.html

Fantastic! We have our own Park and Recs TV show sequel.

[trigonalmayhem]

I am so sick of this city and the developers in this town who present these big, grandiose plans that win the public's excitement and approval, to only have them fail to deliver. Sick, sick, sick.

The land of 10,000 broken promises and disappointments!

[Archiapolis]

I am so sick of this city and the developers in this town who present these big, grandiose plans that win the public's excitement and approval, to only have them fail to deliver. Sick, sick, sick.

The land of 10,000 broken promises and disappointments!

Don't try to steal my identity on this forum.

[aeisenberg]

I am so sick of this city and the developers in this town who present these big, grandiose plans that win the public's excitement and approval, to only have them fail to deliver. Sick, sick, sick.

The land of 10,000 broken promises and disappointments!

Don't try to steal my identity on this forum.

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[LyndaleHoosier]

May we just refer to the park architect as the "parkitect"? I think that has a nice ring to it.

[MNdible]

Not sure which thread we were having this conversation in, but...

New potential names for Downtown East are released.

Based upon feedback so far, East Town, East Loop, East Central Park, East Central Square and East Village have emerged as the most popular names so far...

Barf.

[acs]

Somebody needs to beat it into their skulls that for 99% of Minnesotans there is no downtown east or west or WeDo or East villiage. It's just Downtown Minneapolis. Why is that so hard?

[grant1simons2]

E Do!

I can't believe we actually gave public funding to this group to come up with these names.

[Silophant]

SoFa has potential, though.

[PhilmerPhil]

I'm gonna rename my block to PhiHo.

[EOst]

All of these "XYZ Heights" names would make a lot more sense if there were even a single hill.

[VacantLuxuries]

I know the 'Missy Elliot' thing was a joke earlier, but in light of these terrible ideas, can we start a write-in campaign?

[mnmike]

I guess I don't understand what's wrong with just Downtown East?

[MNdible]

I think Downtown East is a pretty meaningless and useless term. I'd recommend that we have the Mill District and Elliott Park, and they're divided by the Commons and the stadium, which is its own little district to itself.

[Wedgeguy]

I think Downtown East is a pretty meaningless and useless term. I'd recommend that we have the Mill District and Elliott Park, and they're divided by the Commons and the stadium, which is its own little district to itself.

I'm with you on that. South of 5th is Elliot Park. North of 4th is Mills district. The center dividing strip is the Stadium/Park District.. That makes life easy..

[sushisimo]

I think Downtown East is a pretty meaningless and useless term. I'd recommend that we have the Mill District and Elliott Park, and they're divided by the Commons and the stadium, which is its own little district to itself.

True. In my mind, I'm calling that little middle district The Shipyard®, because of the stadium shape and the park. "Excuse me, sir. How do I get from the Mill District to Elliot Park?" "Well, you go south through The Shipyard and then you'll enter Elliot Park." Thank you!"

[mnmike]

I just really don't see a need to rename "Downtown East", unless like the previous suggestions...we just combine it into Mill and Elliot park. But if it must be it's own, I see nothing wrong with the name.

[Zaptons67]

I like East Town, or East Village. Though I think E Town sounds better.

[matthew5080]

I kind of like East Loop or East Village... but ONLY if they need to rename Downtown East.