Wabasha Center (Former Macy's) - Downtown St. Paul

[matthew5080]

How sad...

[mattaudio]

I surely agree with the need for more parking. And I love the idea of Walgreen's being on the skyways. I also see new jobs in parking attendants and security.

#SAINTPAULSTRONG

[Tiller]

https://streets.mn/2016/04/25/can-we-hit ... acys-site/

Please!

[matthew5080]

OH! I really like that proposal, even if it's just a dream.

[mulad]

There's a big banner on the building calling it Wabasha Center


IMAG1017 by Michael Hicks, on Flickr

[mattaudio]

May Victor Gruen always be remembered for his iconic parking structures.

[UrsusUrbanicus]

May Victor Gruen always be remembered for his iconic parking structures.

To hell with this "Wabasha" garbage. "Eastdale" or bust!!

[MN Fats]

It's official

Minnesota Wild Signs Lease for New Practice Facility

https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/practice- ... -284959026

[Didier]

Tria is opening a sports medicine facility in the updated Macy's building, making this essentially the same concept as what the Timberwolves and Mayo Clinic did in Minneapolis.

http://www.startribune.com/tria-will-sp ... 414260563/

[Rube Dali]

Treasure Island is now the title sponsor of Wabasha Center:

https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/treasure- ... -287118644

[mattaudio]

So, that will replace Bldg. Name?

Edit. OMG no. It's like someone is in Sketchup planning signage without any idea for scale.

[MNdible]

That's the kind of piss-poor attitude that will get you eaten by a giant toucan, Matt.

[rhettcarlson]

The brick facade is gone and it's down to the bones at 'Treasure Island Center'. This view is from the Wabasha side.

Macy's 2 27 2017 2 by Rhett Carlson, on Flickr

Macy's 2 27 2017 1 by Rhett Carlson, on Flickr

[grant1simons2]

Gee, wouldn't it be great if we could do this with City Center?

[TroyGBiv]

Gee, wouldn't it be great if we could do this with City Center?

OK - I just posted that I didn't want to rip down the Target Center exterior... But in the case of City Center... I have wished that building would be resurfaced since I worked in it in the mid 1990's... I think that it is not even really architecture... The pebbled concrete exterior is akin the cottage cheese ceiling texture.

[xandrex]

Per an email I just got, Stacked Deck Brewing (http://www.stackeddeckbrewing.com/) will be a tenant here starting this fall. 10K square feet total. 3,200 square feet for taproom space.

[Vagueperson]

Will they do anything to the Cedar side? I haven't seen any work over there, and the drawings are all of the "Wabasha Center" side. Cedar's a little sad along that block.

[mattaudio]

The best thing that could happen would be some sort of re-opening of 7th Place across the Wabasha Center-World Trade Center superblock and the Town Square superblock. Because yeah, it seems like it takes a fire drill to get people out on the street east of Wabasha.

[Vagueperson]

The best thing that could happen would be some sort of re-opening of 7th Place across the Wabasha Center-World Trade Center superblock and the Town Square superblock. Because yeah, it seems like it takes a fire drill to get people out on the street east of Wabasha.

Would it be any more than a tunnel? That would be great if it were an open air pedestrian street, but it would be hard to match the architectural appeal of the current 7th place.

[twincitizen]

Because yeah, it seems like it takes a fire drill to get people out on the street east of Wabasha.

Ha, nice find! Curb & sidewalk literally crumbling beneath their feet too...what a sorry state for our public realm.