Okay, hear me out.
Whoever redevelops the old Pullman Yard buildings needs a marquee tenant to be housed in the historically protected brick caverns, right?
Ever since I first saw those grand old buildings I've had only one thought: hockey rink!
Stay with me. The fact is, Atlanta is woefully short on hockey rinks, and the three active ones are all far from intown -- Duluth, Alpharetta and Kennesaw, respectively. (Tiny Raleigh has five busy rinks all within 20 minutes of its downtown.)
With all the Yankee expats moving intown -- and even for those coming in from the burbs -- a highquality rink featuring adult and kid's leagues, figureskating, camps, and public skating would be a huge draw.
Combined with a shopping center, a bar and some restaurants, it would be a top-shelf shot for the entire East Atlanta area.
I'll be writing more about Pullman Yards -- both the possibilities and realities -- so stay tuned!
Whoever redevelops the old Pullman Yard buildings needs a marquee tenant to be housed in the historically protected brick caverns, right?
Ever since I first saw those grand old buildings I've had only one thought: hockey rink!
Stay with me. The fact is, Atlanta is woefully short on hockey rinks, and the three active ones are all far from intown -- Duluth, Alpharetta and Kennesaw, respectively. (Tiny Raleigh has five busy rinks all within 20 minutes of its downtown.)
With all the Yankee expats moving intown -- and even for those coming in from the burbs -- a highquality rink featuring adult and kid's leagues, figureskating, camps, and public skating would be a huge draw.
Combined with a shopping center, a bar and some restaurants, it would be a top-shelf shot for the entire East Atlanta area.
I'll be writing more about Pullman Yards -- both the possibilities and realities -- so stay tuned!
2 comments:
What a great idea! Combined with the AYSA soccer complex off of Arizona, you'd have a mecca for youth sports in town. I hope whoever builds on that space is creative and insightful, using the large space to generate economic impact, green space, residential and something unique we Kirkwoodians can hang our hats on. If they did it nice enough, I'm sure they could get the Thrashers to practice there because the rink where they practice now is not that impressive.
Yeah!
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