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#51 CrimsonBuilders

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Posted 23 March 2018 - 02:27 PM

Better news, we have started demo and abaitment for the shell reconfiguration.



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Posted 23 March 2018 - 03:50 PM

The only thing keeping me going is that I'll finally have a tiki bar in Fort Worth at all, and doubly so in a great location.


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Posted 23 April 2018 - 07:37 PM

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Posted 24 April 2018 - 07:45 AM

I love that they left Adam's mural in that rendering.

 

Not crazy about the SOMA branding (the letters on the pole).  This isn't 7th Street.


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Posted 24 April 2018 - 07:52 AM

looks awesome.  I love the alley pass through.

I also drove by the other day a saw that Coco Shrimp Thai will be going in on Daggett and S. Main.  So with that news, plus the Tiki Bar and Tini's Mexican this may be quite the destination.


I love that they left Adam's mural in that rendering.

 

Not crazy about the SOMA branding (the letters on the pole).  This isn't 7th Street.

Unfortunately Doohickie... everything nowadays is all about branding



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Posted 24 April 2018 - 08:13 AM

Unfortunately Doohickie... everything nowadays is all about branding


I have no problem with branding, it's just that that particular branding is too close to the chopped-off letter branding of 7th Street:  SO7, W7th, etc.  South Main is a more "organic" village; I'd rather see branding that would evoke an old-timey feel than something that's modern and streamlined.  Branding should distinguish an area and shouldn't be generic (which is what I think SOMA is).


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Posted 24 April 2018 - 12:40 PM

South main sounds 100x better than SoMa. I think Doohickie is spot on about it being organic.

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Posted 24 April 2018 - 12:56 PM

Yeh SoMa is an awful name.

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Posted 24 April 2018 - 01:29 PM

South main sounds 100x better than SoMa. I think Doohickie is spot on about it sounding more organic.

 

It *is* more organic.  You don't have to make anything up or invent a brand when it already exists.  South Main Village is a thing.


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Posted 24 April 2018 - 05:24 PM

there is already a SoMa too... San Francisco has one.

I hear what you are saying Doohickie... the use of this style clashes with what the vibe they are trying to create.

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Posted 24 April 2018 - 06:07 PM

The term "SOMA" reminds me of the term "EADO" in Houston. It's a "hip" marketing name that nobody likes.


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Posted 24 April 2018 - 07:09 PM

there is already a SoMa too... San Francisco has one.

I hear what you are saying Doohickie... the use of this style clashes with what the vibe they are trying to create.

We already have a "Left Bank" (Paris) and "Upper Westside" (New York) as well. 

I'd be up for some original rebranding. 


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Posted 24 April 2018 - 08:08 PM

anyone else getting The Strokes song "Soma" stuck in their head?



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Posted 24 April 2018 - 10:34 PM

Nope.


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Posted 25 April 2018 - 03:32 AM

SOMA is for women's underwear.  lol!  https://www.soma.com...wE&gclsrc=aw.ds



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Posted 20 June 2018 - 04:35 PM

Panther City Tattoo, South Barbershop, and WED bridal boutique also moving in, in addition to Tinies and Tarantula. Still space available for more !

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Posted 20 June 2018 - 04:40 PM

I'm liking the increasing use of Panther City by businesses. Maybe the nickname can gain traction. I have a panther city hat from FW locals that I wear whenever I go to Austin and have been asked numerous times what panther city. Of course i'm glad to explain the backstory. BTW, a tattoo shop there will be really cool. Maybe its just me but, I feel that South Main should have a gritty feel.



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Posted 22 June 2018 - 10:01 AM

Panther City has been around for a long time.  The bike shop that used to be on Magnolia was called Panther City Bikes.


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Posted 22 June 2018 - 12:03 PM

I didnt know about the bicycle shops but Ive heard it before. Im just glad its gaining more traction

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Posted 03 October 2018 - 08:23 PM

Fort Worth Weekly has a nice cover story about South Main Village this week. https://www.fwweekly...-village-rises/

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Posted 03 October 2018 - 09:31 PM

Nice article.  Whenever I leave downtown and go home, I almost always head south on Main down to Magnolia, then turn right and go down that street.



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Posted 04 October 2018 - 05:21 AM

...and that's just the tip of the iceberg.


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Posted 04 October 2018 - 08:17 AM

Fort Worth Weekly has a nice cover story about South Main Village this week. https://www.fwweekly...-village-rises/

 

great holy great moly!

 

everything lined up sounds tremendous. 2019 is gonna be one heckuva year on S. Main!



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Posted 11 October 2018 - 01:21 PM

Morgan Mercantile is opening a brick and morter store in SOMA.



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Posted 27 February 2020 - 10:14 AM

Crazy that Tinnies is still not open. It looks like it's getting closer though!

 

While not the W.A. Powers building, I noticed the art deco building across the street at 104 S Main had it's door propped open and wood was being carried in. Looks like a remodel permit was filed last week but I can't pull the details. It's the very first building on the street when entering Near Southside from Downtown and one of the last buildings between Vickery and Pennsylvania to have not been restored. 



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Posted 27 February 2020 - 10:33 AM

From my personal experience as an architect on commercial projects, the restaurant spaces usually take the longest to get permitted, built, and open.

 

I'm assuming that 104 S. Main is the old Safeway store, of which the Paris Coffee Shop is another version of the same building.  It's good to see that it will be put back into use, soon.



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Posted 27 February 2020 - 11:52 AM

 

 

Crazy that Tinnies is still not open. It looks like it's getting closer though!

 

I thought it was dead, it seemed like everything came to a halt, but last time I was on South Main, about 2-3 weeks ago, I saw activity and a new sign that said they are hiring. Looks close to being open. 



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Posted 27 February 2020 - 01:40 PM

Crazy that Tinnies is still not open. It looks like it's getting closer though!

 

I thought it was dead, it seemed like everything came to a halt, but last time I was on South Main, about 2-3 weeks ago, I saw activity and a new sign that said they are hiring. Looks close to being open.

 

I think what happens is a restaurant will hit a snag on some construction element or inspection, then that one aspect takes a while to resolve.  While it's being worked (possibly off site) things look like they're dead.  For instance, they start demolition to open a space up and realize there are termites in one of the main roof beams and decide to replace it with a fabricated metal I-beam.  Until the I-beam is purchased and fabricated, they can't move forward.  Or if the inspector finds plumbing or electrical errors requiring rework... they can't finish sheetrocking until that gets fixed and the inspector signs off.


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Posted 27 February 2020 - 01:42 PM

I'm assuming that 104 S. Main is the old Safeway store, of which the Paris Coffee Shop is another version of the same building.  It's good to see that it will be put back into use, soon.

 

One advantage that building has is parking.  Parking is already starting to come at a premium in that area.


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Posted 29 February 2020 - 04:53 PM

Tinnies soft opened yesterday, I went by and it is a super cool space. Upstairs is killer.

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Posted 03 March 2020 - 12:49 PM

Crazy that Tinnies is still not open. It looks like it's getting closer though!
 
While not the W.A. Powers building, I noticed the art deco building across the street at 104 S Main had it's door propped open and wood was being carried in. Looks like a remodel permit was filed last week but I can't pull the details. It's the very first building on the street when entering Near Southside from Downtown and one of the last buildings between Vickery and Pennsylvania to have not been restored. 


They are currently working on the roof. Do they provide details on the permit and is it accessible?





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