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Just some observations I have about Cherry Street and the new developments, coming from someone who hung out on occasion at Black Forest back in the early 80's, shopped at Sound Warehouse when it was on the north east corner of 15th and Peoria, and Mi Cocina was still a Piggly Wiggly. I remember the battle between the home owners that lived where the BA is and the the battle over where the south east corner of the IDL is. IIRC one of the biggest opponents was Vince Sposato who was the Streets Commissioner in the 60's and 70's.

Before I moved away in 1998 it was really good to see that area coming back to life and I liked the character that it had. There was a lot going on, but it had that neighborhood feel. In the times that I have been back since 2017, to me it seems to have lost some of that feel, and the newer 3 and 4 story buildings just don't fit to me. I know that where Smoke is, is an original building, and yes the Subway building wasn't really anything special, but another 3 or 4 story just looks out of place. It's also my feeling about the area of 33rd and Peoria where the BOk building is that there have been 4 to 5 story buildings proposed. To me it just doesn't fit.

I guess just being a curmudgeon, it just seems to have lost something to me.

The picture looks like two stories and a third deck floor, but the steel going up looks like 4 floors.

Drove by the Hatch location. The Steel structure is up... it's much taller than I expected. Its going to significantly change the feel of Cherry St.

I drove by this morning and was shocked to see the steel structure already up.  I'm with you, it's much taller than I expected.  I like how Cherry Streets is feeling more and more urban. 

That's residential, right?

They cleared a pretty big pad there, much larger than what I would expect for a single residence.

Now if Only the city would buy the lots for hideaway and turn it into multistory parking before the businesses flatten more housing like behind Roosevelt's and Hemingway.

Drove by the Hatch location. The Steel structure is up... it's much taller than I expected. Its going to significantly change the feel of Cherry St.

If you are a hillbilly family livestreaming your own senseless demise, at least avoid shooting vertical video...

"We're coming off exit 15 and there is a tornado right here. And s–––'s flying everywhere," the wife yelled expletives into the phone.
"It's tearing s––– apart everywhere. We just ran over some pieces of truck. I think the car is f––––– up."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXc8EvD2Pr4
https://www.facebook.com/jesse.rossi/videos/436821262282387?idorvanity=133281796448805
https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/tornado-huge-debris-storm-chasers-marietta

Overview of the construction progress - huge project for downtown and this is just the beginning of the "Medical District"

I also have little knowledge of construction techniques, and don't really know why a three story building needs so much work. Before the huge crane, they installed what appeared to be deep concrete piers for the foundation. I don't recall either being necessary for the Roosevelts or Hemmingway buildings.

The work by the Bumgarner lot started further east on 15th street at Xanthus. I think it might be related to the storm sewer because my neighborhood has had basement flooding issues and they've been out there on and off for a few years.