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Anonymous wrote:

Welcome to our high gas prices. In Far North in Alaska, Gas prices range from $4.58 to over $6.73 a gallon. Do like us, in winter snow machines and in summer, four wheelers. I agree with...


Janni wrote:

A Car Alarm System can also provide you lots of other convenient feaures like remote start or smart owner detection. Smart owner detection will sense your remote as you approach the car...


Janni wrote:

Personally I cannot drive my car as much as I would like to. I actually have to limit my driving and make priorities of when do I really have to go somewhere.


Scott wrote:

the diving boards were done away with after the summer of 2000 - presumably the renovation was done the following fall/winter


Anonymous wrote:

Oh. I thought it might have been modified on the shape. It does currently look boomerang. I never looked at it from aerial views when I was young so that confirms it's always been that way. I...


Scott wrote:

boomerang, L Shaped its just a matter of interpretation - you could be right. But beyond filling in the deep section to the point where it is now a five foot (instead of an 11.5 foot deep...


Anonymous wrote:

the section 3 pool looks like it may have been reshaped over the years. i sort of remember it more of an L shape rather than boomerang.


steve wrote:

Wendy, did you live on the 4th floor?

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March 2008
03: "Flip a Strip" Design Competition - New Ideas to Redevelop Strip Malls
January 2008
05: Buildings Located On Top Of (and Underneath) Freeways, Expressways, and Highways
01: Wrapping Up 2007
December 2007
12: Phototour: Sunset Park, Brooklyn
November 2007
28: Milwaukee's Newly Renovated Intermodal Train/Bus Station
20: How Can Cities Support Ethnic Retail Clusters?
12: The Purposeful Mass Transit Map
October 2007
21: Manage Your Own Sky Garage at Home (with the Park-A-Matic)!
16: Parking on the 2nd-11th, 13th, 14th, 16th and 18th floors
07: Miami's Modular Condo Building
September 2007
25: The Worst Buildings in New York City?
11: Bruckner Expressway, Then and Now
03: How the New York and Los Angeles Police Departments Are Fighting Terrorism
August 2007
28: How Would You Like Your Road Construction?
21: The Costs of Construction Overflow Onto Nearby Sidewalks, Bicycle and Traffic Lanes
16: Five Communities Awarded Funds for Gridlock Fightin', Congestion Pricin' Projects
05: Example of Parking at a Large Shopping Center
July 2007
26: Editorial: A Much More Urban America
23: Minneapolis Approves the Sale of Eight Downtown Parking Ramps
18: Forbes: The Fastest Growing Suburbs from 2000-2006
15: Congestion Pricing: What Should Planners Be Thinking?
12: An Affair with Urban Parking
June 2007
25: Phototour: LeFrak City (Queens, NY)
18: The Sounds of Sirens
14: Listen to the Music Mural in Minneapolis!
11: Mapping Historical Residential Patterns (truliaHindsight)
10: Transporting a Huge Fish on the Subway
May 2007
31: Red Hot Art This Weekend (Minneapolis, June 2-3)
28: Notes From "Urban Designing: The Global City's Financial Core"
21: Another Site to Visit: City Skip
16: Being An Observer In A New City
07: How Much Does it Cost to Park in… (Median Parking Rates in North American Cities)
01: This site will be back (soon)!
April 2007
19: Moving, Day 3
14: Moving, Day 2
13: Moving, Day 1
04: Ever Drive Around To Find A Parking Spot?
March 2007
30: Open Discussion: Southwest Transitway Light Rail Line
20: Planning For Development On Tejon Ranch in California
14: What Does the Future Hold for Calhoun Square?
02: Urban Exhibition in Minneapolis: Gritty Cities
February 2007
28: Ivy Tower: Construction Photos, February 2007
27: Photography Site: Walking Turcot Yards
23: Tapping Into a Bit of Starbuck's Bandwidth
12: The Growing Trend of Smaller Down Payments
01: Memory Lane?
January 2007
17: Can Vancouver Avoid the 16-Hour Downtown?
December 2006
27: Twin Cities News Links
18: Finding Parking, The Ebay Way
11: Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit featured in the New York times
08: Photographs for Sale on Saturday
06: Counting Pedestrians in Downtown Minneapolis
November 2006
29: The Hip City
27: Photography Site: Modern Ruins by Shaun O'Boyle
18: How Much Parking is Necessary at New Construction Housing Projects?
05: Is Nicollet Mall Overrated?
October 2006
29: Link: St. Paul Real Estate Blog
26: A New Downtown Park for Minneapolis?
22: Flight Patterns: Computer Generated Visualizations by Aaron Koblin
16: Phototour: Minneapolis Convention Center
12: Bridges of St. Paul: Proposed $1 Billion Development for St. Paul's Westside
10: CNN Article on the Market's Impact on Real Estate Agents
09: The Complexities of Building a Transit Center in the Warehouse District of Minneapolis
08: Video: Jet Airplanes at Princess Juliana International Airport (St. Marteen)
05: Good Magazine: The Next Generation of American Public Spaces
05: Good Magazine: The Worst Public Spaces
04: Opening Reception for Painting / Drawing Exhibit, Oct. 4 (Minneapolis)
02: Twin Cities News Links
September 2006
28: Priorities for Future Rail Corridors in the Twin Cities
28: Transit Use (Way) Up in the Twin Cities During August 2006
23: A Clever Statement About Urban Space or Cheesy Condo Advertising?
20: Photographs of the Rand Tower, Minneapolis, MN
17: Community Forum (Minneapolis): How Art Projects Build Community
12: Ivy Tower: The Project Hits the MLS and September Construction Update
12: The Music Mural in Downtown Minneapolis
07: Art of Change: Photo Exhibit at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts
07: Twin Cities News Links
04: There is a Lot of Money Mortgaged on Homes
02: City of Minneapolis Online Tool: Neighborhood Sales Finder
August 2006
29: Link: The Gross Report on What Makes a Place a Public Space?
28: The Cul-de-Sac… Under Attack!
24: MSN's Top Tourist Traps
22: How to Build a City of 200,000. From Scratch. In the Desert.
20: Twin Cities News Links
18: Tour Community Gardens in Minneapolis/Saint Paul
15: Photo: Public Displays of Affection on a Metro Train
13: Who Really Lives in Washington DC?
02: Photos of Amtrak Station, Milwaukee WI
July 2006
31: Own Your Own Parking Garage in Downtown Minneapolis
27: Interview with the CEO of Pulte Homes
26: Link: A Post on Leaving New York City
24: Hipster Express Goes Computerized
19: What It's Like to Be a Pedestrian During Rush Hour in Manhattan
16: Phototour and Architectural Overview: Durres, Albania
16: Twin Cities News Links: 7/10/06-7/16/06
13: Construction Update: Skyscape, Carlyle and Cobalt Condos
09: Twin Cities News Links: 7/2/06-7/9/06
07: More Poor in Suburbs Than City
05: The Ivy Tower - Is This Really Enough Parking?
04: Photo: Independence Day
03: University / City Partnerships
02: Phototour: The New Central Library in Minneapolis
June 2006
29: Metropolitan Council Supports Light Rail for Transit Line Connecting Mpls / St. Paul Downtowns
27: What if They Built an Urban Wireless Network and Hardly Anyone Used It?
25: Report: Gang Activity Increasing in Suburban Areas
23: Passenger Elevators in Single Family Homes
22: Link: Motel Hell
20: Casinos Place Their Bets on Rail Service to Atlantic City
18: Wireless Network Across Minneapolis / St. Paul Metro?
17: Landlord Jailed for Inhuman Conditions / Code Violations
17: What can be rented for $1,000/month in NYC
15: Initial Reactions (by a First Time Visitor) to Albania
15: 5,000 Public Housing Units to be Razed in New Orleans
12: Study Examines State-Financed Housing in NY
11: Photos Over NYC / NJ
07: Building Design: Allowing Residents to Control Noise Levels in Units
May 2006
21: Opening of the New Minneapolis Public Library
21: Urban Exhibition in Minneapolis Through May 24
18: Mapping Sprawl
16: Legacy of the Large Sears Retail Buildings: Southside on Lamar (Dallas, TX)
11: Building the Aerotropolis: Towers' OK a Worry for Airlines
11: Construction Update: Ivy Hotel
09: Gap Between Stadium and Downtown Core in Minneapolis
08: Another Perspective on Houston's Downtown: Then and Now
07: Factors that Impact Gasoline Prices
02: Architecture by Design - It's Hard to Get Fresh Air at Block E
April 2006
27: Map of Gas Prices in the US
27: Altered Portraits at the SSCA - Opening Reception Saturday Night
25: The Museum Plaza in Louisville: Using Video to Create a Vision of a New Place
19: More Shacks, Fewer Laws: A Libertarian's Plan for Rebuilding New Orleans
18: Best Cities for an Oil Crisis
12: Which Places Are the Best for Coffee Shops?
11: Milwaukee Condos: A New Market as Second Homes for Illinois Buyers?
06: Images of Houston's Downtown: Then and Now
05: Roofer's Idea for Advertising on Google Maps
04: Condo Developer Tries Car Giveaway
02: The Appeal of Building Near Natural Areas
01: Photos on Exhibit at Acadia
March 2006
29: Recordplace: Vancouver (BC) in 7 minutes
27: Photo of Surface Parking Lots, Houston TX
26: I've Been Everywhere - With Video!
26: Is the Ivy Hotel and Residence Historic Preservation?
24: Valuation Map of Manhattan
23: The Tallest Building From Each US State in One Skyline In A Universe Where Physical Space and Proportion Have No Meaning, or, An Eagle In Your Mind
23: Graffiti Photo: Wall, Truck, Other Wall
22: Hard Times for Realtors
20: How will the Real Estate Industry Impact Job Growth?
08: Lost In Space: Artwork Exploring the Third Dimension
06: Home(Less) and Garden Show
February 2006
27: Getty Square in Yonkers
22: NY Times Article on Foreclosures in Minority Neighborhoods
20: NY Times Articles on Drug Trafficking on Reservations
15: Local News Resource: The Local Business Journal
09: City Tunnel #3 (NY Times)
05: Images of the Tallest Building in Each State
03: Illegal Building in New Dehli
January 2006
31: Review of "The HOME House Project: The Future of Affordable Housing" exhibit
30: Elitism and New Urbanism: Joel Kotkin's Editorial on Portland
27: Design Exhibition on Affordable Housing (Twin Cities)
27: Signage in Minneapolis (Photos from Scott McGerik)
25: New Market Tax Credits Article in the NY Times
24: New York City Blogs - Curbed and NYC Bloggers
24: Subprime Lending in the News
23: Chicago Sun Times: Housing for poor often occupied by college students
19: The Happy Show @ the Stevens Square Center for the Arts
16: Congestion Pricing in Minneapolis: The Invisible Hand Pulls a Little Harder
12: Photo: Multimodal Transport
11: The difficulties of building in historic districts
09: Back Online
September 2005
14: Terrorism, Jersey Barriers, and Urban Public Spaces on Slate
11: Do We Need More Condos (pt. 2): What is the Role of the Planner?
09: Do We Really Need More Condos?
August 2005
28: City Planning, Onion Style
July 2005
25: Why are there delays at airports?
19: Photos from Venezuela
17: Photos on this website have moved to Flickr
17: Advice on Purchasing a Condo/Coop in a Converted Building
13: What makes Lee Friedlander's pictures good?
12: Fun with the new color camera
12: Back after a delay
June 2005
07: Excellent Urban Photography Site
07: Planner's Network Conference Recap
May 2005
31: Apologies to Planetizen Radar Readers
29: Imbalanced Housing Markets: NY Times
29: The Tycoon and the Tyrant: Condo Conversions
23: East St. Louis
09: Urban Mobility Study 2005: Does Congestion Really Hurt Economic Activity?
09: Back online (Again)
March 2005
09: James H. Kunstler's Eyesore of the Month
February 2005
04: Jaywalking - Tips of the Trade
02: Great Resource on Street Photography
01: Saving the Subways: NY Times
January 2005
27: New York Times Article on the Relationship Between Transit and Property Values
25: San Francisco Proposes Charging for Grocery Bags
23: Planner's Network Conference: June 2-5 in Minneapolis
18: Directional Public Art (Yellow Arrows)
14: Article: Proposed Cuts to the CDBG Program
11: Scale Maps of World Subways
11: Differences Between Renters and Homeowners?
10: 110541928433729891
10: The 1970's: New York City's Golden Age?
07: A Texas-Sized SuperDuper Highway
05: 110497387140902024
September 2004
15: Architectural Review of The Overture Center in Madison
15: Excellent Resource: The Civic Strategies / New Ideas for Civic Leaders Newsletter
08: The Urban Mobility Study: Quick Summary and Other Resouces on the Study
06: Minnesota Public Radio on Civic Engagement
August 2004
31: In Anticipation!
31: Is Housing Still a Relevant Issue?
11: Urban Sounds
03: Jetset Modern
03: And on top of that I'm trying to figure out the best balance between improving urban design and creating sustainable community development
July 2004
31: Futuristic Transportation
29: Suburban Sprawl: An article and photos
28: Proposed Smoking Ban Breeds New Libertarian
22: MOMA Exhibit on Tall Buildings
17: Light Rail Transit - A Pitfall of Disaster?
13: 108977769753046149
June 2004
28: LRT Is Really On Track: Observations from Opening Day of the Minneapolis Light Rail Train
23: Light Rail to Open in Minneapolis
23: Review of The Next American City exhibit in City Pages
20: Bicycling and Skyways in a 3D City
02: Urban Exhibition in Minneapolis: The Next American City
May 2004
28: World's Tallest Building in the United Arab Emerites?
27: 108571872918621321
20: I'm Trying to Learn the Real Difference Between A Policy Analyst and A Policy Maker
17: The Next American City Exhibit: Urban Design Exhibit at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts
11: 108433158648472150
11: Review of Coarse Grain Exhibit
03: Are There Great Public Spaces in Minneapolis?
April 2004
29: Editorial: The US Needs a Comprehensive New Urban Agenda
27: Memories of Your First New York Experience
24: We Built This City on Rock and Roll
21: Call for Artists / Architects / Designers / Urbanists for the Next American City Exhibition
21: Coarse Grain at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts
21: The End of the Bus Strike in Minneapolis
12: Beyond Brilliance, Beyond Stupidity
10: New Airlines: Fly the Partisan Skys
10: Using Light Rail and Public Subsidies to Encourage New Development
09: Monorail, Monorail, Monorail…
04: The Untitled Project
March 2004
24: Bienvenidos a Venezuela
14: How, and does, Public Transit spending relate with ridership?
07: Bus Strike, Part II
03: A Sad Day for the Bus
02: The Best Place in My City
02: An Affair with Urban Policy: Minnesota Blog of the Day
February 2004
26: Gun-Control in Large Urban Areas
23: Competition: Baltimore vs. Washington DC
19: Guard Art at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts
19: Allina Hospital to Stay Located in Minneapolis / Metrotransit Transit Voters Close to Strike
17: Running for City Council to Change Your City (Williamsburg, VA)
11: Banks and Their Buildings
08: The Shrinking City Syndrome
03: Guard Art at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts
01: Light Rail to Transform Minneapolis
January 2004
22: Movies Featuring Cities
20: Terramuseum and Garfield Conservatory in Chicago
16: Inside New York's Quiet Success Story
12: Those Crazy Crazy Cars
11: Alistair Bland - An Urban Hunter / Gatherer
07: 107352836809872353
06: Piecing Together a Vibrant City
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02: 107305153103069666
December 2003
30: 107284979679392087
30: Dean's Agenda for Urban Areas
24: How Will We Live? The Future of the City in Metropolis Magazine
22: 107215112755047733
18: City Limits Magazine and Discussion About Williamsburg / Greenpoint Rezoning
17: Great U.S. Cities - Including Detroit
14: The Twin Cities Rivalry (Minneapolis and St. Paul)
13: I Won An Election (But it's Not Like Being a Mayor)
11: Does the Car Alarm Have Any Societal Value?
08: 107086353794029690
03: What is Gentrification? And is it Happening in Stevens Square?
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November 2003
27: 106991347176917328
26: 106991016925381232
22: 106954147717006695
20: 106938919136233820
20: 106934979198964898
19: 106929978296409277
19: 106925529467608619
16: 106904167126103632
15: 106890620999156653
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01: The High Line in New York
October 2003
29: Former HUD Building (Minneapolis) to be Developed into Condo High-Rise
29: How Valid are "Rankings" and "Best Of" Lists?
27: Resource: Photography of Modern Urban China and a Red-Light Fixer
16: Subterranean City: Tokyo
15: Staten Island Ferry Tragedy
14: Do any of the Presidential Candidates Have an Urban Agenda?
09: The Creative Class in Milwaukee
September 2003
29: Increase Da Peace!
26: Space Age Automated Parking Garages
24: Chicago Sun Times Building to Become Trump Building
22: Resource: Seminar on Using Photographing in Site Analysis and Project Documentation
18: 106394113126724108
18: Riding on the Metro (subway system resources / websites)
08: Bicycles: Tires, the Tour De Sprawl, Federal Funding, and Critical Mass websites
04: Taxpayer Advocates Identify Minnesota Taj Mahals
03: Health Advocates Take on Sprawl; Metro Area Weighs Beneifits of Highway 212 Expansion
August 2003
27: 106204180579215418
25: 106186430390478457
24: Which Cities Really Have the Largest Populations?
22: 106160423717621068
21: NPR Examines the Question, "What Exactly is the Suburb?"
19: Pre-Fabricated Housing
10: 106057381289920173
10: An Overview of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
July 2003
22: Transportation Costs Loom Large for Families - Particularly in Suburban Areas
15: MAYBE I MISSED SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT MAKES GOOD PUBLIC FINANCE POLICY… OR… I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THAT COURSE IN POLITICS
14: Perfect Economics
June 2003
27: Planning Too Much? The Death of Creative Places
26: Proposal to Ban Overnight Parking in Sheboygan, WI: No Longer Viable
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May 2003
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April 2003
22: Terrorism, Jersey Barriers and Urban Public Spaces (In Minneapolis)
21: The End of the Line for the Minnesota Planning Agency
18: Inappropriate Comments in the Workplace
16: The Democratic Internet
16: Now I Can See the Connection
16: Difficulties in Changing Suburban Attitudes Towards Affordable Housing
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10: How Much More Claratin, Sudafed, and Contact Should I Be Taking?
04: Street Relief Strategies
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March 2003
29: 91624755
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24: Article: Welcome to Minneapolis, the next Toledo
20: Going Down? (Below-Grade Development)
18: The Continuing Importance of Land Use in Urban Areas
18: Another Level to be Added to the Terror Alert Scale?
11: Trip to the Chicago Tribune and 3 Easy Photography Tips
07: Abandoned Industrial Yards and Brownfields
06: The (NEW) ECONOMY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
05: Article Links: Pac-NW Economy, TEA-21, Gavin on Moses, Tolls, and Neighborhood Diversity
01: Is Living High Living Better?
February 2003
26: Gerry
25: Potholes in My Lawn
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January 2003
30: Bait and Switch on Domestic Programs (Bob Herbert)
29: Subway System in India
28: Photo Exhibit in February at Acadia Cafe
26: Resource: The NYC Blogger's site
25: Mr. You Know Who - Getting on Your Nerves
22: Buses, Bongs, and Rush-Hour Pricing
16: Does it Seem Like There are More Homeless People in Your Town?
13: 87396985
12: Minneapolis: Mayor's 1st Year, City / State Relationship, Job Retention, Inclusive Zoning and NRP
11: How I Get To Work
09: Livin' At The Mall?
December 2002
29: Photos of Marquette Interchange (Milwaukee, WI)
26: Grandmaster Flash on Fresh Air
13: A List of Acronyms
12: Proposed Transit Strike in New York City
12: Condolences to Mary Hanson's family
06: Sketches of the City Form: A Short History of America (by R. Crumb)
November 2002
24: The Bob Herbert Fan Club
19: "The Urban Drought": Costs of 9/11
19: Will the “Aerotroplis” Replace the Metropolis?
12: Peavy Plaza: One of the Best Public Spaces in Minneapolis?
September 2002
19: BASEBALL COMMISSIONER: NO NEW STADIUM, NO WORLD SERIES
August 2002
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06: Land Swap Between New York City and Port Authority for WTC Site?
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