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Government Street revamp taking shape
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:55 pm
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:55 pm
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Several projects underway with aim to revitalize busy midcity corridor
TIMOTHY BOONE
tboone@theadvocate.com
July 13, 2014
Work has started or is getting ready to begin on several development projects that will transform Government Street.
Construction is underway on a model block of local businesses near Baton Rouge Magnet High. In the next few months, a nonprofit tied to Catholic High will look for partners to help with the redevelopment of Westmoreland Shopping Center. By September, the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority plans to select an outside firm to help with the redevelopment of a 100-acre area surrounding the old Entergy site at 1509 Government St. And public meetings to improve the Government Street traffic flow and make it more bike friendly should be held in the next 90 days.
In anticipation of all the activity, a number of businesses are relocating to Government Street, including Anthony’s Italian Deli, a Florida Boulevard restaurant that has become beloved for its muffulettas and spaghetti and meatballs, and Giraphic Prints, a graphic design and T-shirt business.
The objective is to have the 11 miles of road reworked by the end of 2015.
ADVOCATE
This post was edited on 7/13/14 at 10:56 pm
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:57 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Cool. Grow your hair, ride a bike, get a tattoo. Grab a bag of pot and a guitar. Good times.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:02 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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Anthony’s Italian Deli
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:11 pm to bradwieser
Best place in Baton Rouge. I love me some Anthony's and glad they are moving to a more convenient spot.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:17 pm to Traffic Circle
Embrace the gentrification, breaux
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:21 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
BR needs more hipsters
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:49 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
crap, just sold rental property that was a block off of Government probably would have gone up in price.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:53 pm to Draconian Sanctions
I don't understand why people hate hipsters. They don't bother anyone and they don't hurt property values.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:53 pm to Draconian Sanctions
I guess whoever downvoted me would rather more gang members
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:56 pm to Napoleon
Sorry man, shouldve kept it a little longer. I rent a block off of govt and love it. Theyre already installing some of the new lights and making the crappy parts look less crappy.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:56 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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BR needs more hipsters
Gays, hipsters, anyone willing to take control and contribute in a positive way to their community. Cockroaches are better than the thugs that have infested the area
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:57 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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I guess whoever downvoted me would rather more gang members
I didn't Downvote you but maybe there's a possibility the aforementioned hipsters would push the undesirables to their neck of the woods? Those still have to go somewhere.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:59 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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I guess whoever downvoted me would rather more gang members
I would much rather have hipsters than gang bangers even if the hipsters smell worse.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:59 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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BR needs more hipsters
there isn't one place on Earth that needs more hipsters.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:01 am to Sentrius
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I didn't Downvote you but maybe there's a possibility the aforementioned hipsters would push the undesirables to their neck of the woods? Those still have to go somewhere.
I hear ATL is wonderful this time of year.
Now once the Braves choke in the playoffs and the Failcons shat the bed, not so much.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:01 am to Draconian Sanctions
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I guess whoever downvoted me would rather more gang members
oh yes, because the only alternative to hipsters is gang members. You really need to get out and see the world.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:02 am to Turkey_Creek_Tiger
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there isn't one place on Earth that needs more hipsters.
Secondhand clothes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>saggy pants
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:26 am to biglego
this
Hipsters move into ghettos and gentrify them.
Hipsters move into ghettos and gentrify them.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:29 am to Napoleon
The Government Albertson's is a hipster haven from 5p to 7p.
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