UNFUNDED BRAIN—When you grow up in the ‘hood you can find yourself day dreaming about ways to make our part of town better. Here are some tweaks that have a home in this blog.
--In the Feb issue of SD Home/Garden there’s a cool article on Cinepolis, the chic Del Mar Highlands movie house (858-794-4045) that serves food and adult beverages along with flicks. Can someone ask the owners if they’d do the same makeover at the North Park Theatre (since the latter is up for sale?). We’d all go back to see Citizen Kane if we could sip on a local brew along with some creative tapas?
--The 1920s water tank at Howard & Idaho Streets should be lit up for the holidays. And, why not paint “North Park” on the tank like the folks in the Midwest paint on their water tanks? The tank isn’t going anywhere. It still stands there looking dull. Let’s give it some buzz.
--Now that North Park has a collection of superb restaurants and beer centric establishments why don’t restaurants and bars and night retailers pool resources and hire a fleet of bicycle taxi’s to ride up and down 29th or 30th between Upas and El Cajon Blvd. to take customers back and forth between all the night spots? Charge a flat rate for everyone and a buck tip. How much fun would that be especially for Ray at Night and 30 on 30th events?
--How about someone opening a brew pub, where on-site craft beer can be quaffed with a tasty menu? That shut down post office would make a dandy brew pub.
--Why can’t the weekly Farmers Market be held at the North Park Theatre parking lot? And, you could close down 29th street from University to the opening of the parking building.
--29th Street or 28th Street from University to Upas could be renamed in honor of North Parker Christine Kehoe, who served as a City Councilmember from District 3, the State Assembly and the State Senate. I’d be proud to live on that street.
“….“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’"
--Quote from George Bernard Shaw’s play Back To Methuselah
Images from Wikipedia: Malmo, Sweden water tower is lit every night. Melbourne water tower says “hi.”
Tomorrow: If I owned the World/Balboa Park Edition
Love the painting of the tower idea although it isn't a functioning water tower any longer. Also like the Post Office idea something nice should defiantly go there, with a nice outdoor beer garden? The idea for the relocation of the North Park Farmers market makes sense too.
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