Comments on Advance Indiana™: IDI Boasts Of Downtown Building Boom Fueled Entirely By Government Spending

The Star didn't "fall" for anything....

2010-08-03T08:32:49.877-05:00

The Star didn't "fall" for anything. The Star was told to shill for it and to pump up support for it.

We keep pumping money into a downtown that these thieves say will make all of us money.

Nefarious collectivist desires noted, the wealth generation never happens. Downtown funding is throwing good money after bad so people with a huge inferiority complexes can make their city look legitimate to their out-of-town friends when they shoot Indy as the backdrop for commercial breaks during Colts games.

As I've indicated in at least one of my letter...

2010-08-02T19:40:57.641-05:00

As I've indicated in at least one of my letters to the editor; any idiot can spend other people's money - it doesn't take any special talent. Yet, otherwise supposedly intelligent people fall for it these type of pronouncements as proof of how special Indianapolis is - instead of recognizing the kleptocratic nature of our local government.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was before my li...

2010-08-02T11:44:25.427-05:00

I wouldn't be surprised if it was before my lifetime, Gary. 1986, for those who are wondering, was when I was born.

It seems like these public subsidies (for construction, pro-sports, arts groups, etc...) are out of a desire to be a top tier city. But money can't buy happieness, and I don't think it can buy a city's image either.

Riley towers?

2010-08-02T09:30:36.623-05:00

Riley towers?

My guess is it was the Bank One (now Chase) buildi...

2010-08-02T09:08:37.761-05:00

My guess is it was the Bank One (now Chase) building. As I recall, the signage on the safety barriers around it said it was financed by a large insurance company. I forget which one - Hartford, Prudential or one of those large ones.

That would have been 1987.

But even at that, there may have been some city assistance for acquiring the Hume Mansur and surrounding properties.

Who can name the last high rise building construct...

2010-08-02T09:01:35.901-05:00

Who can name the last high rise building constructed in downtown Indianapolis without public subsidies and the year it was built?

And is the old Market Square site still landscaped...

2010-08-02T08:29:24.037-05:00

And is the old Market Square site still landscaped in gravel?

Can IDI explain why the entire Meridian Corridor l...

2010-08-02T07:07:07.525-05:00

Can IDI explain why the entire Meridian Corridor leading to downtown is full of FOR LEASE / FOR SALE signs?

As a friend of mine so aptly put not long ago, "All of Meridian Street is for sale!"